Tom Fleischman: Cinema, Scorsese and The Art of the Mix

Tom Fleischman has been shaping how films feel for over four decades — and most people have never heard his name, which is exactly how he knows he's doing it right.Tom Fleischman is an Academy Award-winning re-recording mixer whose credits include Goodfellas, The Irishman, School of Rock, The Silence of the Lambs, and The Devil Wears Prada. He is known for decades-long collaborations with Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, and Robert Redford, and a craft that is equal parts science and intuition.How emotion in film is built as much through sound as through image — and why audiences never consciously notice when it's workingThe evolution from splicing tape by ear to digital mixing suites — and what was gained and lost in the transitionWhat a decades-long collaboration with Scorsese looks like from the insideWhy even a single vowel can be surprisingly difficult to perfect — and why getting it wrong changes everythingConnect with Tom here:BlueskyIMDbFind us on social media — links on the About page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.