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.
Movies (67)
The End of Oak Street
2026 · Sound Designer
Mufasa: The Lion King
2024 · Sound Designer
La Niña Del Mar
2024 · Sound Designer
Miniespías: Armagedón
2023 · Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor
The Night I Left America
2021 · Sound Designer
Aves De Presa y La Fantabulosa Emancipación De Una Harley Quinn
2020 · Sound Designer
Furia
2019 · Sound Designer
Battle Angel: La última guerrera
2019 · Sound Designer
Destrucción
2018 · Sound Designer
Feral
2018 · Sound Designer
¡Madre!
2017 · Sound Designer
Buster's Mal Heart
2017 · Sound Designer
Manos de piedra
2016 · Supervising Sound Editor
Sin City 2: Una Dama Fatal
2014 · Sound Effects Editor, Sound Designer
Aban + Khorshid
2014 · Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
Wicked Blood
2014 · Sound Designer
Machete Mata
2013 · Sound Designer
After the Dark
2013 · Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
The Truth About Emanuel
2013 · Supervising Sound Editor
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
2012 · Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
Blancanieves y el cazador
2012 · Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor
Depredadores
2010 · Sound Designer
Alfa y Omega
2010 · Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
Héroes
2009 · Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
Una guerra de película
2008 · Sound Effects Editor
Miedo al Amanecer
2008 · Supervising Sound Editor
Crimenes de guerra - Samarra
2007 · Sound Designer
Black Irish
2007 · Sound
Planeta Terror
2007 · Sound Effects Editor, Sound Designer
Prueba de fe
2007 · Sound Effects Designer
La Dalia Negra
2006 · Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
Siempre sabré lo que hicieron el verano pasado
2006 · Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
Asesino a Sueldo
2006 · Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
Leyenda urbana 3: El fantasma del espejo
2005 · Sound Effects Editor
Sin City: La Ciudad del Pecado
2005 · Sound Effects Editor
Masacre en la cárcel 13
2005 · Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
Criaturas Salvajes 2
2004 · Sound Designer
Mini espías 3-D
2003 · Sound Editor
Terminator 3: La rebelión de las máquinas
2003 · Sound Editor
Camino hacia el terror
2003 · Sound Effects Editor
Ocho Noches de Locura
2002 · Supervising Sound Editor
Serving Sara
2002 · Sound Effects Editor
Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat
2002 · Music Editor
La herencia del Sr. Deeds
2002 · Sound Effects Editor
El rey escorpión
2002 · Sound Effects Editor
El Conde de Montecristo
2002 · Sound Effects Designer, Sound Effects Editor
Daddy and Them
2001 · Sound Effects Editor
Animal
2001 · Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
Replicante
2001 · Sound Effects Editor
Joe Dirt
2001 · Supervising Sound Editor
Telaraña
2001 · Sound Effects Editor
Cold Heart
2001 · Sound Effects Designer
Panic
2000 · Supervising Sound Editor
The Right Temptation
2000 · Sound Effects Editor
El Cuervo 3: Salvación
2000 · Sound Effects Editor
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying
1999 · Supervising Sound Editor
Los Niños del Maíz 666: Cosecha negra
1999 · Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Effects Editor
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999 · Sound Effects Editor
Out of the Cold
1999 · Sound Effects Editor
Bromas que matan
1999 · Sound Effects Editor
Hard Eight
1997 · Sound Effects Editor
It Happened in the Stacks
1997 · Sound
Máximo Riesgo
1996 · Supervising Sound Effects Editor
National Lampoon's Senior Trip
1995 · Sound Effects Editor
Screamers
1994 · Director
One Goes On
1990 · Online Editor
Fragments
· Director
