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WYRMWOOD: APOCALYPSE

Director : Kiah Roache-Turner
Writers : Kiah and Tristan Roache-Turner
Producers : Bronte Pictures, Guerilla Films, Tristan Roache-Turner and Blake Northfield.

The story.

Wyrmwood Apocalypse is a gripping sequel to the hit film, Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, set in a post-apocalyptic Australia overrun by zombies. The story follows Rhys, a soldier seeking redemption by defying his corrupt superiors and joining forces with rebel survivors. Together, they embark on a mission to rescue a girl who possesses the antidote to the virus.

“THE ENERGY IN THE ROOM AFTER THE FIRST SPOTTING SESSION WAS EQUAL PARTS EXCITEMENT AND TERROR. THIS FILM WAS A SOUND DESIGNER’S DREAM…”

- Lachlan Harris, Lead Sound Designer

Maximum entertainment, minimal bollocks.

Kiah and Tristan approached us with a vision for an “absolutely epic” film that stayed true to Kiah’s high-end, frenetic style. They aimed to bring the same pulse-pounding excitement and dynamic action of classic comic books to the big screen and knew sound design was a crucial element in achieving this goal.

"As a filmmaker I have been fortunate to work with some of the greatest sound designers on the planet, so when I tell you that Folklore are among the best at what they do, I know what I’m talking about. They deliver professional perfection while being an absolute pleasure to work with - that is why I want them on every film I make. Folklore are truly gods of audio creation."

Kiah Roache-Turner, Director, ‘Wyrmwood: Apocalypse’

A glimpse into the process.

The Director’s vision was to create a sensation of constant, high-octane movement, with a huge amount of effects coverage, unique weapons, vehicles, and zombies that needed a gritty, visceral, and detailed soundtrack. So, Folklore’s challenge was to help them maintain this high intensity without sacrificing dynamics. Our approach felt a bit like creating a 2-hour trailer, maintaining an intense, fast-paced feel throughout the film.

The War Pig.

On creating some of the key sound elements such as the war pig and the zombies, long-time Folklore collaborator Lachlan Harris said:

“Creating the sound for the War Pig was no small feat – it had to sound like a massive engine powered by methane gas from a decomposing zombie. We found our signature element by using pig and duck callers, which we blew into slime and processed with various techniques including:

  • Multiple levels of saturation
  • Extreme multi-band compression
  • Metal impulse responses

To give it even more character, we used Polyverse’s Manipulator and dopplered them aggressively with the GRM doppler. Finally, we mixed in classic V8 engines, rattles, and animal sweeteners to complete the full palate of the War Pig.”

The result? A sound that’s monstrous, otherworldly, and undeniably badass. 

The Cars.

This project provided the fantastic opportunity to travel to a farm, just outside Sydney, to gather recordings for the film’s cars. We used a 100Kh Avisoft Bioacoustic microphone to record at 384KHz and capture clean recordings.

The Zombies.

“To create the methane gas expelling from the Zombie’s mouths, we used sizzling steaks and dry ice squeals as our base sounds. Then performed the mouth shape movements with the Kilohearts format filter. In doing this, we were able to specifically match the vowel shapes to the Zombie’s mouths and make them seem more believable.”

– Lachlan Harris, collaborator

Recordings.

We needed to maintain a sense of authenticity for the post-apocalyptic environment, so this project presented a unique challenge in that all nature sounds had to be removed from location recordings without affecting the quality of dialogue.

Huge wall-to-wall sound. Action packed from start to finish.

We’re so proud of how stoked Kiah and Tristan were with how we brought their vision to life. While the mix was certainly a challenge, we were able to get creative with designing this futuristic, post-apocalyptic world. We loved working on this fun, exciting, and dynamic project and delivered exactly what we set out to achieve – an “absolutely epic” soundtrack for an absolutely epic film.

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