Episode 03 – David Acord (Supervising Sound Editor, Re-Recording Mixer, and Sound Designer)

Today, I am joined by supervising sound editor, re-recording mixer, and sound designer David Acord. He’s worked at the famed, Skywalker Sound for over 18 years with credits ranging from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Clone Wars, Star Trek films, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Paul Thomas Anderson films such as The Master, Inherent Vice, and Phantom Thread. In this episode, we talk about how he got into sound design, what do all those job titles mean, working with directors, and why it’s important to be a team player.

David Acord’s IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004198/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1

Variety article David mentioned: https://variety.com/2016/artisans/production/oscars-sound-editing-mixing-explained-1201682457/

You can follow David Acord on twitter @daveacord . If you would like to learn more about his and Matthew Wood’s work on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, checkout The Sound Works Collection Podcast https://soundworkscollection.com/). Good luck to both of them at this Sunday’s Oscars!