Behind The Excellent Sound Of HBO's 'The Last Of Us' - With Michael Benavente & Chris Battaglia:

The Last of Us Series and Game Sound Design

Posted June 27, 2023 by Asbjoern Andersen in Game audio, Television sound

The Last of Us HBO series was absolutely superb, and now, our friends at Tonebenders take you behind the sound of the series in their great new interview with Supervising Sound Editor Michael Benavente and Sound Designer Chris Battaglia:

Bonus: We've also included a number of in-depth sound stories behind The Last of Us game series for you below

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Here’s the Tonebenders’ official introduction:

Michael Benavente (Supervising Sound Editor) and Chris Battaglia (Sound Designer) tell us about the amazing sound work they did on the HBO series The Last of Us. We talk about the pressure to stay true to the sound work done on the original games, designing decrepit and terrifying soundscapes and lots more.

Hear the full interview here:

Bonus: Learn more about the sound for The Last of Us game series:

Behind the game audio for The Last of Us (Part I):

The Sound and Music of The Last of Us – Soundworks Collection:

In this exclusive profile, the team at SoundWorks Collection talks with the sound and music team behind the critically acclaimed Naughty Dog Studios game, The Last of Us — including Game Director Bruce Straley, Creative Director Neil Druckmann, Senior Sound Designer Derrick Espino, Audio Lead Phillip Kovats, Senior Audio Programmer Jonathan Lanier, and Music Manager, Jonathan Mayer:

SoundWorks Collection - The Sound and Music of The Last of Us

Re-Making The Last of Us Part I: Chapter 5: Sound
Here, Audio Director Neil Uchitel discusses the team’s approach to sound and how they enhanced it in The Last of Us Part I:

Re-Making The Last of Us Part I - Noclip Documentary

Behind the game audio for The Last of Us Part 2:

The Sound and Music of The Last of Us Part 2 – Soundworks Collection:
In this conversation Soundworks Collection chats with the sound team from Naughty Dog to discuss their extensive work on The Last of Us Part 2. They explore the gun and foley sound recordings, creating the terrifying sounds of the infected, the whistle language of the Seraphites, the unique glass and breathing sound systems, Ellie’s guitar gameplay sounds and much more!

GANG award-winning interview: How The Last Of us Part 2‘s increible sound was made:

If you’re interested in knowing more about the sound of the The Last of Us series, check out our GANG award-winning interview with the audio team at Naughty Dog below:

How The Last of Us Part II’s incredible sound was made:

Tonebenders and Soundworks Collection are part of the Audio Podcast Alliance, featuring a hand-picked selection of the very best podcasts about sound. Check out the full list of Audio Podcast Alliance members below, and click a on podcast name to go directly to their latest episode:

AMPS Podcast • CAS In Conversation • Field & Foley • Immersive Audio Podcast • LA Post Production Sound Design • Level with Emily Reese • Location Sound Podcast • Sound Business • Soundbytes Podcast • SoundGirls Podcast • Soundtrack Show • Soundworks Collection • The A Sound Effect Podcast • The Dolby Institute Podcast • The Game Audio Journey • The Sound Architect Podcast • Tonebenders • Twenty Thousand Hertz

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