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