Middle-Earth Sound Design: an Interview with David Farmer (Part II)

About this episode

The episode features an interview with sound designer David Farmer discussing his work on The Lord of the Rings films.

Part 2 of our interview with The Lord of the Rings sound designer David Farmer. We discuss the sounds of the Balrog, the Ents, and other various creatures across all three films. David also describes his technical workflow, and speaks with great fondness about the many months he spent in New Zeland with the crew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: David Farmer

Topics covered

• sound design
• film
• interview
• creature sounds
• The Lord of the Rings
• David Farmer

Keywords

• sound design
• Balrog
• Ents
• creatures
• New Zealand
• David Farmer
• The Lord of the Rings

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Lord of the Rings

Places: New Zealand

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• Middle-Earth Sound Design: an Interview with David Farmer (Part I) · January 21, 2026 · 50 min
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