130 - The Making of Marvel’s Werewolf by Night

NOTE: This episode contains spoilers.

We are back from a short break, as we’ve been working on a couple of very big episodes. But in the meantime, we had the privilege to speak with Michael Giacchino, the director of Marvel’s “Werewolf by Night,” a super fun and spooky “television special” on Disney+, perfect for this Halloween season.

Joining us for the discussion is much of his post-production team: Re-recording Mixer Juan Peralta, Editor Jeff Ford, Supervising Sound Editor Josh Gold, and Dialogue and ADR Supervisor Chris Gridley. Maybe it’s because Giacchino, one of Hollywood’s top film composers, is usually a member of the post team, but his rapport with his crew is apparent in this lively discussion. Clearly this team had a blast working together and that infectious spirit continues here.

We discuss the challenges of making a modern Marvel film in a Classic Hollywood “creature feature” style, the directorial advantages of being your own composer, that wild flame-throwing tuba, and so much more.

“I even had some music that I had written that was going to be in the movie itself, thematically. And so I could play that for the actors and just have the sense of tone — so they'd get it immediately. It's something weird about music, the moment you hear it, it puts you in a place, you know? And so it was nice to have that. So that helped me figure out tones on set the entire shoot, for it was always in my head.”

— Michael Giacchino, Director, Marvel’s “Werewolf by Night”

Very special thanks to our friends at Disney, Marvel, and especially Skywalker Sound, who were instrumental in pulling this conversation together for us.

Be sure to check out Marvel’s “Werewolf by Night” this spooky season, available now, exclusively on Disney+, in Dolby Vision® and Dolby Atmos®.

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