Corsair 115
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That's not entirely accurate. It would be more correct to say that no audio captured the sound of demolition charges detonating. This is an important difference.The No-Sounders claim first that no audio captured on 9/11 has the sound of explosions.
A firecracker is an explosion, albeit a tiny one. A hand grendade is an explosion, though it too is relatively small. A demolition charge, of the kind usually used to demolish buildings, is on the other hand very powerful and very loud.
For the same reason sound effects are added to any other film — to make the scene more dramatic. How many guns do you see fired in a movie or television show actually sound like that when fired for real? Same sort of thing.Nobody's saying that Rudi himself is responsible for adding the sound of explosions ( two of them, pre collapse ) to the audio in a movie that was merely about him. From what I gather on the gravy's new video thread, the BOOM BOOM was added by the foley guys when they were putting the movie together.
Good question though.....Why ?
Real sounds are often either dull or don't have enough "oomph" for a dramatic scene, so they get replaced with sound effects during post-production. There is also the additional reason that it gives greater control during the mixing of the many soundtracks together to produce the final soundtrack. Individual tracks for dialogue, sound effects, music, etc., means each can be selectively controlled to produce the best dramatic result.
Remember, every non-documentary film, whether it's based on a true story or is wholly fictional, is a piece of entertainment first and foremost. Reality will take a back seat to making it dramatic.
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