Claude Letessier(I)
- Sound Department
- Music Department
- Producer
Letessier studied psycho-acoustics and political economy (PhD) before
starting what would become the most important music production and
sound design company in Europe: Vol de Nuit. In 1996, upon his
invitation, he joined long time friend Hans Zimmer, to create a sound
design division at Media Ventures in Santa Monica and collaborate with
Hans on numerous major projects. Working with Terrence Malick on
The Thin Red Line (1998) as a sound designer and an ethnomusicologist (Malick and
Letessier produced a CD of the Solomon Islands Melanesian choirs: The Blessed Islands) and
_Endurance (1998)_ certainly was the highlight of his career. Letessier has art directed soundscapes,
created and composed sounds and sound design for some of the most
prestigious and creative directors: Steven Spielberg, Marc Pellington,
Tarsem, Wong-Kar Wai, Michael Bay, Wim Wenders, Terrence Malick to name a few.
