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C I N E M A A U D I O S O C I E T Y. O R G 27 MM: I have a select track and alt track. And with all the stems that they give me, when we do a sequence, we'll go back and we'll play the whole thing. And then I will have that muted for what the actor just did, and I'll play back the whole scene. We would go from there. I would be like, "Okay, can we go back and pick that up?" if it didn't quite match going into the production line. The actor's voice might've been a little bit higher that day and so forth, and that's how we would do it. Any closing comments on winning the CAS Award in this category? GJ: It's a massive honor to receive a CAS Award. It's really wonderful to be acknowledged by peers who truly understand sound and everything it brings to a film. But it was only possible via the incredible crew we had on location and the amazing post-production team. EM: It's a big honor. I was so happy I got to work with the F1 sound team, and I feel very lucky that I could experience a little snippet of the accolades. Everybody worked so hard. It was a big group effort to all that came together. I feel really lucky for sure. DL: I started working at Skywalker in 1987 and I've spent a lot of time cross-pollinating between engineering and the creative side. It really means a lot because the voting is absolutely from your peers. It's voted on by mixers for mixing, and that means a lot. It's nice to be recognized. MM: To be part of that whole community of those other individuals who were nominated, that's just the greatest feeling, you know? I'm kind of a humble guy, so I'm in my own little bubble. I took my fiancée to the awards and walking into that room and just seeing everything, it's unreal. And then when you get on stage, you just see the people in the crowd and your brain just shuts off. It's like, what do I say now? I'm just humbled. It's this group of people that are all part of the same village that made it happen. It's great to be a part of that. AM: I'm very grateful for it. I'm grateful to CAS for not forgetting about us [scoring mixers] and putting us in the category. I've actually been lucky with my CAS Awards, and I love every single one I've gotten. They're really a good group of people. GR: Anytime that we get an acknowledgment from the CAS membership, it is incredibly humbling. And to know now after being in this business as long as I've been, to be awarded this, and to look into your community of peers and friends and acknowledge how huge the talent pool is. When I see people who I admire within that community, it is incredibly humbling. I don't know if I have other words for it. I've been privileged enough and lucky enough to have won a few times, though not always in the feature Live Action category. I do appreciate the fact that I've been acknowledged in a variety of categories. But this one in particular, knowing how many fans of the sport are out there, and knowing that the community of the membership that we have is so good. They're so talented. It's never an easy walk from your table to the stage, because it is overwhelming every time for me. JP: I can't tell you how grateful I was. When I came down to Los Angeles, I was working on another movie at the time. I met and I saw all my peers, friends, and even certain other mixers who I hadn't actually met face-to-face. Almost all of them were congratulating me on how great the soundtrack for F1 was. I couldn't believe it. I worked hard on it. I work hard on all the movies that I work on. This one was really special because it was a passion project for me since I love Formula One and have watched it my whole life. To get that response from peers, it was amazing. It was really humbling and super special. Hans Zimmer and Gareth John Michael Ling on playback The team accepting their CAS Award