Mufasa Lion King movie I worked on
/Mufasa Lion King 2024 is a movie I was hired to work on. Tons of animal recordings were done here in Florida, in Texas and in Tennesse.
When you hear the adult lion roar, it’s from Alex, The Lion in Arcadia, Florida. Warthog sounds came from Bruce and Gibbs in Texas. Sounds of Zazu (African Red-Bill Hornbill bird) came from Pilar, in Tennessee.
It would take several several entries to write down all that was done for this movie. Enjoy our hard work.
Special thanks to Director Barry Jenkins, Supervising Sound Editor Onnalee Blank, and entire Sound Department, Lions Tigers and Bears, Robert & Jenny at Zoomagination, Kelly, Shiloh Keuler, Memphis Zoo, and many many more!
The following photos are property of Watson Wu.
ALEX THE LION IN ARCADIA, FLORIDA, USA
recording warthog sounds in texas (bruce and gibbs with robert, former owner of zoomagination)
Samson the 800 pound tiger (samson was one of the tigers we recorded). he passed away during 2022. Samson will be missed.
RECORDING AFRICAN ELEPHANTS. GINA IS 8,200 POUNDS!
RECORDING ADORABLE MEERKATS IN TENNESSEE
MEERKATS STEALING MY RODE WIRELESS GO II MICS
MEERKATS WERE CURIOUS AND AFRAID OF ME AND MY GEAR, BOTH AT THE SAME TIME, LOL!
Zazu, an african red-bill hornbill bird (pilar has since passed away - she IS missed)
MANDRILL MONKEYS IN TENNESSEE
Over 20 microphones and over 12 multi-track recorders were used to record all of the needed sounds. Oh, and Bruce the warthog, only killed two mics, lol!!
Click HERE to read press releases for Sound, for Mufasa Lion King movie!
