Narnia Sound Mixer Nina Rice on the Film’s ‘Huge Sonic Scope’

Narnia’s sound mixer Nina Rice has spoken of the film’s “huge sonic scope” in a new interview with the Irish Film and Television Network (IFTN).

“I have recently wrapped on the new Narnia film, The Magician’s Nephew. It was a truly magical journey working with Greta Gerwig and the crew. Stepping into the scale of Narnia with Greta and the incredible cast has been a career highlight.  The sonic scope of this film is huge and working with Greta to capture the incredible performances is an honour. I am incredibly excited for the world to experience what we’ve created when it hits the cinemas.”

Nina Rice, Sound Mixer

In film-making, sound mixing is the post-production process whereby the audio captured on set is integrated with additional dialogue recorded in the studio, sound effects, and the music score, to create a single cohesive soundscape for the finished movie.

Rice’s comments would seem to suggest that her work on the film is already completed, and potentially hint that music-based scenes such as Aslan singing the world into creation will play a prominent part in Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of The Magician’s Nephew.

Rice’s comments also echo those made by IMAX CEO Rich Gelfond who previously talked about the “unbelievably contemporary music” featured in the production, as well as comments made by composers Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, who have previously hinted at a somewhat unconventional take on creating the score.