Brian Lyster

Sound For Vision: Parallel Lines: The Engagement

// August 8th, 2010 // 1 Comment » // Blog, Projects, Website Update // Blog, Projects, Website Update

My latest audio project has has me once again being involved in both the production and post production of the project. “SPOILER’S AHEAD!”
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Wine for Thought!

// May 5th, 2010 // No Comments » // Projects // Projects

I came across this on the back of a bottle of wine of all things. Very inspiring:

“LIFE HAS ITS UPS AND DOWNS. IT CAN BE BOTH BRUTAL AND BEAUTIFUL. YOU CAN HOLE YOURSELF AWAY TO AVOID LIFE’S PAIN, BUT THEN THE BEAUTY SELDOM FIND ITS WAY IN. IT’S ONLY WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO GO WHERE YOU CANNOT GO, OR DO WHAT YOU CANNOT DO, THAT YOU CAN ACHIEVE WHAT YOU ARE TRULY CAPABLE OF DOING. SURE, YOU MIGHT TUMBLE, YOU MIGHT FALL. SO WHAT? TAKE A CHANCE, GO WAY OUT ON THE LIMB, DARE TO TRY – EVEN IF ITS JUST A SHOT IN THE DARK.”

After-tar

// April 21st, 2010 // No Comments » // Blog, HTSAAAR, Projects // Blog, HTSAAAR, Projects

WARNING: MAJOR NA’VI SPOILERS AHEAD!

My latest project has me Composing and Doing Sound Design for Season 3 of a web show called ADA Sport (Animation Dance Association) and my first exposure to working with Animation pieces.

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….coming soon!

// April 10th, 2010 // No Comments » // Projects // Projects

NOT from the Director of Titanic, Aliens and Terminator!

Sound For Vision: Creating The Sound of “Hurtling Through Space at an Alarming Rate!”

// February 25th, 2010 // No Comments » // HTSAAAR, Projects // HTSAAAR, Projects

WARNING: MINOR SPOILER’S AHEAD!

I’m going to take you through the process of sound design from the beginning to the end of a film project.  Audio can often be one of the most overlooked component on a show and if done poorly really can hamper the viewing experience.   The elements of sound for film is captured throughout the production of a show: from recording the actors dialog and any type of on set ambience that might be used later to post-production: fixing and re-recording dialog (if needed), adding sound effects (also referred to as Foley) and creating the music (The score) before delivering a final “mix” containing all of these elements for the audience to experience.

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Sound For Vision: The Music of After Judgment Part 2

// February 11th, 2010 // No Comments » // After Judgment, Projects // After Judgment, Projects

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD! I’m going to continue with the various themes and cues that make up the soundtrack of After Judgment Season 1

The first piece is one of my personal favorites.  It appears it Episode 9: I Bleed For you when Michelle (Taryn O’Neil) and Mrs. Reynolds (Kristin Huff) get into a disagreement of sorts. With this scene I wanted to convey a very primal instinct and reaction.  I was very influenced by the likes of Jerry Goldsmith, Leonard Rosenman and Lalo Scifrin from the heavy raw percussion scores a la Planet of the Apes.

Sound for Vision: The Music of After Judgment Part 1

// January 22nd, 2010 // No Comments » // After Judgment, Projects // After Judgment, Projects

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD!:   As some of you might already know, I compose the music for the Web Series “After Judgment”, it’s sister companion series “Before Judgment” and most recently the sci-fi comedy “Hurtling Through Space at an Alarming Rate” On the flip side, I also work on Film/TV/New Media projects as a location sound mixer, sound designer, dialog editor, foley artist and mixer.  The title of this blog: “Sound for Vision” will reflect on these different areas of audio from time to time.

That being said, I thought I’d start the inaugural blog off with my involvement as the music composer for “After Judgment”

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Before Judgment Episode 12: The Stranger Part 2

// January 20th, 2010 // No Comments » // Projects // Projects

Tim Halling is back as The Stranger!  Find out more about this mysterious character’s dark past and his knowledge of the approaching apocalypse.

The Music of After Judgment

// January 14th, 2010 // No Comments » // After Judgment, Projects // After Judgment, Projects

For your listening pleasure, A selection of cues from Season 1 of “After Judgment”