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The Film Sound Power List

Film Sound Power List

We're glad to give you our Ultimate Film Sound page - bringing you exclusive film sound stories, interviews, guides, resource lists, tips, sound effects, books, jobs, community pages, and much more about sound for film & audio post production. Happy exploring, and be sure to share with your friends and colleagues, so more people can benefit from these resources!
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Film Sound Resources:

 

Here are some of the film sound-related resources and guides we’ve shared on the A Sound Effect blog over the years:

12 interesting film sound tutorial videos:
 

Michael Cullen shares his insights on film sound creation in these 12 tutorial videos:
 
 
 
 

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Award-winning sound designer David Farmer shares tips, tricks & techniques from working 25+ years in sound:

David Farmer gets you tips, tricks and techniques learned from decades in audio post production:
 
 

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Brandon Proctor talks techniques and tools for re-recording mixing today:

Supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer Brandon Proctor shares stories & insights from his 20+ years in the business:
 
 
 

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Doing sound for independent film – tips, tricks & insights from Tom Disher and Paul Zahnley:

Composer and sound designer Tom Disher and re-recording mixer Paul Zahnley share their tips, tricks & insights from many years of doing sound for independent films:

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Heikki Kossi on the art and craft of Foley sound

Experienced Foley artist Heikki Kossi shares insights and stories from doing Foley sound on 100s of films:
 
 

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Herb Ferrette shares thoughts and strategies for running a boutique-sized sound facility

Herb Ferrette shares insights from over 35 years in the media industry:
 
 

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How to create Pro Tools templates for post production – with Paul Maunder:

Check out this great tutorial on setting up Pro Tools templates for post production:
 
 

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Lessons learned from 20+ years in sound: Jeremy Peirson on field recording

Jeremy Peirson shares stories, approaches, and lessons learned from a life in sound – with a particular focus on field recording:

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Composing for film – with Pinar Toprak, Nainita Desai, and Jonathan Snipes

Award-winning composers Pinar Toprak, Nainita Desai, and Jonathan Snipes share insights on how to succeed as a film composer:
 

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How to succeed in sound design for Film, Documentaries, and Trailers – with Nia Hansen, Peter Albrechtsen, & Karél Psota

Great insights on how to make it in sound for film & trailers, with insights from Nia Hansen, Peter Albrechtsen, & Karél Psota:

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How to succeed in Sound Editing, Sound for Advertising, and Production Sound – with Lucy J Mitchell, Chris Pinkston and Irin Strauss:

Hear how to succeed in sound, from some of the brightest minds – and sharpest ears – in the industry:

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How To Actually Live as an Audio Freelancer – by Melissa Pons:

Melissa Pons shares insights and thoughts – from herself and others in the community – on living as a freelancer in the sound industry:
 

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Mandell Winter gives us a peek into the world of Sound Supervision

Mandell Winter is a two-time Emmy nominated Supervising Sound Editor who has worked on many films and television series. And in this interview with Doug Siebum, he sheds some light on what the Supervising Sound Editor role involves:

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Randy Thom: Designing A Movie For Sound

Here’s Academy award-winning sound designer Randy Thom’s insightful plea for sound to be taken as seriously as visuals in film storytelling:
 
 
 
 

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Randy Thom: Why Is Sound Important?

Randy Thom shares his thoughts on why sound matters:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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SIGHT & SOUND: The Cinema of Walter Murch – watch this fascinating feature-length documentary here:

Jon Lefkovitz has released an interesting, feature-length documentary with legendary film editor and sound designer Walter Murch. You can watch the full documentary here:
 

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Sound Designer Tormod Ringnes’ 4-Step Approach to Great Film Sound

Here’s why (and how) Tormod Ringnes applies his 4-step approach to all sound design projects, no matter the size of the production:
 

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Sound for indie film:

Supervising Sound Editor Jacob Bloomfield-Misrach shares insights, tips and lessons learned from overseeing 100+ sound projects per year:
 
 
 

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Sound Opinion: Should people in the sound industry work for free?

Doug Siebum shares his story and experiences doing free work in sound – and whether you should do that in the first place:
 
 

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The Psychology of Sound Design – with Ai-Ling Lee, Will Files & Craig Henighan:

Check out this great panel talk from The Rough Cut, hosted by Matt Feury and featuring Ai-Ling Lee, Will Files & Craig Henighan talking about the fundamentals of film sound:

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The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Foley Editing

Want to get Foley editing right? Sound supervisor Yuri Pridachin from Foley First shares his essential tips, insights and lessons learned in this in-depth guide:

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Tim Nielsen offers insight into the role of Supervising Sound Editor

Film sound veteran Tim Nielsen shares insight on supervising a film:
 
 

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Tips and thoughts on running your own audio post production house – with William McGuigan:

William McGuigan shares insights on starting and running his own boutique audio post house:
 

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Video: How animal sounds are made for movies and TV – with veteran Foley artist Marko Costanzo:

