Paula Fairfield

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.

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Director:
1994  Screamers
????  Fragments

Music Editor:
1994  Screamers
2002  Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat
????  Fragments

Online Editor:
1990  One Goes On
1994  Screamers
2002  Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat
????  Fragments

Sound:
1990  One Goes On
1994  Screamers
1997  It Happened in the Stacks
2002  Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat
????  Fragments

Sound Designer:
1990  One Goes On
1994  Screamers
1997  It Happened in the Stacks
2001  The Animal
2002  Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat
2004  Wild Things 2
2005  Assault on Precinct 13
2006  I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer
2006  Lucky Number Slevin
2006  The Black Dahlia
2007  Redacted
2009  Push
2010  Predators
2012  Atlas Shrugged: Part II
2012  Snow White and the Huntsman
2013  After the Dark
2013  Machete Kills
2014  Aban + Khorshid
2014  Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014  Wicked Blood
2017  Buster's Mal Heart
2017  mother!
2019  Alita: Battle Angel
2019  Rabid
2020  Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2021  The Night I Left America
2023  Spy Kids: Armageddon
2024  Mufasa: The Lion King
2024  The King Tide
????  Fragments

Sound Editor:
1990  One Goes On
1994  Screamers
1997  It Happened in the Stacks
2001  The Animal
2002  Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat
2003  Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2004  Wild Things 2
2005  Assault on Precinct 13
2006  I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer
2006  Lucky Number Slevin
2006  The Black Dahlia
2007  Redacted
2009  Push
2010  Predators
2012  Atlas Shrugged: Part II
2012  Snow White and the Huntsman
2013  After the Dark
2013  Machete Kills
2014  Aban + Khorshid
2014  Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014  Wicked Blood
2017  Buster's Mal Heart
2017  mother!
2019  Alita: Battle Angel
2019  Rabid
2020  Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2021  The Night I Left America
2023  Spy Kids: Armageddon
2024  Mufasa: The Lion King
2024  The King Tide
????  Fragments

Sound Effects Designer:
1990  One Goes On
1994  Screamers
1997  It Happened in the Stacks
2001  The Animal
2002  Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat
2003  Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2004  Wild Things 2
2005  Assault on Precinct 13
2006  I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer
2006  Lucky Number Slevin
2006  The Black Dahlia
2007  Redacted
2007  The Reaping
2009  Push
2010  Predators
2012  Atlas Shrugged: Part II
2012  Snow White and the Huntsman
2013  After the Dark
2013  Machete Kills
2014  Aban + Khorshid
2014  Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014  Wicked Blood
2017  Buster's Mal Heart
2017  mother!
2019  Alita: Battle Angel
2019  Rabid
2020  Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2021  The Night I Left America
2023  Spy Kids: Armageddon
2024  Mufasa: The Lion King
2024  The King Tide
????  Fragments

Sound Effects Editor:
1990  One Goes On
1994  Screamers
1995  Senior Trip
1997  Hard Eight
1997  It Happened in the Stacks
1999  Jawbreaker
1999  Out of the Cold
1999  The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
2000  The Crow: Salvation
2001  Daddy and Them
2001  Replicant
2001  The Animal
2002  Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat
2002  Mr. Deeds
2002  The Scorpion King
2003  Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003  Wrong Turn
2004  Wild Things 2
2005  Assault on Precinct 13
2005  Sin City
2005  Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
2006  I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer
2006  Lucky Number Slevin
2006  The Black Dahlia
2007  Planet Terror
2007  Redacted
2007  The Reaping
2008  Tropic Thunder
2009  Push
2010  Predators
2012  Atlas Shrugged: Part II
2012  Snow White and the Huntsman
2013  After the Dark
2013  Machete Kills
2014  Aban + Khorshid
2014  Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014  Wicked Blood
2017  Buster's Mal Heart
2017  mother!
2019  Alita: Battle Angel
2019  Rabid
2020  Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2021  The Night I Left America
2023  Spy Kids: Armageddon
2024  Mufasa: The Lion King
2024  The King Tide
????  Fragments

Supervising Sound Editor:
1990  One Goes On
1994  Screamers
1995  Senior Trip
1997  Hard Eight
1997  It Happened in the Stacks
1999  Jawbreaker
1999  Out of the Cold
1999  The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
2000  Panic
2000  The Crow: Salvation
2001  Daddy and Them
2001  Joe Dirt
2001  Replicant
2001  The Animal
2002  Eight Crazy Nights
2002  Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat
2002  Mr. Deeds
2002  The Scorpion King
2003  Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003  Wrong Turn
2004  Wild Things 2
2005  Assault on Precinct 13
2005  Sin City
2005  Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
2006  I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer
2006  Lucky Number Slevin
2006  The Black Dahlia
2007  Planet Terror
2007  Redacted
2007  The Reaping
2008  Solstice
2008  Tropic Thunder
2009  Push
2010  Predators
2012  Atlas Shrugged: Part II
2012  Snow White and the Huntsman
2013  After the Dark
2013  Machete Kills
2014  Aban + Khorshid
2014  Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014  Wicked Blood
2017  Buster's Mal Heart
2017  mother!
2019  Alita: Battle Angel
2019  Rabid
2020  Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2021  The Night I Left America
2023  Spy Kids: Armageddon
2024  Mufasa: The Lion King
2024  The King Tide
????  Fragments

Supervising Sound Effects Editor:
1990  One Goes On
1994  Screamers
1995  Senior Trip
1996  Maximum Risk
1997  Hard Eight
1997  It Happened in the Stacks
1999  Jawbreaker
1999  Out of the Cold
1999  The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
2000  Panic
2000  The Crow: Salvation
2001  Daddy and Them
2001  Joe Dirt
2001  Replicant
2001  The Animal
2002  Eight Crazy Nights
2002  Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat
2002  Mr. Deeds
2002  The Scorpion King
2003  Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003  Wrong Turn
2004  Wild Things 2
2005  Assault on Precinct 13
2005  Sin City
2005  Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
2006  I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer
2006  Lucky Number Slevin
2006  The Black Dahlia
2007  Planet Terror
2007  Redacted
2007  The Reaping
2008  Solstice
2008  Tropic Thunder
2009  Push
2010  Predators
2012  Atlas Shrugged: Part II
2012  Snow White and the Huntsman
2013  After the Dark
2013  Machete Kills
2014  Aban + Khorshid
2014  Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014  Wicked Blood
2017  Buster's Mal Heart
2017  mother!
2019  Alita: Battle Angel
2019  Rabid
2020  Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2021  The Night I Left America
2023  Spy Kids: Armageddon
2024  Mufasa: The Lion King
2024  The King Tide
????  Fragments

Sound Designer:
2011  Game of Thrones
2021  The Nevers
2022  House of the Dragon
2024  3 Body Problem
2024  Agatha All Along

Sound Effects Editor:
1997  The Third Twin
2011  Game of Thrones
2021  The Nevers
2022  House of the Dragon
2024  3 Body Problem
2024  Agatha All Along

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