Observer

How the Sound Effects Editor of ‘La La Land’ Hacks Your Movie-Watching Brain

Oscar night in America has many timeless traditions: judging beautiful women on their stylist’s choice in clothing, a toothless joke about politics in the opening monologue, a nomination for Meryl ...
Cinema Blend

Stranger Things Lead Sound Effects Editor Reveals Delightfully Unexpected (And Effective) Sources For The Demo-Bats In Season 4

Sci-Fi Shows Stranger Things' final battle was going to feature Demos, but Ross Duffer was worried fans were "fatigued" by them Sci-Fi Shows Stranger Things season 5 cave explained: what is it, how ...
Forbes

‘Stranger Things 4’ Lead Sound Effects Editor Reveals How ‘The Omen’ Inspired Vecna’s Sinister Clock Chime

If you recently found yourself on Stranger Things TikTok, then you probably know that Season 4’s ominous chime of the Creel House grandfather clock — a sound now associated with the arrival of Vecna — ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Peter Berkos, Oscar-Winning Sound Effects Editor on ‘The Hindenburg,’ Dies at 101

The Universal veteran worked on 'Touch of Evil,' 'The Sting' and 'Slap Shot,' mentored Steven Spielberg and fought to get sound editors the credit they deserve. By Rhett Bartlett Peter Berkos, the ...
Wall Street Journal

Meet the Sound Editor Bringing ‘Toy Story 4’ Characters to Life

Qianbaihui Yang has pointed a microphone at a roaring, spitting jaguar, walked alongside biting camels and stood near a pack of playful, loud elephants—all to capture realistic sound effects. A sound ...