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‘House of the Dragon’ Sound Designer Used Seals, Pigs, Birds and Infants to Give the Creatures ‘Beautiful Voices Even in Death’

By Rosemary Rossi Jun 8, 2025 | 2:00 PM

When creating the vocal personalities of the titular fire breathers in HBO’s “House of the Dragon,” sound designer Paula Fairfield starts by giving them a story. Whether it’s “old lady” Vhagar, or “white boy who thinks he can rap” Caraxes, or the “fidgety” 13-year-old Taylor Swift fan in Syrax, this is how Fairfield gets to […]