And for their generous comments, thanks to Steve Cohan and Robert Spadoni. For assisting in the review and publication process, thanks to my editor Jim Burr and the University of Texas Press. For research assistance, thanks go to Marlise Malkames, Peter Pampusch, Jonathan Brent, Jonathan Stein, Stuart Ng, Steve Hanson, and Ned Comstock. Also gratefully acknowledged for their assistance are Ron Curfman, John Haeny, and Ken Miura. Thanks to Mary Celeste Kearney, Alison Trope, Steve Anderson, Luisa Rivi, Priya Jaikumar, Ellen Seiter, Mark Kerins, Dan Leopard, James Boyda, and Broderick Fox. Many colleagues have also assisted in the preparation of this manuscript. In addition, I could not have completed this work without Tomlinson Holman, who has been an advisor, mentor, and friend from the very beginning. I am especially g r ate ful to Marsha Kinder for her ongoing support in the development of this book. What is The Matrix? Sound Design in a Digital World 223Īppendix: Overview of the General Processes of Sound Production 241 Conclusion: A Sounding of the FutureĬhapter 12. Mixing Man and Machine in Terminator 2: Judgment Day 207 Sound Mixing and Sound Design in Science Fiction Cinema: A Mixed Paradox 191Ĭhapter 11. Blade Runners: A Crisis in Voicing Authority, Identity, and Spectacle 169 Part VI. Genre Splicing: Horror and Science Fiction 129Ĭhapter 9. Surround Sound and Science Fiction 115Ĭhapter 7. From Sound Capture to Construction: Building the Lexicon of Sound Designs for Star Wars 93Ĭhapter 6. Suggestive Fragments in THX 1138 75Ĭhapter 5. The Convergence of Hollywood and New Wave Science Fiction 55Ĭhapter 4. Music and Speculation in 2001: A Space Odyssey 39Ĭhapter 3. Sound Design: Origins and Influences 17Ĭhapter 2. Includes bibliographical references and index. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Whittington, William (William Brian) Sound design and science fiction / by William Whittington. Box 7819 Austin, TX 78713-7819 ∞ The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (R1997) (Permanence of Paper). U n i v e rs i t y o f T e x a s P r e ss, A u s t i nĬopyright © 2007 by the University of Texas Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First edition, 2007 Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to: Permissions University of Texas Press P.O. S o u n d D e s i g n a n d Science Fiction

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