The stories behind the world's most recognizable and interesting sounds.
For nearly half a century, one eerie sound has been showing up again and again in movies and TV show
The voices of subway and train announcements are deeply ingrained in peoples’ lives. Many of us hear
The names of pop and rock stars are known by millions of people around the world, but the people who
In the forty years since The Joy of Painting first started airing, Bob Ross has become a cultural ic
In the 1960s, the BBC had a vise grip on British radio, and rarely played the pop and rock music tha
Your name is so much more than the sound that people call you by. It’s an entire human identity, dis
When The Sims was first being developed, the creators faced a problem. They knew they wanted these c
For our second annual Mystery Sound competition, we’ve rounded up the 20 best sounds from the past y
In part 2 of our series on HBO, we explore the tough questions that the company faced in the digital
In the 1980s, every movie that aired on HBO began with a truly epic theme song—a sweeping orchestral
If you’re a human being, chances are, you know someone who is a big time snorer. You're falling asle
To give voices to the frightening monsters in movies, TV shows, and video games, sound designers oft
In the past, video games were largely inaccessible to people with visual impairments. But these days
Playing a sport without sight might sound impossible. But it turns out, there are blind athletes all
When Matthew Shifrin was growing up, his blindness meant that trying to enjoy a movie or TV show was
For over a century, humans have been using technology to shape our sonic environment. White noise ma
Not long ago, our home appliances made nothing but abrasive beeps and harsh buzzes. In recent years
In 2011, residents of Windsor, Ontario started experiencing a strange rumbling hum that rattled dish
Since World War I, countries around the world have been broadcasting mysterious numerical messages v
Nearly a century after they first appeared, the Looney Tunes are back in an all-new series. To bring
