Middle-Earth Sound Design: an Interview with David Farmer (Part II)

The Soundtrack Show

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Film History, Music, Music History, Tv & Film

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🗓️ 28 January 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Part 2 of our interview with The Lord of the Rings sound designer David Farmer. We discuss the sounds of the Balrog, the Ents, and other various creatures across all three films. David also describes his technical workflow, and speaks with great fondness about the many months he spent in New Zeland with the crew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.2	And now, part two of our interview
0:43.2	with the Lord of the Rings sound designer, David Farmer.
0:47.1	This is the soundtrack show.
0:49.1	The Soundtrack Show. The Dave Farmer at the last minute in the back room was able to be working on this scene as we're just plowing ahead.
1:29.3	It was crucial to have our whole team right there.
1:32.3	So when we get these sort of redesign areas of the film, we're able to get the whole team going on making this happen quickly,
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