Find out how animal Foley is done – with veteran Foley artist Marko Costanzo:
 

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Video: How movie sound effects are made – with Foley artist Marko Costanzo:

A great Mashable video featuring Foley artist Marko Costanzo, on the art and craft of Foley
 
 

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Video: Meet the Foley team at Skywalker Sound:

Check out this excellent video from American Lifestyle on the Foley team at Skywalker Sound, featuring Foley artists John Roesch and Shelley Roden, and mixer Scott Curtis:

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Video: The importance of audio post in indie film

Sound designer Ugo Derouard demonstrates five steps of audio post production – and how they affect a given scene:
 
 

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Videos: Sound Mixing and Sound Editing explained – by the legendary Walter Murch:

Walter Murch explains sound mixing and sound editing – with examples from his own work:
 
 

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Highlighted Film Sound Stories & Interviews:

 

This is a small selection of film sound stories and interviews we’ve shared over the years, giving you a behind the scenes look at the techniques, approaches and creative work that goes into creating sound for film:

Behind Baby Driver’s masterfully musical sound design:

Here’s how the team did it, as told by supervising sound editor/sound designer/re-recording mixer Julian Slater, and sound effects recordist Watson Wu:
 

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Behind the crystalline sound of Frozen 2:

Supervising sound editor Odin Benitez, music editor Fernand Bos, and dialogue/music mixer David E. Fluhr discuss their approach to weaving sound design, songs, and score into a fluid, immersive soundscape:
 

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Behind the horrifying sound of ‘Alien: Covenant’

Here, they discuss their approach to sound design on Alien: Covenant, from building on original Alien sound concepts to creating new sounds for the Neomorph, the Covenant ship, the radio transmissions from the Prometheus, and more.

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Behind the spectacular sound of ‘Dunkirk’ – with Richard King:

Get the full story on how the film’s rich, dense, and immersive soundscape was created, in this A Sound Effect interview with Oscar-winning supervising sound editor Richard King:
 

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Building the brilliant sound for The LEGO Batman Movie

Wayne Pashley takes you behind the scenes on the sound and shares details about how he and his team brought the animated Batman toys to life through sound:
 

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Creating 1917’s Intense, Immersive Sound of War:

We talk with sound supervisor Oliver Tarney about how the visuals impacted his approach to the sound and how he created the film’s immersive, authentic WWI sound.
 

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Creating The Poetic Sci-Fi Sound Of ‘Arrival’:

Critics describe Arrival as ‘a must-see experience for fans of thinking person’s sci-fi’ – and in this interview with the Arrival sound team, you’ll discover why the sound for the film is definitely something else too:

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Designing Aquaman’s dramatic deep-sea sound:

In this in-depth A Sound Effect interview, supervising sound editors Peter Brown and Joe Dzuban take you behind the scenes on their sound work for the film
 

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Designing the dark and gritty sound of Joker:

Warner Bros. Sound’s Oscar-winning Supervising Sound Editor Alan Robert Murray shares details on how he and the sound team brought Gotham City to life with custom recordings and era-appropriate effects, and how they subtly blended the sound and score to create a visceral, cruel, and crazy world.

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Designing the deeply disturbing sound of ‘Midsommar’:

Supervising sound editor/re-recording mixer Gene Park tells the story on how sound was used to help achieve such a high level of emotional discomfort and disorientation:
 
 
 

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Finding the Sound of Soul

Supervising sound editors Coya Elliott and Ren Klyce talk about designing sounds to fit the score, creating the voices of the ‘lost souls,’ recording voices for the unborn souls, and much more!
 
 
 
 
 

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Horror Special: Behind the sound for 11 of the scariest horror movies out there:

It’s time for a horror special, and to get you in that spooky mood, here are 11 A Sound Effect stories behind the sound for some of the scariest horror movies and series out there:
 
 
 

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The gloriously punchy sound of ‘John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum’:

How the fast, precise, and brutal sound for John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum was made, as told by Supervising Sound Editor Mark Stoeckinger:
 
 

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How ‘First Man’ takes your ears on a supersonic adventure:

In this very in-depth A Sound Effect interview, supervising sound editors Ai-Ling Lee and Milly Iatrou talk about how they used authentic NASA gear to make those flight experiences sound as real as possible
 

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How A Quiet Place’s essential sound was created:

Sound and silence are key elements in A Quiet Place, and for sound designers Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl it was an incredibly thrilling – and challenging – project to work on. Here’s how they created the crucial sound of A Quiet Place:

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How Ad Astra’s stellar Foley sound was made – with Foley Artist Heikki Kossi

Foley supervisor/artist Heikki Kossi talks about how Foley played a key role in keeping the audience close to McBride, helping to relay his physical and mental experience.
 

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How Nomadland’s beautiful sound was sculpted

Sound supervisor/sound designer Sergio Diaz and sound supervisor/re-recording mixer Zach Seivers talk about their cinema vérité approach to the sound.
 
