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30 M PS E . O R G Although Sonic Days takes place at a university, it welcomes a mix of professionals and students (75% working sound pros and 25% up- and-coming students and recent graduates). Attendees at the 2025 edition came from over 20 countries to learn and network with other sound professionals. One of the best parts of Sonic Days is that it is always completely free to attend. The Motion Picture Sound Editors played a very visible role at Sonic Days by title sponsoring the Atmos Theatre and all the presentations that took place in this amazing room. Featuring 100+ comfy cinema-style seats and equipped with an S6 and Meyer Sound loud speakers, this room was home to the main "sound for picture" presentations at the conference. Including the hottest tickets at the conference that created lineups wrapping around the atrium to get one of the coveted seats. One of the biggest attractions was MPSE member Tormod Ringnes. A Norwegian sound supervisor and mixer who had come to Denmark to discuss his recent work on the franchise blockbuster Tron: Ares. Tormod brought lots of clips from the film to demonstrate to the audience how the sounds in the film were created. He also explained his collaboration with both the California- based side of the sound team and Nine Inch Nails, who composed the music for the film. The highlight was when Tormod played the SFX stem of the light bike scene on it's own. It was a truly incredible sequence. Another presentation in the Motion Picture Sound Editors Theatre at Sonic Days featured Oscar-winning supervising sound editor James Mather. James has been behind the sounds of some of the biggest films of the last 25 years, including four Harry Potter films, multiple Mission: Impossible films and Top Gun: Maverick. His presentation was inspiring, comedic, and educational all at once. He also used the theatre to its full extent by breaking down scenes from the most recent Mission: Impossible film, Final Reckoning, as well as Top Gun: Maverick. Hearing how the submarine rolling scene from M:I was built for sound and discussing all the iterations it went through was fascinating to say the least. Kim Christensen is a Danish sound person who left Denmark decades ago L-R: Jakob Strandgaard and Catrine le Dous (sound designers) with Jenny Rossander (composer) discussing the Danish film Det Andet Offer.