James Mather (sound designer)

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James Mather (* before 1980 in Bristol ) is a British sound designer .

Life

James Mather was born in Bristol. In the 1980s, Mather began working as an assistant editor, including in Australia in the sound department of George Miller in the production of the apocalyptic action adventure film Mad Max - Beyond the Thunder Dome . He then worked as a sound designer for British television and partnered with Aardman Animations . As a freelancer, he was subsequently involved in film projects that required original soundscapes.

His work includes several of the Narnia and Harry Potter films and most recently Transformers: The Last Knight and Kenneth Branagh remake of the Agatha Christie classic Murder on the Orient Express .

Mather also works as a lecturer and has taught a master class at the International Film Television & Music Academy (IFFMA) in Munich.

Filmography (selection)

Awards (selection)

British Academy Film Award

Primetime Emmy Awards

  • 2005: Award in the category Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (The Life and Death of Peter Sellers)

Satellite Award

  • 2001: Nomination for the best sound (Chicken Run)
  • 2011: Nomination for Best Sound Editing (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ James Mather. In: mengela.com. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  2. ↑ James Mather: Mono on the Orient Express - Neal Romanek meets a sound designer who takes inspiration from Stanley Kubrick. In: resolutionmag.com, March 2018. (PDF; 1.3 MB)
  3. ↑ https://www.br.de/mediathek/video/filmtonart-trifft-sounddesigner-james-mather-im-gespraech-mit-filmtonart-av:5a3c44cb0b641e00186e26e7
personal data
SURNAME Mather, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mather, James H.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British sound designer
DATE OF BIRTH before 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH Bristol , UK