How Jane Campion’s ‘The Power of the Dog’ Captures a Unique Sound Landscape
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorWhen Robert Mackenzie, supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer on Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog,” first read the script, he felt the story not only held a mirror up to life but challenged his thinking.Mackenzie worked to capture the sounds of Montana in this story featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as Phil Burbank, an intimidating presence who looms over a sprawling Montana ranch. When his brother, George, played by Jesse Plemons, returns home with his wife, Rose, played by Kirsten Dunst, and her son, Peter, played by Kodi Smit-McPhee, he becomes resentful of the new dynamic.MacKenzie says, Campion’s approach to sound is one of reverence and innocence.