Cast Away Sound Effects

The sound effects in this film are akin to the Simon and Garfunkel song, The Sounds of Silence. Very little music is involved in the film, which adds to the isolation and emotionally bereft nature of Noland’s time spent on the island. Alan Silvestri is the composer of the film’s score and the Avid Film Composer system played a key role in cleaning up sound and dialogue in post-production. If we look at one scene closely, we can begin to understand the nature of the sound effects for this unique motion picture. After a failed attempt at being rescued, Noland realizes he will have to open the FedEx boxes he rescued that drifted to shore after his plane crashed in the hopes of finding something practical.

The scene starts with Noland uncovering the boxes that are under his rubber raft. We hear the rustling of the rubber raft as he slides it from off the boxes. He then picks up a few coconuts and drains them of their milk. We hear the liqui

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