 
 

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How Randy Thom & Al Nelson crafted ‘How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World’s sound:

Randy Thom & Al Nelson dive into the creative details of creating sounds for new dragons, such as the Light Fury and the Death Grippers, and how they created new, more emotive sounds for Toothless.

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How the incredible sound of ‘Avengers: Endgame’ was made:

Supervising sound editor Shannon Mills has worked on a number of Marvel movies, and in this exclusive A Sound Effect interview, he gives you the in-depth story about that Avengers: Endgame sound
 

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How the outstanding sound of ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ was made:

In this exclusive interview, Wylie Stateman talks about collaborating with Tarantino, his creative process of ‘rapid prototyping’, the interplay of music and sound design, and a lot more.
 

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Katy Wood, Paula Fairfield & Onnalee Blank, on Crafting the Fun, Colorful Sound on ‘Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey’

Go behind the sound of Harley Quinn’s colorful, manic, psychotic world in ‘Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey’:

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Nia Hansen & Shannon Mills: How Raya and the Last Dragon’s superb sound was made:

Shannon Mills & Nia Hansen take you behind the sound for Disney’s mesmerizing animated adventure:

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Sounds of the future for ‘Ghost in the Shell’:

Oscar-winning supervising sound editors Karen Baker Landers & Per Hallberg share the intriguing story behind the sound for Ghost In The Shell:
 

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Tiny Superheroes, Big Sound – creating the sound for Ant Man:

Supervising sound editors Addison Teague and Katy Wood, and sound designer David Farmer take you behind the sound for Ant-Man and the Wasp:

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How Tim Nielsen & Team Made ‘Moana / Vaiana’ Sound So Good:

Disney’s Moana (also known as ‘Vaiana’ in Europe) is a huge hit at the box office, and in this in-depth A Sound Effect interview, award-winning supervising sound editor Tim Nielsen shares the story on how the computer-generated world of Moana was brought to life with sound.

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Perfecting Parasite’s award-winning sound – with Ralph Tae-Young Choi:

Director Bong Joon Ho’s go-to for sound supervision and mixing, Ralph Tae-Young Choi, talks about his approach to designing the contrasting worlds of the wealthy Park family and the working-class Kim family who latches onto them.
 

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Richard King on Inventing Inverted Sounds for ‘Tenet’:

Oscar-winning Supervising Sound Editor Richard King — at Warner Bros. Sound — talks about his approach to designing inverted sounds for director Christopher Nolan’s film Tenet.
 
 
 
 

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Zack Snyder on Music & Sound Design For Film

Netflix just released this interesting video on Army of the Dead, with Zack Snyder sharing his thoughts and insights on music and sound design for film. We’ve added shortcuts below so you can jump straight to the music and sound design segments of the video:
 

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Independent sound effects:

 

New & popular sound effects libraries:

 

Need sound effects for your film sound work? Here’s an overview of some of the most popular releases from the independent sound community:

 

Newest sound effects libraries:

  • Unleash your creativity with out-of-the-box loops and tones.

    HorrorSound’s Deep Tock is a unique collection combining two sample packs in one, offering a dynamic selection of stylized clock loops and signature sonic elements.

    Signature Sounds

    The Signature section boasts 145 modern horror abstracts and unsettling tones. These tormented and unique bleeps perfectly punctuate modern horror trailers and scores.

    Featuring: Twisted Vocals, Signals, Alarms, Bursts, Processed Toy Piano and Glissato Strings.

    Clock Loops

    The clock loops are organized into 8 folders, featuring over 270 tempo-synced loops from 60 to 140 BPM. Spanning classic to experimental, you’ll find everything from ticking mechanisms to haunting chimes and plucks. These incredibly realistic and pristine loops are ready for action horror trailers and suspense underscores.

  • This sound library boasts a comprehensive collection of door sound recordings taken around a Willerby Granada XL two-bedroomed static caravan on a quiet resort in Cenarth, Wales.

    As well as interior and exterior door sounds, this library also features sounds of furniture and cabinet doors.

  • Jaguar F Type SVR

    Probably the most extreme sounding Jaguar you could buy as of 2025, and since the future of company is electric – probably most extreme exhaust sound on any Jaguar ever.

    This SVR version has a supercharged 5-litre V8 engine with 567bhp.

    Exhaust is titanium, vs stainless steel on F Type R version, meaning a different and more agressive/much louder sound.

    The library consists of vehicle track day recordings with 2 exhaust mic configurations (different runs different rigs) – Shure SM58 dynamic mic and DPA 4062 rig and engine mic array capturing various engine sound perspectives.

    External recordings were made with Sennheiser 8060 shotgun mic.

    Library consists of startups, revs, onboards and variety of passbys.

  • This premium collection of sound effects was recorded over 3 years in the foothills and lowlands around the Southern Carpathian Mountains in Romania. This is the sound of the eastern and southeastern European countryside – meadows and hedgerows thrumming with the sound of insects and birds.

