On YouTube there are a total of seven excellent mini-documentary episodes on how the sound design was produced for Peter Jackson’s remake of King Kong. Here’s the first of the seven videos. In this video Ethan Van der Ryn and Mike Hopkins explain why they prefer not to use sounds from pre-recorded libraries.

Check out the rest of the videos on YouTube:
King Kong Sound Design Part 2
King Kong Sound Design Part 3
King Kong Sound Design Part 4
King Kong Sound Design Part 5
King Kong Sound Design Part 6
King Kong Sound Design Part 7