About Jim Fiegan


Jim is a sound designer, composer and recording artist based in San Diego, California. He divides his time between creating soundscapes for video, editing his video projects in FCPX and Motion, and performing live music. He plays jazz guitar and pedal steel as well as various electronic gizmos. His hobby is playing Hawaiian music on acoustic and electric lap steel.
His website is http://jimfiegen.com

Why Sound Matters in Movies

Why Sound Matters in Movies

I grew up watching cowboy movies on TV, and my enduring memories from those films are the sounds of creaking saddle leather, horses hooves on rocks and bullets ricocheting. Without those sounds the movies would not have been nearly as credible. Fast forward to the...