Sound For Moving Pictures
Hello there! My name is Nikola Simikić (aka Niko), I’m a re-recording mixer, sound designer, and supervising sound editor working in feature films, television, advertising, etc. I’m a member of the Motion Picture Editors Guild, and I live in Los Angeles with my wife, daughter, dog, two cats, four chickens, leopard gecko, and various other creatures my family is taking care of. Thirteen years in I’m as obsessed and in love with this career as ever, 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, to talk about your film, or to just say hi!
supervising sound designer, re-recording mixer
re-recording mixer
sound effects editor (season 3)
sound designer, adr mixer
re-recording mixer
sound effects editor
supervising sound editor, re-recording mixer
sound designer (nominated for Golden Reel Award 2017)
Sound Effects Libraries
I have released a couple of sound effects libraries, and I intend to release more in the future!
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Vintage Typewriters 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 here to learn more!
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Broken Car Engine is the knocking, clicking, rattling sound library of a broken 2006 Volvo V50 T5 5 cylinder engine.
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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 the name 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.