From the wet squelch of an alien creature to the crisp tip-tapping of a dance scene, filmic aural experiences are created by foley artists. These audio masters use their imagination and technical know ...

In 1927, the first talkie, called The Jazz Singer, swept the nation and revolutionized movies. Unfortunately, Universal Studios didn’t get the memo — they’d just completed Show Boat, which was to be a ...

Where most artists who create movie sound labor at tasks that can appear fairly obscure and technical, Foley artists look like the ones who have all the fun. They’re clanking pipes, mixing… Where most ...

Foley artists are sharing their sound-effects secrets on Insta. Blood splash? It’s a watermelon getting slashed. Punches? Someone hit a goat carcass. Listen up If you’ve spent any time on Instagram, ...

What does decapitation sound like? How about a demon birth? Foley artists explain just how difficult it is to engineer the sounds of horror. Photo: Gabor Kotschy / A24 People often ask Foley artist ...