User:BigIdeas70258

On the Wikia group, I'm "BigIdeas70258". I am very conscious of sound and enjoy media of animation, comedy, sci-fi, war, and action. Those mediums can use sound design to very good advantages. I'm also aware of interesting sounds I grew up hearing, from the engine of a 1992 Jeep Cherokee 4x4 to the eerie whistle of concrete on your average beam bridge. Often, I think of what shows I enjoy could use the creative talents of my favorite sound services. I am (and choose to be) in no position for business/work, but I would gladly contribute field recordings and foley props to the creatives and studios listed below.

Favorite Sound Services/Studios
I am very fond of these sound studios:
 * Skywalker Sound (a division of Lucasfilm, Ltd., formerly known as Sprocket Systems)
 * Twenty First-Century Entertainment, Inc. (AKA 21st Century Sound Design Corp.)
 * Hacienda Post/Horta Editorial and Sound (and relative studios/teammates, including Digital Soundworks and Pacifica Sound)
 * Glenwood Editorial (included many Weddington Productions creatives; creatives potentially folded into Advantage Audio)
 * Weddington Productions/Technicolor (Skywalker worked heavily in its early days with Weddington Productions and their creatives)
 * Warner Bros./Audio Circus (Includes many creatives from both Skywalker Sound and Horta Editorial/Hacienda Post)
 * DigiPost.TV (Mostly involved with only Warner Bros. Animation)
 * Advantage Audio (Not as fond of this studio due to "limiting" styles of sound design, but they're the current facility of Glenn Oyabe and Jesse Aruda. They also contributed to The Powerpuff Girls [in Meat Fuzzy Lumpkins] and Star vs. the Forces of Evil)

Favorite Sound Designers

 * Randy Thom (The Peanuts Movie, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Forrest Gump, Bolt, Mars Attacks!, The Frighteners, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs)
 * Joel Valentine (The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, Wander Over Yonder, 2 Stupid Dogs)Joel_Valentine_quote.png
 * Jeff Hutchins (Spongebob Squarepants, Bill Kopp's Tom and Jerry films, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, 2 Stupd Dogs)
 * Glenn Oyabe / Jesse Aruda (The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Evil Con Carne, Courage the Cowardly Dog)
 * Ben Burtt (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi and the rest of the Star Wars franchise, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, Red Tails, Radioland Murders)
 * Michael Gesiler (Courage the Cowardly Dog, Cats Don't Dance, The Mouseochist)
 * Robert Hargreaves (Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring, Animaniacs, Tom and Jerry Tales)
 * Gary Rydstrom (Toy Story, My Familiy, Backdraft, T2, Saving Private Ryan, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, F/X 2)
 * Christopher Boyes (Pearl Harbor, Titan A.E., Volcano, Armageddon, Speed 2: Cruise Control, Lilo and Stitch)
 * Will Files (Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, 9, Cloverfield, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol)
 * Steve Boeddeker (Monkeybone, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Hart's War, Hellboy, Rules of Engagement, Daredevil, Naqoyqatsi, Frequency)
 * David Acord (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Zoom, Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens, Zambezia)
 * Timothy J. Borquez (The Ren & Stimpy Show, Spongebob Squarepants, Bill Kopp's Tom and Jerry films)
 * Tom Myers (Hoodwinked!, Volcano, Toy Story, Monsters Inc., Work in Progress, Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean, Speed 2: Cruise Control, Quest for Camelot, Hubert's Brain)
 * Chris Scarabosio (Minions, Titan A.E., Despicable Me, Pearl Harbor, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Frequency, Bad Boys II, Volcano, Zoom, The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles)
 * David C. Hughes (Iron Monkey, The Mouse that Soared, Thor: The Dark World, Hubert's Brain, Quest for Camelot)
 * Al Nelson (Book of Dragons, Life, Animated, Lilo and Stitch)