    Recorded in a spatially-open, exciting and realistic-sounding quad-surround NOS-based format*, these are ultra-low-noise recordings of cinematic quality. They are fully ‘rotatable’ for next-level sound editing options or alternative perspectives. Also available in stereo version.

    Key Features

    • 20 wildlife-rich atmospheres
    • detailed Soundminer and BWAV metadata including species lists
    • available in quad (4.0) or stereo (2.0)
    • ultra low-noise
    • fully rotatable surround format for alternate perspectives (4.0 version only)

    Featured Habitats

    Lowland rural meadows, scrub edges and hedgerows.

    Wildlife Vocalisations

    Some of the many birds to be heard include turtle dove, golden oriole, blackcap, buzzard, jay and great-spotted woodpecker. The birds have a range which extends across southeastern Europe.

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    Technical

    Sennheiser MKH8040 based 4.0 microphone setup recorded into Sonosax SX-R4+

    Recording Characteristics

    • Ultra-low-noise
    • Carefully mastered to remove any unwanted artefacts whilst preserving low-frequency energy
    • Spatially balanced to ensure a coherent and immersive image appropriate to the recording.
    • Continuous, unedited and uninterrupted, preserving the natural rhythms of the biophony.


    All sounds recorded by Nicholas Allan, a Jackson Hole and BAFTA-nominated sound designer who, along with his team, has created the natural soundtracks for countless natural history TV documentaries and feature films for National Geographic, BBC, Discovery, Animal Planet, Netflix and others.

    Special thanks to: Christoph Promberger, Andrew Wilson and Jolanta Brdej-Allan.

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    * tracks 19 and 20 are recorded in double mid/side

  • Roomtones and ambiences recorded in ambisonic B-format (ambix) and binaural.
    Including some actions like elevator in use, door open-close etc.
    Recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo VR microphone and Sound Devices recorder. See the track list for additional info.

    B-format (RAW-4ch.) and Binaural files. Audio preview is in Binaural (best with headphones). Metadata tagged.

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Most popular sound effects libraries in the last 30 days:

  • Animal Sound Effects Joshua Tree Bird Party Play Track 22 sounds included, 18 mins total $10

    A while back we stayed at an AirBNB near Joshua Tree National Park. The hosts set up a bird feeder right outside the porch which inevitably drew what seemed to be the entirety of the region’s wildlife to our doorstep, including a bobcat and some coyotes. Unfortunately, we didn’t get any sound from the bobcat, and only mediocre recordings from the coyotes, but the Gambel’s Quails stole the spotlight and gave us a lot of interesting and goofy sounding bird calls to listen to. The atmosphere the birds created was so interesting to us that we spent countless hours listening, taking photos and recording them.

  • Cinematic & Trailer Sound Effects Four Elements Play Track 3050 sounds included, 251 mins total $112.49
    FOUR ELEMENTS - Rock The Speakerbox Professional SFX

    Master the Art of Bending the Elemental Forces

     

    Unleash the raw power of fire, water, earth, and air with this comprehensive 9 GB sound library featuring 3050 high-quality sound effects across 630 files. Whether you’re designing cinematic soundscapes or enhancing video games Four Elements delivers the tools you need to harness the energy of the natural world.

    Construction Kit – 2443 Sounds

    A treasure trove of raw, organic, and processed sounds including seamless loops divided into Fire, Water, Air, Earth and Explosion categories. Customize every detail with an extensive selection of sound components.

    • Organic Fire: Campfire sizzles, torch whooshes, and flame bursts.
    • Processed Fire: Distorted impacts and unique crackles.
    • Organic Earth: Rock crashes, gravel scrapes, and heavy stone hits.
    • Processed Earth: Stylized rumbles and granular textures.
    • Organic Water: Ocean waves, hydrophone bubbles, and fluid splashes.
    • Processed Water: Underwater whooshes and stylized liquid smashes.
    • Organic Air: Bamboo swishes, cloth movements, and pressure bursts.
    • Processed Air: Filtered gusts and dynamic noise sweeps.
    • Explosion: Firework detonations, Butane bursts, and cinematic impacts.

    Building Blocks – 416 Sounds

    Game-ready sound layers featuring Impacts, Whooshes, and Textures as seamless loops. Elevate transitions and enhance atmospheres with loops and pre-designed sound layers.

    • Fire: Explosive bursts, blazing infernos, and warm embers.
    • Earth: Ground-shaking impacts, crumbling terrain, and heavy collisions.
    • Water: Cascading waves, serene rivers, and underwater ambiences.
    • Air: Whispering breezes, stormy turbulence, and slicing gusts.

    Design Kit – 192 Sounds

    A collection of ready-to-use sound effects divided into Attack, Bend, and Explosion categories for quick integration into your projects. Perfect for high-energy scenes and immersive storytelling.

