“Top Gun: Maverick” is filled with booming jet engines and layered sonic storytelling. It’s been nominated for Best Sound at the Oscars, largely due to the work of Al Nelson, sound designer and ...

The former Television Academy chair also oversaw sound design for 'The Graduate' and unwittingly supplied President Richard Nixon with the audio equipment for his infamous Watergate recordings. By ...

Contrary to what many people believe, a sound designer does not simply find music for a show. They contribute in big ways making sure everyone's mics are operating properly down to the small tasks ...

Without sound design, film would be a bland medium. A character would walk into a room, and you wouldn’t hear footsteps. Crickets wouldn’t chirp on a summer night. The patter of rain in a forest would ...