I also respect and admire the creative talents of sound editors/designers like
 * Teresa Eckton (Star Wars franchise, Frequency, The Prankster, Contact, Monkeybone)
 * Frank Eulner (Bolt, Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean, Volcano, Mars Attacks!, Twisted)
 * Dennis Leonard (Rio, The Polar Express, Despicable Me, Minions, The Iron Giant)
 * Matthew Wood (Star Wars franchise, Volcano, Con Air, Titan A.E.,
 * J.R. Grubbs (Bolt, Hoodwinked!, Cowboys and Aliens, Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean)
 * Tom Syslo (Wander Over Yonder, Bill Kopp's Tom and Jerry films, Chowder)
 * Roy Braverman (Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars, The Powerpuff Girls, Samurai Jack, YooHoo and Friends, Spongebob Squarepants)
 * Rich Danhakl (The Tom and Jerry Show, Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
 * Andrea S. Gard (Titan A.E., Plug, The Iron Giant, Forces of Nature, Frequency, Dinosaur, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider)
 * E.J. Holowicki (Star Wars: Episode VII - The Forces Awakens, Free Birds, Despicable Me 2, Brave)
 * Jeremy Bowker (Enchanted, Star Wars franchise, Red Tails, The Peanuts Movies, 9, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, Despicable Me)
 * Erik Foreman (Star Wars: Clone Wars, Charlotte's Web, Star Wars: The Clone Wars)
 * Ken Fischer (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Backdraft, Volcano, F/X 2, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Mars Attacks!, Iron Man 2)

History of Sound in My Life
Ever since I was fairly young, I was aware of sound effects--what I recognized, what I dislike, what sounded funny--being as on-point as I could in imitating them (kind of the way our title character in Life, Animated, a Skywalker Sound project, would imitate Disney sound effects). Sometime during 2007 I began to appreciate the work of Ben Burtt (particularly the sound accent Darth Vadar "exploding" from Luke's lightsaber in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back), and well before them I enjoyed and recognized Joel Valentine and his style from The Powerpuff Girls and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. In 2008 I began to become familiar with the name of Hacienda Post, and would further recognize the work of Gary Rydstrom, who did the sound design for Toy Story, the first film I ever saw, which was really implanted into memory in 2005. In 2010, films like Volcano, xXx: State of the Union, Titan A.E., The Terminator (Audio Restoration and Re-Mixing), Forrest Gump, and Pearl Harbor helped me become very interested in the unique sound library of Skywalker Sound and their amazing creatives; in 2011 I began to keep list tracks of Skywalker's people over the years. In 2013, I began to follow other sound services and update credits for them eventually, including the many sound studios of Spongebob Squarepants and its essential sound designer/editor, Jeff Hutchins. Once I began to enjoy The Powerpuff Girls more in 2016, I found much like for Joel Valentine's work. Otherwise, I've always been aware of how cliche and "limiting" the sound design styles of Advantage Audio tend to be, excluding Glenn Oyabe & Jesse Aruda.

I usually scour the internet to find credis for projects of Skywalker Sound, Hacienda Post and many other studios, including very obscure projects, from the smallest commercial to the rarest movie (such as a VHS of the CNN/TNT documentary, China: The Wild East, a Skywalker Sound project with sound design probably by Ben Burtt), whether I have to buy the films, check a library, search YouTube, look for movie's PDF press release kits including credits, and even reference credits from vairous video sources (which're often illegal, but I don't watch movies there; just get credit screengrabs). Knowing a mere creative, the projects on which he worked, and the [post-production] studio(s) involved (whether or not in advance) can help me have an idea of the post-production studio contributing.

I am most fond of Skywalker Sound & Joel Valentine and wish that they, among other favored creatives, would contribute to the most amazing franchises of Walt Disney Television Animation these days, like Star vs. the Forces of Evil and Gravity Falls (which both use only Advantage Audio, which Disney tends to overuse).

I am quite proud of my contributions that I made here since March 13th, 2017 A.D., which reflect how aware of sound design/sound effects I was. I learned some post-production sound essentials and the roots of popular sound effects (and projects using them) because of this wiki. Thanks for these things of sound!

