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Bobette’s top recommendations for classic films that communicate 50% of their story through sound:
Sound is 50% of the experience.
— Francis Ford Coppola
2001: A Space Odyssey, dir. Stanley Kubrick
American Graffiti, dir. George Lucas, sound by Walter Murch
Apocalypse Now, dir. Francis Ford Coppola, sound by Walter Murch
The Birds, dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Blade Runner, dir. Ridley Scott
Blue Velvet, dir. David Lynch, sound by Alan Splet
Braveheart, dir. Mel Gibson, sound by Anna Behlmer
Breathless, dir. Jean-Luc Godard
Citizen Kane, dir. Orson Welles
A Clockwork Orange, dir. Stanley Kubrick
The Conversation, dir. Francis Ford Coppola, sound by Walter Murch
The Elephant Man, dir. David Lynch, sound by Alan Splet
Eraserhead, dir. David Lynch, sound by Alan Splet
Finding Nemo, dir. Andrew Stanton, sound by Gary Rydstrom
Gladiator, dir. Ridley Scott, sound by Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg
The Godfather and Godfather II, dir. Francis Ford Coppola, sound by Walter Murch
Gravity, dir. Alfonso Cuarón, sound by Glenn Freemantle
Inside Out, dir. Pete Docter, sound by Ren Klyce
Jurassic Park, dir. Steven Spielberg, sound by Gary Rydstrom
Lincoln, dir. Steven Spielberg, sound by Gary Rydstrom and Ben Burtt
Luxo Jr., dir. John Lasseter, sound by Gary Rydstrom and Ben Burtt
Mad Max Fury Road, dir. George Miller, sound by Mark Mangini
Ordinary People, dir. Robert Redford, sound by Kay Rose
Rear Window, dir. Alfred Hitchcock
A River Runs Through It, dir. Robert Redford, sound by Gary Rydstrom
Saving Private Ryan, dir. Steven Spielberg, sound by Gary Rydstrom
Schindler’s List, dir. Steven Spielberg
The Social Network, dir. David Fincher, sound by Ren Klyce
Spartacus, dir. Stanley Kubrick
A Star is Born, dir. Frank Pierson (sound overseen by Barbra Streisand)
Star Wars Episodes IV, V, and VI, dir. George Lucas, sound by Ben Burtt
Toy Story 1, 2 and 3, dir. John Lasseter, sound by Gary Rydstrom
Tin Toy, dir. John Lasseter, sound by Gary Rydstrom
Trainspotting, dir. Danny Boyle
Up, dir. Pete Docter, sound by Tom Myers
Wall-E, dir. Andrew Stanton, sound by Ben Burtt