SoundWorks Will Listen Harder

The category for Sound at the Oscars has always been somewhat of a mystery. Everyone has their own theory as to why certain films are recognized for Sound and others aren’t. Some say “the loudest movie always wins.” Others think a musical takes it every time (this is true 9 out of 10 times). Still others are convinced they actually know what makes good sound and what makes bad sound. Do they know more than the Academy voters? The Sound branch does the nominating, but when it comes to voting on the winners — who’s to say Dakota Fanning can tell what sounds better than Warren Beatty?

Enter SoundWorks, a website that devotes itself to Sound:

The goal for the SoundWorks Collection is simple; we are dedicated to profiling the greatest and upcoming sound minds from around the world and highlight their contributions. The SoundWorks Collection is produced by Director Michael Coleman of Colemanfilm Media Group in a partnership with MIX Magazine, several audio focused college schools and programs, and the support of the online sound community worldwide.

Now that it’s Oscar season, SoundWorks is going to present a film’s Sound every two weeks until March 2010 and will release a new sound for film profiles for films such as “2012”, “Where The Wild Things Are”, “Terminator Salvation”, “The Princess and the Frog”, “Invictus”, “Inglorious Basterds”, “Watchmen”, and “Star Trek”.