    • Fire: Crackling flames, fiery bursts, and roaring infernos.
    • Earth: Crushing impacts, shifting ground, and massive land eruptions.
    • Water: Splashes, fluid manipulations, and crashing tidal waves.
    • Air: Slicing winds, swirling currents, and thunderous gusts.

     

    Four Elements gives you complete creative control, blending organic recordings with processed sound layers to meet the demands of any project. Master the forces of nature with Four Elements. Let your creativity ignite.

     

    Keywords:

    Elements, Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Wave, Water, Liquid, Rock, Cast, Stone, Pebble, Torch, Gas, Flame, Campfire, Sizzle, Burst, Scrape, Whoosh, Impact, Texture, Attack, Bend, Bending, Explosion, Processed, Surge, Quake, Hit, Flow, Burn, Ignite, Drop, Smack, Destruction, Rumble, Hiss, Blow, Wind, Cloth, Movement, Underwater, Bubble, Ocean, River, Lake, Firework, Firecracker, Bang, Blast, Detonation, Magic, Fantasy, Forces, Fire Magic, Water Magic, Earth Magic, Fire Air, Fire Effect, Fire Whoosh, Water Whoosh, Seamless Loop, Loop, Fire Cast, Water Cast, Earth Cast, Air Cast

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  • Genres Anime Essentials Play Track 3386 sounds included $179

    BRING YOUR ANIME TO LIFE

    Infusing synthesized tones with distorted effects and tonal sweeps, the sounds in ANIME ESSENTIALS resonate with the surrealism and over-the-top dynamism found in modern-day masterpieces like One Piece, Full Metal Alchemist, or Cowboy Bebop. Be it thunderous impacts and explosions or mesmerizing shimmers, each intricately crafted sound holds the power to pump up any anime-style artistic pursuit.

  • CASUAL SOUND IN SERIOUS QUALITY

    Capture the attention with our expertly created UI sound effects, designed to delight and engage. Crafted for menu navigation, gameplay, rewards, and more to cover the core aspects of any casual game, video, or mobile experience. This collection is set to be go-to pool of sounds and will make your user interface sound design quick and easy. Drag, drop, and finish!

    CASUAL UI | Sound Effects | Trailer

    Upgrade your UI

    CASUAL UI covers a wide spectrum of sounds specifically designed for every aspect of a user interface and brings a playful dose of life into every tap, swipe, and click. With 15 categories, these high-quality, diverse sounds are created to be your UI sound foundation, providing you with the immediate flexibility you need to create an engaging auditory landscape.

    Feedback sounds

    Gaming and interactive content rely on sound to give feedback for actions and information. This casual games sound effects library was curated to give everything you need to build a positive and easy-going sonic base for your UI. From the excitement of discovering new game levels to achieving major milestones, these sounds transform user interactions into fun, memorable moments and keep audiences eager for more.

    From arcade to how-to
    With sounds that span from quirky and playful to neatly informative, CASUAL UI is a treasure trove designed to meet diverse creative needs – from positive videos to explainer content, and more – making it an indispensable tool in any content creator’s arsenal.

    INCLUDED SOUNDS – KEYWORDS
    CLICK, PLOP, WIPE, WHOOSH, CARD, COIN, POOF, EXPLOSION, IMPACT, SHIMMER, RATTLE, EFFECT, MATERIAL WOOD, MATERIAL PAPER, MATERIAL LIQUID, MATERIAL ROCK, UI, GAME, INTERFACE, MOBILE
  • Sci-Fi Sound Effects MATTER Play Track 914 sounds included $135

    FUTURISTIC SOUND DESIGN ELEMENTS
    MATTER is both a cutting-edge, futuristic sound effects collection of ready-to-use sounds and a source of original effects for science fiction sound design mayhem. From strange alien ambiences and bio tech spheres to laser bursts and punchy explosions, this collection is full of science fiction sound effects for film, games, and more.

    MATTER | Sound Effects | Trailer


    INCLUDED SOUNDS – KEYWORDS
    AMBIENCES, ABILITY CHARGES, ABILITY DEACTIVATES, ABILITY RELEASES, PARTICLES, IMPACTS, EXPLOSIONS, TEXTURES, WHOOSHES, TRAILER SOUND EFFECTS, FUTURISTIC SOUND EFFECTS
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Need specific sound effects? Try a search below:

 

If you’re looking for something in particular, try this custom sound effects search box:


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AUDIO JOBS

– find audio jobs around the world:


We’ve shared 1000s of audio jobs on Soundlister, and we continue to share openings each week. The site also gives you a search tool to help you explore past opportunities + a way to see all posts tagged with a specific job title – effectively allowing you to browse by title.
 

