Re-recording (filmmaking)

This article is about sound and film editing. For the speedrunning technique, see Re-recording (video gaming).

Re-recording is the process by which the audio track of a film or video production is created.^[1][2] An Audio re-recording is often called a re-recording of music. As sound elements are mixed and combined the process necessitates "re-recording" all of the audio elements, such as dialogue, music, sound effects, by the sound re-recording mixer(s) to achieve the desired result, which is the final soundtrack that the audience hears when the finished film is played. This may involve processes such as dubbing and automated dialogue replacement.^[3]

It is carried out by a re-recording mixer.^[4]