Inside Darius Marder and Nicholas Becker's experiment to create subjectivity through a point of hearing. At the heart of every filmmaking decision is one question: Where is the audience in ...

In the opening scene of Silent Hill, it’s the first time players finally get to hear the notorious siren. This is probably the sound effect that defined the rest of the Silent Hill franchise and is ...

Audio is one of the biggest drivers for keeping audience attention. Simon Wyndham talks about sound design, and why the idea of it begins at a very simple level. In a world where people often watch ...

Capcom’s Resident Evil series has often masterfully created tension and scares from the sounds you hear while tiptoeing around ominous environments. While the zombies and monstrosities that walk ...

In The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the final boss is placed enticingly within your reach from very early on. You can fight him basically as soon as you finish the tutorial regions. But ...

As the only university in the country that offers B.F.A, M.A., and M.F.A degrees in sound design, it would be easy for the Savannah College of Art and Design to simply tout that fact as a selling ...

When it comes to drawing players into the world of their game, realistic graphics and intricate simulations are far from the only tools in a developer's arsenal. Sound often plays just as much a part ...

The 2024 Tony Awards will be revealed on Sunday, June 16, and one of the esteemed nominees is sound designer Bray Poor, who is nominated with Will Pickens for “Best Sound Design of a Play” for their ...

This book walks through the process of creating a show, from first contact to press night, with examples from high-profile productions. Topics include analyzing a script to develop ideas; discussing ...

The wind howls. Tree branches creak. The life of the forest breathes into you. You're immersed in an epic soundscape. The environment feels so real you could touch it, even though you know it’s an ...