The 'Elysium' soundtrack, with Pro Tools HDX

Renowned recording, mixing and mastering engineer John Rodd chooses Avid solutions to create and produce the soundtrack for Neill Blomkamp's latest film.

Pro Tools HDX has been the workstation of Avid chosen for the production of the soundtrack of Elysium, one of the most anticipated films of the season. Elysium es una película de acción de Sony Pictures, con Matt Damon y Jodi Foster en los papeles protagónicos, sobre la misión de un hombre por salvar a La Tierra. Fue escrita, coproducida y dirigida por Neill Blomkamp, cuyos trabajos previos incluyen Sector 9, una película nominada para cuatro premios de la Academia. Ryan Amon compuso las piezas de la banda sonora.

John Rodd, el ingeniero de grabación y mezcla de la música de la película, eligió Pro Tools HDX para este proyecto. A Rodd, miembro leal de la comunidad de clientes preeminentes de Avid desde 1995, se le conoce más por su trabajo con compositores como Cliff Martinez (El defensor), Jack Wall (tema compuesto por Trent Reznor, Call of Duty: Black Ops II), Frederik Wiedmann (Justice League: The Time Paradox), Dave Porter (Breaking Bad), Ryan Amon (Elysium) and his continued work on the series World of Warcraft de Blizzard.

Large productions like that of Elysium They require advanced editing tools capable of withstanding the demands of complex mixes, in which a very large number of tracks are handled. Rodd credits the speed and raw power of Pro Tools HDX, along with the creative workflow it provides, as crucial factors in the successful recording of Elysium at Abbey Road Studios and its subsequent mixing at his studio, Clearstory Sound.

Rodd praised the speed and efficiency of Pro Tools HDX and its support for additional tracks, its wider tolerance range between plug-ins, and up to five times more dedicated DSP power: “When collaborating on large, complex mixing projects, such as scoring Elysium, Pro Tools HDX is my obvious choice,” says Rodd. “The system allows me to share, edit and mix audio quickly and efficiently, while streamlining my workflows.”