Paula Fairfield

Paula Fairfield

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.

Production

Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat

2002

As Music Editor

After the Dark

2013

As Sound Designer

After the Dark

2013

As Supervising Sound Editor

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

2014

As Sound Designer

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

2014

As Sound Effects Editor

Assault on Precinct 13

2005

As Sound Designer

Assault on Precinct 13

2005

As Supervising Sound Editor

The Black Dahlia

2006

As Sound Designer

Eight Crazy Nights

2002

As Supervising Sound Editor

Machete Kills

2013

As Sound Designer

Snow White and the Huntsman

2012

As Sound Effects Editor

Snow White and the Huntsman

2012

As Sound Designer

The Animal

2001

As Sound Designer

The Animal

2001

As Supervising Sound Editor

Wrong Turn

2003

As Sound Effects Editor

Buster's Mal Heart

2017

As Sound Designer

Maximum Risk

1996

As Supervising Sound Effects Editor

Urban Legends: Bloody Mary

2005

As Sound Effects Editor

Predators

2010

As Sound Designer

Sin City

2005

As Sound Effects Editor

The Scorpion King

2002

As Sound Effects Editor

Jawbreaker

1999

As Sound Effects Editor

The Reaping

2007

As Sound Effects Designer

Redacted

2007

As Sound Designer

Replicant

2001

As Sound Effects Editor

Hard Eight

1997

As Sound Effects Editor

Push

2009

As Supervising Sound Editor

Push

2009

As Sound Designer

Lucky Number Slevin

2006

As Supervising Sound Editor

Lucky Number Slevin

2006

As Sound Designer

mother!

2017

As Sound Designer

Alita: Battle Angel

2019

As Sound Designer

Daddy and Them

2001

As Sound Effects Editor

Wicked Blood

2014

As Sound Designer

Aban + Khorshid

2014

As Sound Designer

Aban + Khorshid

2014

As Supervising Sound Editor

Tropic Thunder

2008

As Sound Effects Editor

Screamers

1994

As Director

Rabid

2019

As Sound Designer

The Black Dahlia

2006

As Supervising Sound Editor

Planet Terror

2007

As Sound Effects Editor

I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer

2006

As Supervising Sound Editor

The Night I Left America

2021

As Sound Designer

One Goes On

1990

As Online Editor

Mr. Deeds

2002

As Sound Effects Editor

Fragments

0000

As Director

Atlas Shrugged: Part II

2012

As Supervising Sound Editor

Atlas Shrugged: Part II

2012

As Sound Designer

The Crow: Salvation

2000

As Sound Effects Editor

Wild Things 2

2004

As Sound Designer

Panic

2000

As Supervising Sound Editor

Joe Dirt

2001

As Supervising Sound Editor

The King Tide

2024

As Sound Designer

Spy Kids: Armageddon

2023

As Sound Designer

Spy Kids: Armageddon

2023

As Sound Effects Editor

Solstice

2008

As Supervising Sound Editor

Mufasa: The Lion King

2024

As Sound Designer

Out of the Cold

1999

As Sound Effects Editor

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