Visit the Audio Jobs page on Soundlister Get the Audio Jobs Newsletter Join the Audio Jobs Group on Facebook Search for audio jobs

 

Bonus: Want an easy-to-remember shortcut to those audio jobs? The url audiojobs.org will always take you straight to the latest audio job posts on Soundlister


 

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AUDIO PODCASTS

– find great podcasts about sound

The newly-formed Audio Podcast Alliance features a carefully-chosen selection of the absolute best podcasts about sound out there. Discover the cream of the crop of what the community has to offer when it comes to audio-related podcasts below:

Click below to jump straight to your chosen podcast (and hear their newest episode):

AMPS Podcast • CAS In Conversation • Field & Foley • Immersive Audio Podcast • LA Post Production Sound Design • Level with Emily Reese • Location Sound Podcast • Sound Business • Soundbytes Podcast • SoundGirls Podcast • Soundtrack Show • Soundworks Collection • The A Sound Effect Podcast • The Dolby Institute Podcast • The Game Audio Journey • The Sound Architect Podcast • Tonebenders • Twenty Thousand Hertz

Visit the full Audio Podcast Alliance page

Bonus: Want an easy-to-remember shortcut to those podcasts about sound? The url audiopodcast.org will always take you straight to the podcast overview


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AUDIO PROFESSIONALS

– find talented audio professionals from around the world for your projects:

If you’re looking for film sound talent, Soundlister features 1000s of audio professionals from all over the world – including everything from sound designers, re-recording mixers, composers, recordists, to sound editors, voice actors, Foley artists and more:
 

Find all the audio professionals on Soundlister

Bonus: Want an easy-to-remember shortcut to those audio pros? The url audiopros.org will always take you straight to the 1000s of audio pros on Soundlister

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FILM SOUND BOOKS

– find great books about sound for film:

There are lots of great books about film sound out there – here are a few examples:

• Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures: A Guide to the Invisible Art – by John Purcell (recommended by Ryan Cota – get the book here)

• Film Sound: Theory and Practice – by Elisabeth Weis (recommended by Mark Kilborn – get the book here)

• Hearing the Movies: Music and Sound in Film History – by James Buhler, David Neumeyer, & Rob Deemer (recommended by Javier Quesada – get the book here)

• Location Audio Simplified – by Dean Miles (recommended by Julien Matthey – get the book here)

• Sound-On-Film: Interviews with Creators of Film Sound – by Vincent Anthony LoBrutto (recommended by Mark Kilborn – get the book here)

• The Foley Grail – The art of performing sound for film, games and animation – by Vanessa Theme Ament (recommended by Julien Matthey – get the book here)


More books about sound:

If you’re looking for more books on sound for film, television and games, check out Julien Matthey’s excellent list, enhanced with ongoing suggestions from other members of the worldwide audio community:

Find many more books about sound here

Bonus: Want an easy-to-remember shortcut to those books about sound? The url booksaboutsound.org will always take you straight to the book overview

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If you’re finding these resources useful, please share a link to this page with your network so more people can benefit from them – thanks in advance!

 

FILM SOUND ON SOCIAL MEDIA

– find groups and conversations on film sound and audio post production:

LinkedIn and Facebook:

Audio Post Professionals • Post Sound Mixers • Production & Post-Production Sound for Film/Video • Pro Tools User

Twitter hashtags:

#filmsound • #AudioPost • #sounddesign • #postproduction

Discord:

The Audio Community Discord Server

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SHOWCASE YOUR AUDIO WORK

– showcase your skills and be discovered by those who need them, completely free:


As an audio professional, Soundlister lets you showcase your skills and be discovered by those who need them. It offers an easy way to present your showreel, highlight your favorite projects and let visitors know where to find you on social media:
 
Set up your free profile on Soundlister here

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THE AUDIO EVENTS CALENDAR

– find audio-related events around the world – and online:

Looking to find audio-related events such as audio industry conferences, community meetups, special events, Q&As, online courses and more? Check out the Audio Events Calendar, where we’ve shared more than 800+ events since its launch.
 

Browse the Audio Events Calendar

Bonus: Want an easy-to-remember shortcut to those audio events? The url audioevents.org will always take you straight to the Audio Events Calendar

 

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BONUS: Expand your skillset with the free Sound Success Guide:

Sound Success GuideWant to branch out beyond film sound? Learning new sound skills can open up opportunities for additional revenue – and with the (entirely free) 60+ page Sound Success Guide, you get insights from 20 industry experts on how to get started and succeed in 18 different types of audio jobs:
 
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A Sound Effect gives you easy access to an absolutely huge sound effects catalog from a myriad of independent sound creators, all covered by one license agreement - a few highlights:

  • Cinematic & Trailer Sound Effects Four Elements Play Track 3050 sounds included, 251 mins total $112.49
    FOUR ELEMENTS - Rock The Speakerbox Professional SFX

    Master the Art of Bending the Elemental Forces

     

    Unleash the raw power of fire, water, earth, and air with this comprehensive 9 GB sound library featuring 3050 high-quality sound effects across 630 files. Whether you’re designing cinematic soundscapes or enhancing video games Four Elements delivers the tools you need to harness the energy of the natural world.

