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C A S Q U A R T E R L Y F A L L 2 0 1 7 35 Both panelists are award-winning scoring mixers who spoke about their mentors (Danny Wallin for Bobby Fernandez and Armin Steiner for Tommy Vicari). Bobby Fernandez spoke about there needing to be a trust between the composer and mixer, as he gets sent tracks and is asked to mix them. "Might as well be mixing on the moon," he said, as he rarely sees the composer, given the new digital workflows. A conflict was expressed in that music is, at times, in competition with FX. The composer feels he has to defend his music because the director gets very used to the temp. This is a sentiment shared by many sound designers as well who fight the comfort of temp sfx from the assistant picture editor. In fact, the score to 2001 was indeed the temp. There is a need for an interplay of music and sound design where one ends and moves seamlessly into the other. Stemming out wide helps this interplay by allowing troublesome elements in the music to be brought down or removed. 2. Music Editing: Temp Music, Scoring Session, and the Dub Stage Moderator: Steven Saltzman Panelists: Peter 'Oso' Snell (music editor), Joseph De Beasi (music editor, composer) The music editor's job can be that of a collaborative bridge, and support the relationship between the director and composer. Joseph De Beasi talked about building relationships with the director and sound design team so that the mix becomes a collaboration. He explained, "We all need each other to get the score where it needs to be." 3. Music at the Dub Stage: Finding the Balance Between Dialogue and FX Moderator: Steven Saltzman Panelists: Kelly Oxford (sound supervising editor), Mark Paterson (re-recording mixer) The Keynote Speech by Tom Holkenborg (aka Junkie XL). Photo: David Bondelevitch CAS MPSE Above: CAS President Mark Ulano (nearest) and Andy Bovins CAS watch a panel straight from the console on the Burt Lancaster Stage. Photo: David Bondelevitch CAS MPSE. Bottom right: Mix editor Tom Kenny (left), Keynote Speaker Tom Holkenborg, and Tom McCarthy, MPSE President and EVP of Post Production Facilities at Sony Pictures Entertainment. Photo: Mel Lambert