Paula Fairfield
- Known for
- Sound
- Birthplace
- Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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
- Fragments
Fragments TBA
Director

The End of Oak Street 2026
Sound Designer

Mufasa: The Lion King 2024
Sound Designer

The King Tide 2024
Sound Designer

Spy Kids: Armageddon 2023
Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor

The Night I Left America 2021
Sound Designer

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) 2020
Sound Designer

Rabid 2019
Sound Designer

Alita: Battle Angel 2019
Sound Designer

Destroyer 2018
Sound Designer

Feral 2018
Sound Designer

mother! 2017
Sound Designer

Buster's Mal Heart 2017
Sound Designer

Hands of Stone 2016
Supervising Sound Editor

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For 2014
Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor

Aban + Khorshid 2014
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer

Wicked Blood 2014
Sound Designer

Machete Kills 2013
Sound Designer

After the Dark 2013
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer

The Truth About Emanuel 2013
Supervising Sound Editor

Atlas Shrugged: Part II 2012
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer

Snow White and the Huntsman 2012
Sound Effects Editor, Sound Designer

Predators 2010
Sound Designer

Alpha and Omega 2010
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer

Push 2009
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer

Tropic Thunder 2008
Sound Effects Editor

Solstice 2008
Supervising Sound Editor

Redacted 2007
Sound Designer

Black Irish 2007
Sound

Planet Terror 2007
Sound Effects Editor, Sound Designer

The Reaping 2007
Sound Effects Designer

The Black Dahlia 2006
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer

I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer 2006
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer

Lucky Number Slevin 2006
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer

Urban Legends: Bloody Mary 2005
Sound Effects Editor

Sin City 2005
Sound Effects Editor

Assault on Precinct 13 2005
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer

Wild Things 2 2004
Sound Designer

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over 2003
Sound Editor

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 2003
Sound Editor

Wrong Turn 2003
Sound Effects Editor

Eight Crazy Nights 2002
Supervising Sound Editor

Serving Sara 2002
Sound Effects Editor

Martin Lawrence Live: Runteldat 2002
Music Editor

Mr. Deeds 2002
Sound Effects Editor

The Scorpion King 2002
Sound Effects Editor

The Count of Monte Cristo 2002
Sound Effects Designer, Sound Effects Editor

Daddy and Them 2001
Sound Effects Editor

The Animal 2001
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer

Replicant 2001
Sound Effects Editor

Joe Dirt 2001
Supervising Sound Editor

Along Came a Spider 2001
Sound Effects Editor

Cold Heart 2001
Sound Effects Designer

Panic 2000
Supervising Sound Editor

The Right Temptation 2000
Sound Effects Editor

The Crow: Salvation 2000
Sound Effects Editor

Turbulence 2: Fear of Flying 1999
Supervising Sound Editor

Children of the Corn 666: Isaac's Return 1999
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Effects Editor

The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story 1999
Sound Effects Editor

Out of the Cold 1999
Sound Effects Editor

Jawbreaker 1999
Sound Effects Editor

Hard Eight 1997
Sound Effects Editor
- It Happened in the Stacks
It Happened in the Stacks 1997
Sound

Maximum Risk 1996
Supervising Sound Effects Editor

National Lampoon's Senior Trip 1995
Sound Effects Editor

Screamers 1994
Director

One Goes On 1990
Online Editor
Credits from TMDB.