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Paula Fairfield

Paula Fairfield

Sound

Biography

Best known for her work on the iconic TV shows Game of Thrones and Lost, Paula has garnered numerous awards and nominations for her work in both Canada and the US, including 10 Emmy nominations and 1 win for her work on Game of Thrones.

TV, film, commercials, and basically anything that makes noise. Her passion is high-concept sound design, and her main interest is working with visionary filmmakers, as clearly reflected in her resume and her background as an artist. During the course of her career, she has worked with auteurs including James Cameron, Darren Aronofsky, Robert Rodriguez, Brian DePalma, Paul McGuigan, and The Soska Sisters. And she has done work for a range of platforms, including film, TV, commercials, mnemonics, VR, installations, and immersive concerts. She was born and raised in Nova Scotia and is a graduate of NSCAD University. During her career as an exhibiting artist, she was the co-director of Canada's foremost media art centre, Charles Street Video. Her art work resides in several collections worldwide, including the National Gallery of Canada.

In addition to her commercial work, Paula has recently started her immersive sound composition, Ocean of Tears, a sonic poem about grief. She presented a work-in-progress act from this work in London, in conjunction with the University of Greenwich and the L-Acoustics’ L-ISA team, in August 2019. The full work will premiere in 2020. Stay tuned here for more information to come.

Acting History

Future
Fragments
Director
2026
The End of Oak Street
Sound Designer
2024
The King Tide
Sound Designer
Mufasa: The Lion King
Sound Designer
3 Body Problem
TVSound Designer
Agatha All Along
TVSound Designer
2023
Spy Kids: Armageddon
Sound Designer
Spy Kids: Armageddon
Sound Effects Editor
2022
House of the Dragon
TVSound Designer
2021
The Nevers
TVSound Designer
2019
Alita: Battle Angel
Sound Designer
Rabid
Sound Designer
2018
Feral
Sound Designer
Destroyer
Sound Designer
2017
mother!
Sound Designer
Buster's Mal Heart
Sound Designer
2016
Hands of Stone
Supervising Sound Editor
2014
Wicked Blood
Sound Designer
Aban + Khorshid
Supervising Sound Editor
Aban + Khorshid
Sound Designer
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Sound Effects Editor
2013
After the Dark
Sound Designer
After the Dark
Supervising Sound Editor
The Truth About Emanuel
Supervising Sound Editor
Machete Kills
Sound Designer
2012
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Supervising Sound Editor
Snow White and the Huntsman
Sound Effects Editor
2011
Game of Thrones
TVSound Designer
2010
Alpha and Omega
Supervising Sound Editor
Alpha and Omega
Sound Designer
Predators
Sound Designer
2009
Push
Supervising Sound Editor
Push
Sound Designer
2008
Solstice
Supervising Sound Editor
Tropic Thunder
Sound Effects Editor
2007
Redacted
Sound Designer
Planet Terror
Sound Effects Editor
Planet Terror
Sound Designer
The Reaping
Sound Effects Designer
2006
Lucky Number Slevin
Supervising Sound Editor
Lucky Number Slevin
Sound Designer
The Black Dahlia
Supervising Sound Editor
The Black Dahlia
Sound Designer
2005
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
Sound Effects Editor
Assault on Precinct 13
Supervising Sound Editor
Sin City
Sound Effects Editor
2004
Wild Things 2
Sound Designer
2003
2002
Serving Sara
Sound Effects Editor
Mr. Deeds
Sound Effects Editor
Eight Crazy Nights
Supervising Sound Editor
The Count of Monte Cristo
Sound Effects Designer
The Count of Monte Cristo
Sound Effects Editor
The Scorpion King
Sound Effects Editor
2001
The Animal
Supervising Sound Editor
The Animal
Sound Designer
Cold Heart
Sound Effects Designer
Along Came a Spider
Sound Effects Editor
Replicant
Sound Effects Editor
Daddy and Them
Sound Effects Editor
Joe Dirt
Supervising Sound Editor
2000
Panic
Supervising Sound Editor
The Right Temptation
Sound Effects Editor
The Crow: Salvation
Sound Effects Editor
1999
Out of the Cold
Sound Effects Editor
Jawbreaker
Sound Effects Editor
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying
Supervising Sound Editor
1997
Hard Eight
Sound Effects Editor
The Third Twin
TVSound Effects Editor
1996
Maximum Risk
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
1995
National Lampoon's Senior Trip
Sound Effects Editor
1994
Screamers
Director
1990
One Goes On
Online Editor

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Known For
Sound
Gender
Female