    Construction Kit – 2443 Sounds

    A treasure trove of raw, organic, and processed sounds including seamless loops divided into Fire, Water, Air, Earth and Explosion categories. Customize every detail with an extensive selection of sound components.

    • Organic Fire: Campfire sizzles, torch whooshes, and flame bursts.
    • Processed Fire: Distorted impacts and unique crackles.
    • Organic Earth: Rock crashes, gravel scrapes, and heavy stone hits.
    • Processed Earth: Stylized rumbles and granular textures.
    • Organic Water: Ocean waves, hydrophone bubbles, and fluid splashes.
    • Processed Water: Underwater whooshes and stylized liquid smashes.
    • Organic Air: Bamboo swishes, cloth movements, and pressure bursts.
    • Processed Air: Filtered gusts and dynamic noise sweeps.
    • Explosion: Firework detonations, Butane bursts, and cinematic impacts.

    Building Blocks – 416 Sounds

    Game-ready sound layers featuring Impacts, Whooshes, and Textures as seamless loops. Elevate transitions and enhance atmospheres with loops and pre-designed sound layers.

    • Fire: Explosive bursts, blazing infernos, and warm embers.
    • Earth: Ground-shaking impacts, crumbling terrain, and heavy collisions.
    • Water: Cascading waves, serene rivers, and underwater ambiences.
    • Air: Whispering breezes, stormy turbulence, and slicing gusts.

    Design Kit – 192 Sounds

    A collection of ready-to-use sound effects divided into Attack, Bend, and Explosion categories for quick integration into your projects. Perfect for high-energy scenes and immersive storytelling.

    • Fire: Crackling flames, fiery bursts, and roaring infernos.
    • Earth: Crushing impacts, shifting ground, and massive land eruptions.
    • Water: Splashes, fluid manipulations, and crashing tidal waves.
    • Air: Slicing winds, swirling currents, and thunderous gusts.

     

    Four Elements gives you complete creative control, blending organic recordings with processed sound layers to meet the demands of any project. Master the forces of nature with Four Elements. Let your creativity ignite.

     

    Keywords:

    Elements, Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Wave, Water, Liquid, Rock, Cast, Stone, Pebble, Torch, Gas, Flame, Campfire, Sizzle, Burst, Scrape, Whoosh, Impact, Texture, Attack, Bend, Bending, Explosion, Processed, Surge, Quake, Hit, Flow, Burn, Ignite, Drop, Smack, Destruction, Rumble, Hiss, Blow, Wind, Cloth, Movement, Underwater, Bubble, Ocean, River, Lake, Firework, Firecracker, Bang, Blast, Detonation, Magic, Fantasy, Forces, Fire Magic, Water Magic, Earth Magic, Fire Air, Fire Effect, Fire Whoosh, Water Whoosh, Seamless Loop, Loop, Fire Cast, Water Cast, Earth Cast, Air Cast

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  • Charge up on magical energy with our Spells Variations Vol 1 sound library! We’ve designed this collection to give you a wide range of magical effects, allowing your project to shine with an extraordinary variety of sounds. With 361 fully categorized and carefully named magic sounds, you’ll have everything you need to create an immersive and magical atmosphere.

    Explore categories such as arcane magic, water magic, electric magic, zaps, whooshes, celestial magic, dark magic, summons, and much more. Each effect has been meticulously recorded,edited and distributed at 192 kHz and 24-bit, ensuring exceptional sound quality. Whether you’re a professional sound designer or just looking for magic effects to drag and drop into your projects, you’ll find what you need here.

    Our files have been named to reflect the essence of each magic, making it easy to intuitively find the perfect sounds for your creation.

    More about the pack
    – Intuitive file naming
    – All you’ll ever need regarding magical elemental sounds [Use them again & again
    Use the sound effects over and over, in any of your projects or productions, forever without any additional fees or royalties. Use the SFX in your game, in your trailer, in a Kickstarter campaign, wherever you need to, as much as you want to.
    – Totally mono compatibility
    – All sounds have several variations.
    – Use your imagination and feel free to use any sound for a creature other than the one described, remember that the world of sound is totally subjective.
    – For any questions or problems: khronstudio@gmail.com

    Features
    – 361 spell sounds
    – Number of Audio Waves: 361
    – Format: 192KHz / 24 bits
    – Do Sound FX loop yes
    – Minutes of audio provided: 12 minutes and 31 seconds

  • Bundles Sci-Fi Interface Bundle Play Track 1844 sounds included, 723 mins total $50

    Design the futuristic user interface of your electric dreams with this feature complete bundle of next-gen, forward thinking science-fiction sounds.

    Inside Sci-Fi Interface Bundle you’ll find original frequency modulated content coming from a wide array of sources like complex modular synth squelches, simple sinusoidal beeps and bleeps from hardware, complex software patches generating both futuristic and retro sounds, electromagnetic recordings from a multitude of home appliances, long evolving takes of digital machine hums and other experimental soundscapes, synthetic drones, odd clanging rhythms and this is just scratching the surface.

