Much of what we hear in a TV series — from computer hacking ('Mr. Robot') to cars driving around Cuba ('Criminal Minds') — is the work of meticulous sound editing and mixing crews whose subtle craft ...

When creating the vocal personalities of the titular fire breathers in HBO’s “House of the Dragon,” sound designer Paula Fairfield starts by giving them a story. Whether it’s “old lady” Vhagar, or ...

These days, countless songs and sounds are made or produced electronically, but it really wasn’t that long ago that a huge number of music listeners at large turned their noses up at electronic and ...

In keeping with Dean DeBlois’ ambitious vision for How to Train Your Dragon 2, both the sound design by Randy Thom and score by John Powell were more adventurous as well. For the Oscar-winning Thom ...

From the fashionable day-old scruff on Hiccup’s 20-year-old Viking chin to the amped-up fire power of Toothless, “How to Train Your Dragon 2” has made good use of the years since the villagers of Berk ...