More Pain More Gain

More Pain More Gain remains one of the defining milestones of my career as a Sound Designer. As the end-to-end creative decision-maker for sound design and audio engineering, I worked closely with the director to translate the film’s central theme of toxic masculinity into a compelling sonic experience. Through carefully crafted soundscapes, visceral body impacts, strained breathing, and an increasingly oppressive gym atmosphere, I helped build the tension, pain, and psychological intensity of a weightlifting duel between two men determined to prove their masculinity through suffering. This project challenged me to think beyond technical execution and use sound as a storytelling device that shaped the audience’s emotional experience. The impact of our collective creative vision was ultimately recognized when More Pain More Gain won Best Short Film at the Stockholm International Fantastic Film Festival – Monsters of Film, making it one of the most rewarding and memorable projects of my career.