Mark Willsher
@pin3hot.com
Music Producer/Engineer | FilmScoring | Classical | Immersive | Hybrid Analogue/Digital Mixing Workflow
https://bio.site/pin3hot
https://bio.site/pin3hot
I am often surprised - in discussions with colleagues and clients - at the amount of film scores that continue to be recorded and mixed in 5.1.
In my view, 5.1 is no longer ideal for composers, and there are meaningful reasons why: both for film presentation and for soundtrack albums.
In my view, 5.1 is no longer ideal for composers, and there are meaningful reasons why: both for film presentation and for soundtrack albums.
Film Scoring & Immersive Audio Advice for Composers | Pin3hot Blog — Pin3hot LTD
Practical guidance for composers on film score mixing, immersive audio, soundtrack delivery, and professional workflows — by engineer Mark Willsher.
www.pin3hot.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I am often surprised - in discussions with colleagues and clients - at the amount of film scores that continue to be recorded and mixed in 5.1.
In my view, 5.1 is no longer ideal for composers, and there are meaningful reasons why: both for film presentation and for soundtrack albums.
In my view, 5.1 is no longer ideal for composers, and there are meaningful reasons why: both for film presentation and for soundtrack albums.
Another nomination for the San Francisco Symphony & Esa-Pekka Salonen: Best Orchestral Performance for Stravinsky’s Symphony in Three Movements. Congratulations to all of this years nominees.
S.F. Symphony’s Grammy streak with Esa-Pekka Salonen continues
Months after former music director Esa-Pekka Salonen severed ties with San Francisco Symphony, his work with the orchestra earns another Grammy nomination.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Another nomination for the San Francisco Symphony & Esa-Pekka Salonen: Best Orchestral Performance for Stravinsky’s Symphony in Three Movements. Congratulations to all of this years nominees.
@steveyg.bsky.social and I discuss film scoring and our workflow.
What's The Score? With Stephen Gallagher & Mark Willsher
Podcast Episode · Production Expert Podcast · 05/11/2025 · 48m
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November 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
@steveyg.bsky.social and I discuss film scoring and our workflow.
“Stephen Gallagher’s familiar choir-like score may well send chills down your spine.” Variety
October 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
“Stephen Gallagher’s familiar choir-like score may well send chills down your spine.” Variety
I’ll be giving a workshop on October 15th at the World Soundtrack Awards on both the creative and technical aspects of my work on the LOTR franchise and animated feature Ultraman Rising - and of course also cheering on @steveyg.bsky.social who is nominated for the public choice award
WSA Film Music Days - Workshop with music editor & engineer Mark Willsher
The WSA Workshops are exclusive masterclasses by some of the most prolific composers of the moment. Together with a small group of participants, you get into the studio and embark on a unique, musical...
www.worldsoundtrackawards.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I’ll be giving a workshop on October 15th at the World Soundtrack Awards on both the creative and technical aspects of my work on the LOTR franchise and animated feature Ultraman Rising - and of course also cheering on @steveyg.bsky.social who is nominated for the public choice award
I had the pleasure of mixing some of Alex Mandel’s score, and the end title song, for this incredibly moving film. Soundtrack Album coming soon.
September 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I had the pleasure of mixing some of Alex Mandel’s score, and the end title song, for this incredibly moving film. Soundtrack Album coming soon.
Many thanks for the gift @steveyg.bsky.social - now I have the night sky in the studio - well at least the part one can see in London!
August 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Many thanks for the gift @steveyg.bsky.social - now I have the night sky in the studio - well at least the part one can see in London!
The latest release in the San Francisco Symphony’s digital concert series - Esa-Pekka Salonen’s stunning cello concerto performed by the symphony’s principal cellist Rainer Eudeikis. Produced by Jason O’Connell, Recorded by Jon Johannsen, mixed and mastered by myself. (Dolby Atmos & stereo)
Salonen: Cello Concerto by San Francisco Symphony — Apple Music Classical
Listen to Salonen: Cello Concerto by San Francisco Symphony. 2025. 3 tracks. 36 minutes.
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August 18, 2025 at 7:19 AM
The latest release in the San Francisco Symphony’s digital concert series - Esa-Pekka Salonen’s stunning cello concerto performed by the symphony’s principal cellist Rainer Eudeikis. Produced by Jason O’Connell, Recorded by Jon Johannsen, mixed and mastered by myself. (Dolby Atmos & stereo)
@madebymutant.bsky.social is having a 30% off sale this weekend. A great time to pick up the beautiful vinyl box sets for #ultramanrising and #waroftherohirrim
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@steveyg.bsky.social #scotstafford
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@steveyg.bsky.social #scotstafford
June 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
@madebymutant.bsky.social is having a 30% off sale this weekend. A great time to pick up the beautiful vinyl box sets for #ultramanrising and #waroftherohirrim
www.madebymutant.com?lang=en_GB&s...
@steveyg.bsky.social #scotstafford
www.madebymutant.com?lang=en_GB&s...
@steveyg.bsky.social #scotstafford
A great turnout for @echo-project.bsky.social presentation at #AESWarsaw2025 - download the full database and documentation at www.echo-project.com @hklworld.bsky.social @lindberg.no #katiasochaczewska #simonratcliffe #nickwollage #kelloggboynton #anthonycaruso
June 12, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A great turnout for @echo-project.bsky.social presentation at #AESWarsaw2025 - download the full database and documentation at www.echo-project.com @hklworld.bsky.social @lindberg.no #katiasochaczewska #simonratcliffe #nickwollage #kelloggboynton #anthonycaruso
Thrilled to have been part of this release on DG - #sanfranciscosymphony #saariaho
June 12, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Thrilled to have been part of this release on DG - #sanfranciscosymphony #saariaho
Available now - the complete database of multitracks and mixes from @echo-project.bsky.social apl-hud.com/echo/ @hklworld.bsky.social @lindberg.no #KatiaSochaczewska #NickWollage #SimonRatcliffe #AnthonyCaruso #KelloggBoynton
ECHO Project
The ECHO Project offers an open-access database of immersive orchestral recordings, captured using eight advanced 3D microphone arrays.
