Field & Foley Podcast
@fieldandfoley.bsky.social
A Podcast sharing the fascination about all things audio. From going out into nature or staying in your studio and recording your own material, from arts to science - get to know the wonderful world of sound!
"I believe if you want to go with far, mid and close perspective, you need a really big foley stage because otherwise you cannot get around the early reflections and therefore it does not make sense." Episode 15 - Bastian Gerner
October 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"I believe if you want to go with far, mid and close perspective, you need a really big foley stage because otherwise you cannot get around the early reflections and therefore it does not make sense." Episode 15 - Bastian Gerner
For Dune, the Foley team had to make sand footsteps sounds that wouldn't attract worms. Otherwise it would have been a short move 😜
Hear it from the Foley mixer Mikel Parraga-wills in Episode 26 of Field & Foley!
Hear it from the Foley mixer Mikel Parraga-wills in Episode 26 of Field & Foley!
October 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
For Dune, the Foley team had to make sand footsteps sounds that wouldn't attract worms. Otherwise it would have been a short move 😜
Hear it from the Foley mixer Mikel Parraga-wills in Episode 26 of Field & Foley!
Hear it from the Foley mixer Mikel Parraga-wills in Episode 26 of Field & Foley!
The power of raw Foley! Mikel Parraga-Wills (Ep. 26) talks Oppenheimer's bomb scene: the silence filled only by dirty, realistic goggles & breathing sounds. A rewarding moment for the sound team! ✨ #Oppenheimer #FilmSound #FoleyArtist #Podcast
October 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The power of raw Foley! Mikel Parraga-Wills (Ep. 26) talks Oppenheimer's bomb scene: the silence filled only by dirty, realistic goggles & breathing sounds. A rewarding moment for the sound team! ✨ #Oppenheimer #FilmSound #FoleyArtist #Podcast
"I locked myself in a closet surrounded by clothing... a half decent acoustic dampener so that I could record stuff."- Jason Smith, Ep. 16
October 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
"I locked myself in a closet surrounded by clothing... a half decent acoustic dampener so that I could record stuff."- Jason Smith, Ep. 16
[On future goals] "I definitely want to travel a lot more to... find the remaining pockets of silence that we still have." - @bolttracks.bsky.social, Ep. 12 #FieldRecording #Conservation #Silence
October 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
[On future goals] "I definitely want to travel a lot more to... find the remaining pockets of silence that we still have." - @bolttracks.bsky.social, Ep. 12 #FieldRecording #Conservation #Silence
[On what recording teaches] "It's taught me a lot about listening, being in the moment and sort of disconnecting myself." - @bolttracks.bsky.social, Ep. 12 #FieldRecording #Mindfulness #Audio
October 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
[On what recording teaches] "It's taught me a lot about listening, being in the moment and sort of disconnecting myself." - @bolttracks.bsky.social, Ep. 12 #FieldRecording #Mindfulness #Audio
"Reach out and contact your heroes. I think you'll be constantly surprised how frequently you will get a respectful and very informative response." - Nathan Moody, Field & Foley Ep. 6
October 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"Reach out and contact your heroes. I think you'll be constantly surprised how frequently you will get a respectful and very informative response." - Nathan Moody, Field & Foley Ep. 6
On daily creative practice: "Create a little bit every day without hope and without despair." - Nathan Moody, Field & Foley Ep. 6
October 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
On daily creative practice: "Create a little bit every day without hope and without despair." - Nathan Moody, Field & Foley Ep. 6
Why are we still calling it "human resources"?
I've thought about this term so often and it makes me angry. Humans as resources to buy up in bulk or – as we see so often in game development – to get rid of when the shareholders demand the line goes up.
I've thought about this term so often and it makes me angry. Humans as resources to buy up in bulk or – as we see so often in game development – to get rid of when the shareholders demand the line goes up.
October 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Why are we still calling it "human resources"?
I've thought about this term so often and it makes me angry. Humans as resources to buy up in bulk or – as we see so often in game development – to get rid of when the shareholders demand the line goes up.
I've thought about this term so often and it makes me angry. Humans as resources to buy up in bulk or – as we see so often in game development – to get rid of when the shareholders demand the line goes up.
"All that any of us [in sound] are trying to do is to evoke something in a listener." - Nathan Moody, Field & Foley Ep. 6
October 1, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"All that any of us [in sound] are trying to do is to evoke something in a listener." - Nathan Moody, Field & Foley Ep. 6
New Episode! Gina Zdanowicz — Emmy-nominated composer, sound designer, and founder of Serial Labs Sound, a bespoke audio production studio delivering high-quality sound for games, film, TV. 20 years in the industry, their work spans from indie gems to AAA giants like BioShock 2 and Just Cause 3!
September 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
New Episode! Gina Zdanowicz — Emmy-nominated composer, sound designer, and founder of Serial Labs Sound, a bespoke audio production studio delivering high-quality sound for games, film, TV. 20 years in the industry, their work spans from indie gems to AAA giants like BioShock 2 and Just Cause 3!
