263 JCC 7 (3) pp. 263–276 Intellect Limited 2013 Journal of Chinese Cinemas Volume 7 Number 3 © 2013 Intellect Ltd Article. English language. doi: 10.1386/jcc.7.3.263_1 Keywords Dolby film sound film exhibition transnational cinema Let the Bullets Fly Tron: Legacy MarK GallaGher and Julian strinGer University of Nottingham reshaping contemporary Chinese film sound: dolby laboratories and changing industrial practices abstraCt The recent growth of mainland China’s commercial film industry has been accom- panied by the transformation of its production cultures, exhibition arrangements and audience experiences. This article provides an analysis of the complex role Chinese film sound has played in these developments. Taking as its focus the work of Dolby Laboratories in China, the article investigates how and why complex international dynamics underpin both high-end commercial Chinese sound designs and the audio tracks of foreign films released in the country. By considering audio post-production personnel’s mediating role and their professional contributions to a range of industrial developments as well as specific films, the article demonstrates how different stakeholders manage the changing needs (at the level of film sound) of producer and consumer alike. It therefore develops a critical perspective of workflows in Chinese screen industries where local and global investments merge. A key challenge facing scholars of Chinese cinema is to map the shifting significance of contemporary transnational film-making in empirical terms. In particular, investigating how and why workers from the fast-growing