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May 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Available now - the complete database of multitracks and mixes from @echo-project.bsky.social apl-hud.com/echo/ @hklworld.bsky.social @lindberg.no #KatiaSochaczewska #NickWollage #SimonRatcliffe #AnthonyCaruso #KelloggBoynton
#ultramanrising score Part 4: an interlude before getting to brass and Taiko - tools of the trade - key components of my set-up. With custom shock mounts for the three #sankenmicrophones CUX-100K made by my long-retired father.
February 21, 2025 at 8:02 AM
#ultramanrising score Part 4: an interlude before getting to brass and Taiko - tools of the trade - key components of my set-up. With custom shock mounts for the three #sankenmicrophones CUX-100K made by my long-retired father.
#ultramanrising score Part 3: I don’t have any shots of the winds in action so this will have to suffice. Spot mics only as there is enough “space” with leakage, and I didn’t want to capture any more of the booth than necessary. Strings in Hall and Harp in other booth.
February 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
#ultramanrising score Part 3: I don’t have any shots of the winds in action so this will have to suffice. Spot mics only as there is enough “space” with leakage, and I didn’t want to capture any more of the booth than necessary. Strings in Hall and Harp in other booth.
#ultramanrising score Part 2: #hughwebb in right booth during string/wind sessions. The primary harp pickup was an SF24V, with an alternative of MKH800’s. The Royer provided a rich tactile sound for many of the solo harp lines played close to the soundboard - creating a koto-like effect.
February 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
#ultramanrising score Part 2: #hughwebb in right booth during string/wind sessions. The primary harp pickup was an SF24V, with an alternative of MKH800’s. The Royer provided a rich tactile sound for many of the solo harp lines played close to the soundboard - creating a koto-like effect.
Looking back on our scoring sessions for Scot Stafford’s #ultramanrising score. Part 1: fifty piece string section at Air Lyndhurst - was very happy with basses in the middle which I hadn’t had the right opportunity to do before - but have long wanted to!
February 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Looking back on our scoring sessions for Scot Stafford’s #ultramanrising score. Part 1: fifty piece string section at Air Lyndhurst - was very happy with basses in the middle which I hadn’t had the right opportunity to do before - but have long wanted to!
Exciting news from this past weekend. This was also a great project for immersive release as the score calls for the chorus to be amplified aroud the audirorium with an immersive pa set-up. #sfsymphony #jasono’connell #jonjohannsen www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
San Francisco Symphony wins Grammy for best opera recording
The San Francisco Symphony was up for three Grammy Awards ahead of its final season with Esa-Pekka Salonen.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Exciting news from this past weekend. This was also a great project for immersive release as the score calls for the chorus to be amplified aroud the audirorium with an immersive pa set-up. #sfsymphony #jasono’connell #jonjohannsen www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...
Reposted by Mark Willsher
Aleatoric good times with the superb Brass players that we were privileged to have as part of “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim” score. Recorded here by the GRAMMY winning @pin3hot.com at Angel Studios in London. From the cue “The Beast Is Rabid”
February 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Aleatoric good times with the superb Brass players that we were privileged to have as part of “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim” score. Recorded here by the GRAMMY winning @pin3hot.com at Angel Studios in London. From the cue “The Beast Is Rabid”
I have always loved detailed metering.
January 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I have always loved detailed metering.
Reposted by Mark Willsher
The amazing brass players we were privileged to have as part of the score for “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim” performing a section from “Helm Hammerhand Still Stands” (one of my fav cues from the film) at Angel Studios in London as recorded by @pin3hot.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The amazing brass players we were privileged to have as part of the score for “The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim” performing a section from “Helm Hammerhand Still Stands” (one of my fav cues from the film) at Angel Studios in London as recorded by @pin3hot.com
Reposted by Mark Willsher
Joji Hirota and Eri Kaishima performing Taiko parts as part of the soundtrack to The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim. Recorded at Angel Studios, London by @pin3hot.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Joji Hirota and Eri Kaishima performing Taiko parts as part of the soundtrack to The Lord Of The Rings: The War Of The Rohirrim. Recorded at Angel Studios, London by @pin3hot.com
Reposted by Mark Willsher
@pin3hot.com mixes the last score cue of The Lord Of The Rings:The War Of The Rohirrim on The Mike Hopkins stage at Park Road Post Production last year. This cue seemed to make a lot of people cry (in a good way).
open.spotify.com/track/6RDevC...
open.spotify.com/track/6RDevC...
January 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
@pin3hot.com mixes the last score cue of The Lord Of The Rings:The War Of The Rohirrim on The Mike Hopkins stage at Park Road Post Production last year. This cue seemed to make a lot of people cry (in a good way).
open.spotify.com/track/6RDevC...
open.spotify.com/track/6RDevC...
After echo-project.com last month I decided to reread an article I wrote a couple of years ago to see how my thoughts may have changed. They have in small ways but fundamentally I feel about the same - www.nationalacademies.org/news/2023/09...
www.nationalacademies.org
January 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
After echo-project.com last month I decided to reread an article I wrote a couple of years ago to see how my thoughts may have changed. They have in small ways but fundamentally I feel about the same - www.nationalacademies.org/news/2023/09...