"I don't believe that there are any boundaries between sound art, sound design, composition, music... I think it's all the same thing." - Nathan Moody, Field & Foley Ep. 6
September 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
"I don't believe that there are any boundaries between sound art, sound design, composition, music... I think it's all the same thing." - Nathan Moody, Field & Foley Ep. 6
"The final solution [to Shinsekai’s sound] was simply hybrid, a mixture between hydrophone and SM57 sound." - Ken Usami, Ep. 42 #SoundDesign #GameAudio #Foley #ProblemSolving
September 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"The final solution [to Shinsekai’s sound] was simply hybrid, a mixture between hydrophone and SM57 sound." - Ken Usami, Ep. 42 #SoundDesign #GameAudio #Foley #ProblemSolving
"Invest in yourself... invest in your knowledge because no one can take the knowledge from you." - Damjan Mravunac, Ep. 24 #Advice #SelfImprovement #KnowledgeIsPower
September 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"Invest in yourself... invest in your knowledge because no one can take the knowledge from you." - Damjan Mravunac, Ep. 24 #Advice #SelfImprovement #KnowledgeIsPower
"These iconic things are really the strength of our styles." - Ken Usami, Ep. 42 #GameAudio #SoundDesign #JapaneseGames #Capcom
September 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"These iconic things are really the strength of our styles." - Ken Usami, Ep. 42 #GameAudio #SoundDesign #JapaneseGames #Capcom
"When I was reading the reviews... and they didn't mention anything about sound. And I said yes. Yes! Which means it fits." - Damjan Mravunac, Ep. 24 #SoundDesign #GameAudio #AudioPost
September 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"When I was reading the reviews... and they didn't mention anything about sound. And I said yes. Yes! Which means it fits." - Damjan Mravunac, Ep. 24 #SoundDesign #GameAudio #AudioPost
"You have to listen to your body... Don't forget all these primal instincts that are really important to us as human beings." - Sergio Ronchetti, Ep. 22 #Freelance #SelfCare #WorkLifeBalance
Photo by Gilbert Beltran on Unsplash
Photo by Gilbert Beltran on Unsplash
September 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"You have to listen to your body... Don't forget all these primal instincts that are really important to us as human beings." - Sergio Ronchetti, Ep. 22 #Freelance #SelfCare #WorkLifeBalance
Photo by Gilbert Beltran on Unsplash
Photo by Gilbert Beltran on Unsplash
"We did lots of proof of concept, you know, creating and building and destroying our ideas." - Ken Usami, Ep. 42 #CreativeProcess #GameDev #SoundDesign #ResidentEvil
September 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"We did lots of proof of concept, you know, creating and building and destroying our ideas." - Ken Usami, Ep. 42 #CreativeProcess #GameDev #SoundDesign #ResidentEvil
"If you focus on sound and ambiance, especially at night time... you discover some experiences." - Ken Usami, Ep. 42 #SoundDesign #FieldRecording #HorrorGames #AudioPost
September 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"If you focus on sound and ambiance, especially at night time... you discover some experiences." - Ken Usami, Ep. 42 #SoundDesign #FieldRecording #HorrorGames #AudioPost
"I'm the single audio guy here in the Team. So if I do my job badly, the finger is going to turn into my direction. Only." - Damjan Mravunac, Ep. 24 #GameAudio
September 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"I'm the single audio guy here in the Team. So if I do my job badly, the finger is going to turn into my direction. Only." - Damjan Mravunac, Ep. 24 #GameAudio
Learn about the sound behind PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant! 😆 💥
Part 2 of the Gamescom Interviews are now live on Youtube!
Part 2 of the Gamescom Interviews are now live on Youtube!
September 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Learn about the sound behind PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant! 😆 💥
Part 2 of the Gamescom Interviews are now live on Youtube!
Part 2 of the Gamescom Interviews are now live on Youtube!
"The minute I think about a result, it limits my choices."
– Katrine Amsler, Episode 10 #CreativeProcess #MusicProduction
Photo by Hungry for Holiday on Unsplash
– Katrine Amsler, Episode 10 #CreativeProcess #MusicProduction
Photo by Hungry for Holiday on Unsplash
September 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"The minute I think about a result, it limits my choices."
– Katrine Amsler, Episode 10 #CreativeProcess #MusicProduction
Photo by Hungry for Holiday on Unsplash
– Katrine Amsler, Episode 10 #CreativeProcess #MusicProduction
Photo by Hungry for Holiday on Unsplash
"I do want to start doing more of my own recording for that reason because I really [am a perfectionist]. I know that it's probably only other sound designers that are going to recognize sounds." - Amanda Niles, Ep. 5 #FieldRecording #OriginalSound #AudioPost
Photo by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash
Photo by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash
September 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"I do want to start doing more of my own recording for that reason because I really [am a perfectionist]. I know that it's probably only other sound designers that are going to recognize sounds." - Amanda Niles, Ep. 5 #FieldRecording #OriginalSound #AudioPost
Photo by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash
Photo by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash
"The problem with having a plan is that you can only plan what's already in your mind. So that's not opening any doors."
– Katrine Amsler, Episode 10 #Creativity #GameAudio
Photo by Alvaro Reyes on Unsplash
– Katrine Amsler, Episode 10 #Creativity #GameAudio
Photo by Alvaro Reyes on Unsplash
September 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"The problem with having a plan is that you can only plan what's already in your mind. So that's not opening any doors."
– Katrine Amsler, Episode 10 #Creativity #GameAudio
Photo by Alvaro Reyes on Unsplash
– Katrine Amsler, Episode 10 #Creativity #GameAudio
Photo by Alvaro Reyes on Unsplash