    The bulk of this library is comprised of thousands of micro one-shot sound effects, all edited, mixed, cleaned up and ready to be dropped onto any science-fiction based project. Given the variety and cheer number of sounds present, you can create completely new and original content by layering and mashing these high resolution files with one another, mangle and destroy them with samplers, use complex effects chains to remodel something slick and clean onto industrial noises and make use of the Atmospheres folder and its long evolving files to generate background ambiences and computerized beeping. Your imagination is the limit.

    With over 18GB of content spread through 723 minutes, you’re guaranteed to find the perfect futuristic sound effect for your UI/UX projects.

    Sci-Fi Interface Bundle contains:

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Latest sound effects libraries:
 
  • Unleash your creativity with out-of-the-box loops and tones.

    HorrorSound’s Deep Tock is a unique collection combining two sample packs in one, offering a dynamic selection of stylized clock loops and signature sonic elements.

    Signature Sounds

    The Signature section boasts 145 modern horror abstracts and unsettling tones. These tormented and unique bleeps perfectly punctuate modern horror trailers and scores.

    Featuring: Twisted Vocals, Signals, Alarms, Bursts, Processed Toy Piano and Glissato Strings.

    Clock Loops

    The clock loops are organized into 8 folders, featuring over 270 tempo-synced loops from 60 to 140 BPM. Spanning classic to experimental, you’ll find everything from ticking mechanisms to haunting chimes and plucks. These incredibly realistic and pristine loops are ready for action horror trailers and suspense underscores.

  • This sound library boasts a comprehensive collection of door sound recordings taken around a Willerby Granada XL two-bedroomed static caravan on a quiet resort in Cenarth, Wales.

    As well as interior and exterior door sounds, this library also features sounds of furniture and cabinet doors.

  • Jaguar F Type SVR

    Probably the most extreme sounding Jaguar you could buy as of 2025, and since the future of company is electric – probably most extreme exhaust sound on any Jaguar ever.

    This SVR version has a supercharged 5-litre V8 engine with 567bhp.

    Exhaust is titanium, vs stainless steel on F Type R version, meaning a different and more agressive/much louder sound.

    The library consists of vehicle track day recordings with 2 exhaust mic configurations (different runs different rigs) – Shure SM58 dynamic mic and DPA 4062 rig and engine mic array capturing various engine sound perspectives.

    External recordings were made with Sennheiser 8060 shotgun mic.

    Library consists of startups, revs, onboards and variety of passbys.

  • This premium collection of sound effects was recorded over 3 years in the foothills and lowlands around the Southern Carpathian Mountains in Romania. This is the sound of the eastern and southeastern European countryside – meadows and hedgerows thrumming with the sound of insects and birds.

    Recorded in a spatially-open, exciting and realistic-sounding quad-surround NOS-based format*, these are ultra-low-noise recordings of cinematic quality. They are fully ‘rotatable’ for next-level sound editing options or alternative perspectives. Also available in stereo version.

    Key Features

    • 20 wildlife-rich atmospheres
    • detailed Soundminer and BWAV metadata including species lists
    • available in quad (4.0) or stereo (2.0)
    • ultra low-noise
    • fully rotatable surround format for alternate perspectives (4.0 version only)

    Featured Habitats

    Lowland rural meadows, scrub edges and hedgerows.

    Wildlife Vocalisations

    Some of the many birds to be heard include turtle dove, golden oriole, blackcap, buzzard, jay and great-spotted woodpecker. The birds have a range which extends across southeastern Europe.

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    Technical

    Sennheiser MKH8040 based 4.0 microphone setup recorded into Sonosax SX-R4+

    Recording Characteristics

    • Ultra-low-noise
    • Carefully mastered to remove any unwanted artefacts whilst preserving low-frequency energy
    • Spatially balanced to ensure a coherent and immersive image appropriate to the recording.
    • Continuous, unedited and uninterrupted, preserving the natural rhythms of the biophony.


    All sounds recorded by Nicholas Allan, a Jackson Hole and BAFTA-nominated sound designer who, along with his team, has created the natural soundtracks for countless natural history TV documentaries and feature films for National Geographic, BBC, Discovery, Animal Planet, Netflix and others.

    Special thanks to: Christoph Promberger, Andrew Wilson and Jolanta Brdej-Allan.

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    * tracks 19 and 20 are recorded in double mid/side

  • Roomtones and ambiences recorded in ambisonic B-format (ambix) and binaural.
    Including some actions like elevator in use, door open-close etc.
    Recorded with Sennheiser Ambeo VR microphone and Sound Devices recorder. See the track list for additional info.

    B-format (RAW-4ch.) and Binaural files. Audio preview is in Binaural (best with headphones). Metadata tagged.

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