 Sound designer Otts Munderloh was working nearby on "Sugar" but he would sneak into "Pippin" to hear the difference.Munderloh found that "Pippin" sound "was much better" than "Sugar"s, "much crisper, cleaner and louder, because of the shotguns..." As well, orchestrator Ralph Burns spent time with Jacob and sound console operator Larry Spurgeon to point out important instrumental cues.