When I was a boy, I owned half a dozen LPs, or (for those under 50) Long Playing records. One of my favourites was BBC Stereo Sound Effects Volume 7, which featured a selection of noises, some ...

There are some sounds that stay with you, rattling around in your brain until they become part of your sonic memory. See enough movies, and certain sound effects will hold this honor—like the Wilhelm ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with actor and musician Fred Armisen about the reason and production behind his new sound effect album, 100 Sound Effects.

Not long ago, Fred Armisen was reminiscing about the sound-effect LPs he used to stock at the Chicago record store where he worked in the Nineties. These vinyl platters contained all kinds of sounds, ...

Picture a pilot announcing before takeoff: “Just so you know, this is my first flight so really strap in there, OK?” Picture a worried man asking: “You’re ...

It’s probably been a minute since you’ve used the word “trickster” in a sentence, but thanks to TikTok, the silly term is on everybody’s mind. It all started when TikTokers began to see a new ...