Other examples in the second half of “Making Waves” range from illuminating to slightly baffling. Automated Dialogue Replacement, or ADR, is the art of recording dialogue in post-production.

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound, out Oct. 25, dives into game-changing films from The Jazz Singer to Star Wars.

Sound is the first sense we experience as human beings, but it’s one we often take for granted. We pay attention when our favorite song is playing, or when the score in a movie begins to swell.

LOS ANGELES, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- L-Acoustics, the leading creator of professional audio technology, in collaboration with Black Meteor, today launched "The Art of Sound," an illuminating ...

Sound Wave, a 20-foot-long piece of art to be installed directly in front of the Orchestra Iowa ticket office near The Paramount Theatre, should help change that.

MØ's performance at the Wiltern was sonically impressive, thanks in no small parts to Waves, a software company that is used in recording studios, live performances and consumer products.

When exposed to stress and strain, materials can display a wide range of different properties. By using sound waves, scientists have begun to explore fundamental stress behaviors in a crystalline ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have managed to make sound waves travel only in one direction. In the future, this method could also be used in technical applications with electromagnetic waves.

Film Review: ‘Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound’ A lively movie-love documentary looks at the history of sound design in Hollywood, as innovated by artists of technology like Walter Murch.