Deconstructing The Sound Design Behind "Arrival" Sci-Fi Film

In this video from Indepth Sound Design, we take a closer look into the sound design of a scene from the critically acclaimed sci-fi film, Arrival. It’s certainly easy to take all of these sounds for granted while watching the film!

Video Index

• 00:00 Heptapod Communication
• 04:05 Human Communication
• 07:55 Heptapod Ship Textures
• 09:00 Birds
• 09:36 Hazmat POV

From the Human Communication segment, it was particularly fascinating to learn that real audio from real devices were used to create the sounds of communication devices! For more thought provoking film sound design videos like this one, you can visit the Indepth Sound Design Youtube channel.

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