Paula Fairfield
Known For: Sound
Biography
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.
Filmography
2026
- The End of Oak Street ... (Sound Designer)
2024
- 3 Body Problem ... (Sound Designer)
- Mufasa: The Lion King ... (Sound Designer)
- Agatha All Along ... (Sound Designer)
- The King Tide ... (Sound Designer)
2023
- Spy Kids: Armageddon ... (Sound Designer)
2022
- House of the Dragon ... (Sound Designer)
2021
- The Nevers ... (Sound Designer)
- The Night I Left America ... (Sound Designer)
2020
- Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) ... (Sound Designer)
2019
- Alita: Battle Angel ... (Sound Designer)
- Rabid ... (Sound Designer)
2017
- mother! ... (Sound Designer)
- Buster's Mal Heart ... (Sound Designer)
2016
- Hands of Stone ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
2014
- Sin City: A Dame to Kill For ... (Sound Designer)
- Wicked Blood ... (Sound Designer)
- Aban + Khorshid ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
2013
- Machete Kills ... (Sound Designer)
- After the Dark ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- The Truth About Emanuel ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
2012
- Snow White and the Huntsman ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Atlas Shrugged: Part II ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
2011
- Game of Thrones ... (Sound Designer)
2010
- Predators ... (Sound Designer)
- Alpha and Omega ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
2009
- Push ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
2008
- Tropic Thunder ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Solstice ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
2007
- Planet Terror ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- The Reaping ... (Sound Effects Designer)
- Redacted ... (Sound Designer)
- Black Irish ... (Sound)
2006
- Lucky Number Slevin ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- The Black Dahlia ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
2005
- Sin City ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Assault on Precinct 13 ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- Urban Legends: Bloody Mary ... (Sound Effects Editor)
2004
- Wild Things 2 ... (Sound Designer)
2003
- Wrong Turn ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines ... (Sound Editor)
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over ... (Sound Editor)
2002
- The Count of Monte Cristo ... (Sound Effects Designer)
- The Scorpion King ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Mr. Deeds ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Serving Sara ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Eight Crazy Nights ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat ... (Music Editor)
2001
- Along Came a Spider ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- The Animal ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- Joe Dirt ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- Replicant ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Cold Heart ... (Sound Effects Designer)
- Daddy and Them ... (Sound Effects Editor)
2000
- The Crow: Salvation ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Panic ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- The Right Temptation ... (Sound Effects Editor)
1999
- Jawbreaker ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Out of the Cold ... (Sound Effects Editor)
1997
- Hard Eight ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- The Third Twin ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- It Happened in the Stacks ... (Sound)
1996
- Maximum Risk ... (Supervising Sound Effects Editor)
1995
- National Lampoon's Senior Trip ... (Sound Effects Editor)
1994
- Screamers ... (Director)
1990
- One Goes On ... (Online Editor)