To celebrate ten years of Twenty Thousand Hertz, Dallas reveals the oral history of the show, including the career detours, financial gambles, and chance encounters that made it possible. From touring with The Cavaliers, to mixing Mythbusters, to building a sound studio in his ba ...Show more
How modern Music Supervisors craft the perfect Needle Drop
In Part 2 of our deep dive into needle drops, Dallas, Casey and Grace uncover more surprising stories behind some of cinema’s most unforgettable song choices. From a fiercely contested track that became a ‘90s comedy staple, to Quentin Tarantino’s habit of raiding old movie sound ...Show more
Needle Drops: How pop songs first started showing up in movies
When a filmmaker pairs a scene with the perfect song, the results can become iconic. But when and how did movies start using popular music this way? In this episode, Dallas, Casey and Grace trace the history of “needle drops,” from a forgotten Broadway song that became an unlikel ...Show more
Guess That Sound: Video Game Edition
For a special video game edition of our Guess That Sound competition, we invited three game audio experts to test their ears on 18 sounds from gaming history. Play along as they identify iconic fanfares, weapons, spells, power-ups, and some seriously tricky deep cuts. Who will cl ...Show more