Following is a transcript of the video: [cymbals softly ringing] Narrator: Ah, the northern lights. Beautiful to see...and hear? [wind chimes gently ringing] The thing is, the northern lights don't ...

If you never stop to think where any given sound comes from in a movie, then the crew member known as the Foley artist has done a good job. You probably don't even realize just how many sound effects ...

When sound effects are required in theatrical productions, shows can use recordings found on the internet. But back when radio was the primary entertainment source, Foley artists had to create every ...

“Step into my office,” says Joanna Fang. OK, but to the untrained eye it's a kleptomaniac's hoard: rolls of Astroturf, mud and moss, wooden planks, violin bows, smashed keyboards, plastic boxes ...

Ever wondered how they make the sound effects we hear in video games? Meet Joanna Fang, foley artist for PlayStation Studios and master at creating sounds for movies and video games like God of War: ...

For those of us who can recite “It’s a Wonderful Life” line by line, there can be no replacement for the 1946 Frank Capra film. A chief virtue of Joe Landry’s stage adaptation is that it doesn’t ...

This story appears in the June 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. What would a scary movie be without the ominous creak of floorboards? Sound effects—called Foley—add crucial value to any ...