Paula Fairfield
Sound
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.
Known for
Sound70
movieThe End of Oak Street
2026
Sound Designer
movieMufasa: The Lion King
2024
Sound Designer
tvAgatha All Along
2024
Sound Designer
movieThe King Tide
2024
Sound Designer
tv3 Body Problem
2024
Sound Designer
movieSpy Kids: Armageddon
2023
Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor
tvHouse of the Dragon
2022
Sound Designer
movieThe Night I Left America
2021
Sound Designer
tvThe Nevers
2021
Sound Designer
movieRabid
2019
Sound Designer
movieAlita: Battle Angel
2019
Sound Designer
movieDestroyer
2018
Sound Designer
movieFeral
2018
Sound Designer
moviemother!
2017
Sound Designer
movieBuster's Mal Heart
2017
Sound Designer
movieHands of Stone
2016
Supervising Sound Editor
movieSin City: A Dame to Kill For
2014
Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor
movieAban + Khorshid
2014
Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
movieWicked Blood
2014
Sound Designer
movieMachete Kills
2013
Sound Designer
movieAfter the Dark
2013
Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
movieThe Truth About Emanuel
2013
Supervising Sound Editor
movieAtlas Shrugged: Part II
2012
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
movieSnow White and the Huntsman
2012
Sound Effects Editor, Sound Designer
tvGame of Thrones
2011
Sound Designer
moviePredators
2010
Sound Designer
movieAlpha and Omega
2010
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
moviePush
2009
Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
movieTropic Thunder
2008
Sound Effects Editor
movieSolstice
2008
Supervising Sound Editor
movieRedacted
2007
Sound Designer
movieBlack Irish
2007
Sound
moviePlanet Terror
2007
Sound Effects Editor, Sound Designer
movieThe Reaping
2007
Sound Effects Designer
movieThe Black Dahlia
2006
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
movieI'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer
2006
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
movieLucky Number Slevin
2006
Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
movieUrban Legends: Bloody Mary
2005
Sound Effects Editor
movieSin City
2005
Sound Effects Editor
movieAssault on Precinct 13
2005
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
movieWild Things 2
2004
Sound Designer
movieSpy Kids 3-D: Game Over
2003
Sound Editor
movieTerminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003
Sound Editor
movieWrong Turn
2003
Sound Effects Editor
movieEight Crazy Nights
2002
Supervising Sound Editor
movieServing Sara
2002
Sound Effects Editor
movieMartin Lawrence Live: Runteldat
2002
Music Editor
movieMr. Deeds
2002
Sound Effects Editor
movieThe Scorpion King
2002
Sound Effects Editor
movieThe Count of Monte Cristo
2002
Sound Effects Designer, Sound Effects Editor
movieDaddy and Them
2001
Sound Effects Editor
movieThe Animal
2001
Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
movieReplicant
2001
Sound Effects Editor
movieJoe Dirt
2001
Supervising Sound Editor
movieAlong Came a Spider
2001
Sound Effects Editor
movieCold Heart
2001
Sound Effects Designer
moviePanic
2000
Supervising Sound Editor
movieThe Right Temptation
2000
Sound Effects Editor
movieThe Crow: Salvation
2000
Sound Effects Editor
movieTurbulence 2: Fear of Flying
1999
Supervising Sound Editor
movieChildren of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return
1999
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Effects Editor
movieThe Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
1999
Sound Effects Editor
movieOut of the Cold
1999
Sound Effects Editor
movieJawbreaker
1999
Sound Effects Editor
tvThe Third Twin
1997
Sound Effects Editor
movieHard Eight
1997
Sound Effects Editor
movieMaximum Risk
1996
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
movieNational Lampoon's Senior Trip
1995
Sound Effects Editor
Directing2
movieScreamers
1994
Director
Fragments
Director
Editing1
movieOne Goes On
1990
Online Editor