Shaping The Sound Of Star Wars - An AirCon Interview With Emmy, MPSE, & CAS Award-winning Sound Supervisor Bonnie Wild

Welcome to our latest installment in A Sound Effect interviews for AirCon - and in this one, Jennifer Walden speaks with Emmy, MPSE, and CAS Award-winning supervising sound editor/sound designer/re-recording mixer Bonnie Wild (The Mandalorian, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Moon Knight):

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Shaping the Sound of Star Wars – with Emmy, MPSE, & CAS award-winning Sound Supervisor Bonnie Wild:

In this special asoundeffect.com interview, Emmy, MPSE, and CAS Award-winning supervising sound editor/sound designer/re-recording mixer Bonnie Wild (‘The Mandalorian’, ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’, ‘Moon Knight’) shares what it’s like to work on Star Wars projects, talks about landing a coveted Star Wars sound gig (how she did it!), and discusses the role of AI tools in sound design and mixing:

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Fire Sound Effects Campfire, Fireplace and Stove Play Track 54 sounds included $14.90

54 sounds on fire! Another indispensable toolkit of fire, wood burning, flames and different fire ambiences that were recorded indoors and outdoors. Find the true sound of it with Vadi Sound Library.

About Campfire, Fireplace and Stove

From loopable fire, wood burning, fireplace and flames, bonfire, stove and campfire, this 96 kHz – 24bit collection has both organic Foley and sound design usability in stereo and mono format.

You will get lots of organic firewood crackles, sizzles, hisses, whooshes and campfire ambiences of the forest, sometimes with owls hooting, dogs barking and the crickets. Fire bursts and igniting with spray and flamethrower, matches, magneto lighters, closing and opening of metal lids are included too.

These 54 immersive sounds are windy, wild, fast or calm and peaceful and were recorded at different seasons, at night and day, indoors and outdoors and all fire burning sounds are loopable. You will get intuitive, detailed naming, UCS compatibility and the usual Vadi Sound craft and attention to detail.

Keywords:

Fire, fireplace, stove, campfire, bonfire, flame, burn, burst, crackle, sizzle, hiss, gas, ignite, forest, night, day, indoor, outdoor, match, lighter, whoosh, air, brush, debris.

What else you may need

You may want to check out Drag and Slide Pack for 477 sounds of dragging, sliding, scraping and friction sounds of different objects made of wood, plastic, metal on various surfaces.

Lots Of Chains is another option with 450+ sounds that capture pretty much every material and action of the chain.

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Sci-Fi Sound Effects Sci-fi Shooter Game – Sound Design Starter Kit Play Track 1173 sounds included, 78 mins total $69
Blast off into a dark sci-fi world teeming with creatures and unknown wonders. Introducing the heart-pounding warfare and general FPS & Sci-fi game audio SFX pack filled with the intensity you need to start your first-person shooter game. Welcome to “Sci-Fi Shooter Game” – a game audio sound effects library featuring over 1100+ designed SFX, tailored specifically for game developers and sound designers seeking a solid foundation for their game audio. Build alien atmospheres, futuristic battlefields, UI sequences, gizmos, gadgets, doors, mechs, robots & more. Sci-fi Shooter Game covers almost all your needs, whether it’s a dark synth-wave loading screen music loop, the realistic clanks of robotic mechanical footsteps, the futuristic hum of UI elements, or the thunderous blast of weapons; every sound is expertly crafted for maximum impact and intensity. With over 78 minutes of finely tuned audio and a solid foundation of almost everything needed to complete a sci-fi shooter game, you’re in for an action-packed adventure.
- 1173 files / 484 glued files
- 6.69 GB of game audio assets
- All in 96k 24bit .wav
- Includes over 78 minutes of audio
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Bundles Illumination Designed Bundle Vol. 1 Play Track 67 sounds included $62

Illumination Designed Bundle Vol. 1 features an experimental collection of sounds crafted from the electromagnetic signals of various light source.

This bundle offers a variety of sci-fi inspired sounds, including cinematic elemenets, drones/ambiences and explosions. Our Audio Craftsmen used a Lite2Sound photodiode amplifier to capture the electric signal lights emit. These were then meticulously edited and manipulated to create a series of unique sounds.

The 3.27GB collection includes three volumes:

Illumination Designed Vol. 1:

A series of unique cinematic elements that blend stingers, risers, impacts and low frequency rumbles.

Illumination Designed Vol. 2:

A series of unique ambiences and drones.

Illumination Designed Vol. 3:

A series of futuristic, hi-tech explosions.

This bundle is designed to enhance film, TV, and game productions or trailers with an experimental, cyberpunk, or abstract edge. The sounds are suitable for genres like sci-fi, thriller, and fantasy, adding mystery, eeriness, and tension to projects.

All sounds are delivered in a high-quality 24Bit 96kHz format, allowing for further sonic manipulation. They have been meticulously edited and tagged with extensive UCS compliant metadata for easy organization and use.

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Car Sound Effects 2000s Cars 3 Play Track 2376 sounds included, 287 mins total $200

Compilation of 10 different 2000s cars. Sounds are recorded with RØDE NTG1, RØDELink Lav, Line Audio Omni1, Shure KSM137, Shure VP88, Sonorous Objects SO.3, FEL Pluggy XLR EM272 and FEL Clippy XLR EM272 microphones, Sound Devices MixPre-6 II and Zoom F3 and Zoom H4n recorders. Library contains wav files of driving, interior and exterior foley, mechanical and electrical sounds. It is also available in UCS.

Models:

1. Fiat Bravo 2007 compact car

2. Ford C-Max 2003 MPV minivan multi purpose vehicle

3. Honda Civic Type S 2006 sport compact car

4. Land Rover Freelander 2003 compact crossover SUV sport utility vehicle

5. Mini Cooper 2006 subcompact supermini car

6. Opel Vectra C 2005 large family car

7. Renault Megane 2002 compact car

8. Skoda Fabia 2007 subcompact supermini car

9. Volkswagen Polo 2009 subcompact supermini car

10. Zastava Yugo Koral In 2002 subcompact supermini car

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Cold Weapon Sound Effects Sci-Fi Weapons Bullet Hell Sound Effects Pack Play Track 389 sounds included, 8 mins total $49

‘Shoot ‘em up’ has never been this exciting! From powerful laser and plasma blasts, to specialised sounds such as fire, rain and laser circles, Sci-Fi Weapons: Bullet Hell adds intensity to virtual battles. With our trusty Vaemi’s El-Ma electromagnetic field mic, we’ve captured some wild electronic shenanigans, blending them with our synthetic sounds to cook up weapon effects that’ll make your players go, “Whoa!”

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