In this two-part episode, First Man’s sound editing nominees Ai-Ling Lee and Mildred Iatrou Morgan and sound mixing nominees Frank Montaño and Jon Taylor join composer Justin Hurwitz and picture editor Tom Cross to discuss how the film’s documentary look (it was filmed in Super-16mm) affected the approach to sound and music, and how the sound elements contributed to the understanding of how dangerous the early space flights were.

In part two, we join Production sound mixer Mary Ellis as she talks about the challenges of recording the production tracks for the film, including the complex system they devised to record dialog inside the astronauts’ helmets in the cramped space capsule.

Ai-Ling Lee, Supervising sound editor & re-recording mixer
Mildred Iatrou Morgan, Supervising sound editor
Justin Hurwitz, Composer
Frank Montaño, Re-recording mixer
Jon Taylor, Re-recording mixer
Tom Cross, Film editor
Mary Ellis, Production sound mixer