What does dry mummy skin sound like—and what everyday material might help create it? At Sonic Days 2026, sound designer Peter Albrechtsen takes us inside Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, with conform editor Thomas Perez-Pape joining him to explore the workflow behind the soundtrack.
Their session examines how a familiar horror subject can acquire a fresh sonic identity. Textures, dynamics and small details all contribute to unease, giving the audience a physical relationship with what is happening on screen.
A family reunion turns into a nightmare
Lee Cronin’s film follows a family whose daughter disappeared in the desert eight years earlier. When she returns, the reunion brings a new threat into their lives. The premise places something deeply familiar—the family home and the people within it—under extraordinary pressure.
Warner Bros.’ official film page provides the synopsis, trailer and viewing options. Watching the film or trailer offers context for the sound team’s discussion of how horror is shaped through what an audience hears.
Texture, tension and creative exchange
Peter will discuss the choices behind the film’s sound and how the soundtrack developed through international collaboration. The talk connects individual details with the larger task of creating tension: how a sound establishes a material, suggests a presence or gives an action its unsettling weight.
The dry-skin question gives the session a concrete point of entry into that process. During the presentation, visitors can guess which food item was used to create the effect for a chance to win a film poster signed by Peter.
Keeping sound connected to a changing picture
Thomas will add a brief look at the conform workflow that supports the creative exchange. As the picture edit develops, the soundtrack needs to stay connected to it so that the work of the sound team can continue to evolve with the film.
For sound designers, editors and filmmakers, the session brings creative invention and production organisation into the same conversation. It is a chance to hear how ideas move between filmmakers and sound specialists, and how the details of a soundtrack contribute to a film’s identity.
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Lee Cronin’s The Mummy: A Fresh Approach to Horror Sound
Wednesday 18 November 2026 · 11:00–12:30 CET
Room 0.40 — Motion Picture Sound Editors
Track: Sound for Film & TV
Sonic College, Kolding
Register free and add the session to your Sched programme. Sonic Days takes place on 18–19 November 2026, with a warm-up programme on 17 November.
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