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37 Q2 2017 / CINEMONTAGE various HBO platforms. Working out of Formosa Group, Hollywood, the audio crew includes supervising sound editor Tim Kimmel, sound designer Paula Fairfield, MPSE, supervising dialogue editor Paul Bercovitch, sound effects editor Bradley Katona, MPSE, Foley mixer/editor Brett Voss, dialogue/ music re-recording mixer Onnalee Blank, CAS, and sound effects re-recording mixer Mathew Waters. The hour-long drama is re-recorded in 7.1-channel format, with a separate pass for 5.1-channel air delivery; all six seasons also are available on Blu-ray and streaming markets with Dolby Atmos soundtracks. "I came aboard for Season Three in 2013 and soon realized that these were big shoes to fill," Kimmel recalls. "Post for Season One had been completed in the UK, with principal photography taking place — as it still does — mainly in Northern Ireland. But for Season Two, the show runners wanted to handle sound post- production on the [US] West Coast. The show's high attention to sound detail had begun with the series' first episode; when I took over, I was asked to continue with that approach and to step it up a notch." Shooting of the seven-episode new season wrapped in February with Kimmel and his team beginning sound editorial during March and April, and the dub starting in early May. "This year, we have new locales and new characters, which can be a sound challenge," Kimmel says. "Every season brings new challenges; the action is always getting larger — witness the 'Battle of the Bastards' sequences toward the end of Season Six [which won six Emmy Awards in 2016]. Now that I know what's ahead of us, I've gotten my panic out of the way!" DIALOGUE/ADR EDITING After a review of production dialogue, Kimmel assesses what will be needed for ADR or sound design. "Clear dialogue is extremely important for the audience to understand the complex story flow," acknowledges Bercovitch, who joined the show for Season Five. "The major difference between Game of Thrones and other shows I've worked on is in the number of takes Game of Thrones. HBO