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 is an action film from Sony Pictures, with Matt Damon and Jodi Foster in the leading roles, about one man's mission to save the Earth. It was written, co-produced and directed by Neill Blomkamp, ​​whose previous works include Sector 9, a film nominated for four Academy Awards. Ryan Amon composed the soundtrack pieces.

John Rodd, the film's music recording and mixing engineer, chose Pro Tools HDX for this project. A loyal member of Avid's preeminent customer community since 1995, Rodd is best known for his work with songwriters such as Cliff Martinez (The defender), Jack Wall (theme composed by 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.”