The Australian

Punch sound effects go back to basics in technology-driven age

For the gritty 'Out of the Furnace', released in December, the film's sound-effects designers wanted Casey Affleck's brutal fist fights to have visceral, fist-on-flesh punch sounds. They recorded a ...
Men's Health

This Is How Those Punching, Kicking and Stabbing Sounds in Action Movies Are Made

Sound effects are often the unsung heroes of action movies, drawing the viewer deeper into the moment and creating a more visceral experience. Speaking to Insider, foley artist Shaun Brennan, ...
NPR

The BBC's vast library of sound effects — 33,000 of them — is open to the public

Among the 33,000 effects free for anyone to use are reindeer grunts, frog croaks and crowds at the 1989 FA Cup Final. The internet has gotten a little bit more noisy lately as audio files on social ...
Slate

Punching a Raw Chicken Filled With Walnuts

This video from Film Radar explains the magic of movie sound design using Fight Club and other movies. David Fincher’s film is a masterwork of sound, especially when it comes to the visceral fight ...
NPR

The BBC's vast library of sound effects — 33,000 of them — is open to the public

The internet is now a bit more noisy. That's because audio files on social media have rediscovered an amazing fact. The BBC's vast sound effects library is open to the public. Thousands of clips can ...