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Sound For Moving Pictures

Hello there! My name is Nikola Simikic, I’m a re-recording mixer, sound designer, and sound editor based out of Los Angeles, California, and Western Tiger Sound Company exists largely as my personal portfolio. I work mainly in film and television, I’ve worked extensively in advertising and interactive in the past, and I’m a member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild. I’ve been at this for twelve years now, and this website hosts a small collection of the projects I’ve been a part of, but hopefully enough for you to get to know me. Don’t hesitate to reach out for questions about my services, or to just say hi!

re-recording mixer

sound effects editor (season 3)

sound designer, adr mixer

sound designer, mixer

re-recording mixer

sound effects editor

supervising sound editor, re-recording mixer

sound designer (nominated for Golden Reel Award 2017)

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Sound Effects Libraries

Vintage Typewriters is our first sound effects library released to the public. It features five fully mechanical typewriters recorded at high sample rates for pitch and speed manipulation and mechanical sound design. Made for sound editors and designers to work fast, this library is detailed, thorough, and includes rich Soundminer metadata and even Radium instrument presets. Click the button below to learn more. If interested in free sound effects, click here!

Not just one thing.

Narrative

It’s all about the story. Sound is an indispensable part of narrative filmmaking, and I enjoy the deep dive early on in the process to help find and guide the story. With dozens of feature, television, and short film credits, I’ve had the pleasure of bringing the sound of all types of genres to audiences.

Documentary

Documentary runs deep in my veins, from watching them with my dad as a kid, to working on some of my earliest projects as a sound editor. With the fantastic Netflix series, features, and docu-style ads and web content I’ve been apart of, documentary has been a staple of my career.

Advertising

Commercial content for broadcast and web has been the constant that has kept us busy no matter what. Highly stylized Lexus ads, hundreds (thousands?) of spots for Discovery and their networks, a treasure hunt for J.J. Abrams and Bad Robot… Ads have always been there to keep things interesting.

Why Western Tiger?

 

My wife Sarah and daughter Zoey both love butterflies. Sarah has turned our yard into a full on butterfly habitat, it’s really wonderful. One species that comes around every once in a while is a Western Tiger Swallowtail, a giant swallowtail with tiger markings on the back of it’s wings. This one is my favorite, so I named the company after it, inspired by my family’s love for butterflies.


My colleague and friend John Creed and I were interviewed by DesigningSound.org - check it out HERE!