Paula Fairfield
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 (46)
The End of Oak Street
Mufasa: The Lion King
The King Tide
Spy Kids: Armageddon
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Alita: Battle Angel
Destroyer
mother!
Hands of Stone
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
Machete Kills
The Truth About Emanuel
After the Dark
Snow White and the Huntsman
Predators
Alpha and Omega
Push
Tropic Thunder
Solstice
Planet Terror
The Reaping
Redacted
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer
Lucky Number Slevin
The Black Dahlia
Sin City
Assault on Precinct 13
Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
Wild Things 2
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Wrong Turn
Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over
The Scorpion King
Mr. Deeds
Eight Crazy Nights
The Count of Monte Cristo
Serving Sara
Replicant
Along Came a Spider
Joe Dirt
The Animal
The Crow: Salvation
Panic
Jawbreaker
Hard Eight
