Paula Fairfield
- Known for
- Sound
- Birthplace
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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.
Known For
Filmography
The End of Oak Street
Movie · Sound Designer
Below
TV · Sound Designer · 6 eps
The King Tide
Movie · Sound Designer
Mufasa: The Lion King
Movie · Sound Designer
Agatha All Along
TV · Sound Designer · 9 eps
3 Body Problem
TV · Sound Designer · 8 eps
Spy Kids: Armageddon
Movie · Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor
House of the Dragon
TV · Sound Designer · 8 eps
The Night I Left America
Movie · Sound Designer
The Nevers
TV · Sound Designer · 6 eps
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Movie · Sound Designer
Rabid
Movie · Sound Designer
Alita: Battle Angel
Movie · Sound Designer
Destroyer
Movie · Sound Designer
Feral
Movie · Sound Designer
Buster's Mal Heart
Movie · Sound Designer
mother!
Movie · Sound Designer
Hands of Stone
Movie · Supervising Sound Editor
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Movie · Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor
Wicked Blood
Movie · Sound Designer
Aban + Khorshid
Movie · Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
After the Dark
Movie · Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
Machete Kills
Movie · Sound Designer
The Truth About Emanuel
Movie · Supervising Sound Editor
Snow White and the Huntsman
Movie · Sound Effects Editor, Sound Designer
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Movie · Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
Game of Thrones
TV · Sound Designer · 40 eps
Predators
Movie · Sound Designer
Alpha and Omega
Movie · Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
Push
Movie · Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
Solstice
Movie · Supervising Sound Editor
Tropic Thunder
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
Planet Terror
Movie · Sound Effects Editor, Sound Designer
The Reaping
Movie · Sound Effects Designer
Redacted
Movie · Sound Designer
Black Irish
Movie · Sound
The Black Dahlia
Movie · Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer
Movie · Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
Lucky Number Slevin
Movie · Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
Assault on Precinct 13
Movie · Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
Sin City
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
Wild Things 2
Movie · Sound Designer
Wrong Turn
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Movie · Sound Editor
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Movie · Sound Editor
Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat
Movie · Music Editor
Mr. Deeds
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
Eight Crazy Nights
Movie · Supervising Sound Editor
The Scorpion King
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
The Count of Monte Cristo
Movie · Sound Effects Designer, Sound Effects Editor
Serving Sara
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
The Animal
Movie · Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor
Joe Dirt
Movie · Supervising Sound Editor
Replicant
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
Daddy and Them
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
Cold Heart
Movie · Sound Effects Designer
Along Came a Spider
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
The Crow: Salvation
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
Panic
Movie · Supervising Sound Editor
The Right Temptation
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
Out of the Cold
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
Jawbreaker
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying
Movie · Supervising Sound Editor
Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return
Movie · Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Effects Editor
It Happened in the Stacks
Movie · Sound
Hard Eight
Movie · Sound Effects Editor
The Third Twin
TV · Sound Effects Editor · 2 eps
Maximum Risk
Movie · Supervising Sound Effects Editor
National Lampoon's Senior Trip
Movie · Sound Effects Editor