Sound Effects I Love
(* absolute favorites)
 * Anime Accent SFX used by Joel Valentine in Powerpuff Girls and Samurai Jack*
 * Cartoon Pluck Sound 2*
 * Disney - SMALL BONK*
 * FAMOUS STUDIOS CARTOON EXPLOSION SOUND* (that "PH-GIRP!" sound that Ben Burtt and some Popeye classics occasionally use)
 * HACIENDA POST PING
 * H-B BOING, CARTOON - BOING WITH GUITAR AND SPRING WOBBLE*
 * H-B BOING, CARTOON - PLUCK WITH GUITAR BOING
 * H-B TEETH, CARTOON - TEETH CHATTER
 * Hollywoodedge, Bass String Scrapes CRT047202
 * Hollywoodedge, Belch 8 Long Disgusti PE138701*
 * Hollywoodedge, Big Single Gulps For CRT026802*
 * Hollywoodedge, Bird Duck Quacks Clos PE020501* (as often heard in Spongebob)
 * Hollywoodedge, Boings For Impacts CRT016701*
 * Hollywoodedge, Bonk Pseudo String Pl PE941201
 * Hollywoodedge, Bounce Boing Drum CRT016901/Sound Ideas, BOINK, CARTOON - TIMP DOINK*
 * Hollywoodedge, Bounce Jews Harp CRT015806*
 * Hollywoodedge, Cartoon Streaks 6 SS016506
 * Hollywoodedge, Chimpanzee Screeche PE026201
 * Hollywoodedge, Funny Rapid Slaps CRT041406*
 * Hollywoodedge, Honk With Cymbal Crash CRT033005
 * Hollywoodedge, Impact Wcymbal Drum CRT032501
 * Hollywoodedge, Low Pitched Squeak CRT049301*
 * Hollywoodedge, Slide Whistle In Out CRT057703
 * Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057502
 * Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057503*
 * Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057504
 * Hollywoodedge, Whistle Wbulb Horn CRT020801
 * Jeff Hutchins Disappointed Sound
 * Jeff Hutchins Stench Sound*
 * Jeff Hutchins Stomach Growls*
 * Joel Valentine Castanet Sound*
 * Joel Valentine Stomach Growls
 * Pretty much any sound designed by Joel Valentine*
 * LOONEY TUNES EXPLOSION SOUND 01
 * LOONEY TUNES EXPLOSION SOUND 03 (as occasionally heard in the works of Ben Burtt)
 * Ms. Keane's [LOUD HEARTBEAT]/[HEARTBEAT GROWING FASTER] (Joel Valentine, Keen on Keane)
 * RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 09 (Used most by Hacienda Post)
 * SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 01
 * SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 02
 * SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 03
 * SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 05
 * SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 06
 * SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 07* (one of my favorite sounds of all time!)
 * SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 08
 * SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 09
 * SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - BIG CRUNCH
 * SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - AT-AT STOMP
 * SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - EXPLOSIVE RICOCHET, HIGH RICCO, EXPLOSION ACCENT
 * SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - MASSIVE EXPLOSION, LOUD, HYPER-REALISTIC*
 * SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - MEDIUM SET-OFF WITH WHISTLE
 * SKYWALKER GLASS, SMASH - LARGE WINDOW CRASH*
 * SKYWALKER WHISTLING RICOCHET, EXPLOSION ACCENT*
 * Pretty much most of Skywalker Sound's explosions, ricochets, electrical / metallic / air sounds
 * Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - FLAT JEWS HARP BOING
 * Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - GONG BOING
 * Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - SPROING 01
 * Sound Ideas, BUBBLE, CARTOON - SKIP'S FLARTLES 02
 * Sound Ideas, BURP - LARGE BURP, HUMAN 01*
 * Sound Ideas, BURP - LARGE BURP, HUMAN 02
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - LOW TIMPANI, THUD, PERCUSSION, MUSIC, DRUMS
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, GULP - TOM GULP
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HORN - SHORT, SHARP HORN TOOT, HIGH/Sound Ideas, SQUAWK, CARTOON - BIG HORN BONK
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, POP - BIG POP 02
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, RATTLE - RATTLING, WOOD (Not to be confused with Joel Valentine's castanet sound)
 * Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SLIDE - MEDIUM VIOLIN SLIDE DOWN
 * Sound Ideas, COW - SINGLE MOO, ANIMAL 01
 * Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - SHORT THIN RICOCHET, BULLET 02
 * Sound Ideas, FART - LARGE FART, HUMAN 05
 * Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - HEAVY RISING HIT
 * Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - TIMP RISE
 * Sound Ideas, MAGIC - HALO MATERIALIZE, SHORT
 * Sound Ideas, MAGIC - MAGIC WAND START OFF (Sound of the PPGs beaming by)
 * Sound Ideas, MAGIC - SINGLE MAGIC WAND HIT (Explosion of stars that reveal the PPGs)
 * Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 02
 * Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 03
 * Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 05
 * Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - EXPLOSIVE RICCO
 * Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - GUN SHOT RICCO OUT
 * Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - SLICK RICCO 01/Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - SINGLE RICOCHET, BULLET 01
 * Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - SLICK RICCO 02/Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - SINGLE RICOCHET, BULLET 05
 * Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - SHORT SPLING
 * Sound Ideas, SLIDE, CARTOON - SHORT STRING SLIDE 02
 * Sound Ideas, TEETH, CARTOON - SCOOBY'S TEETH CHATTER, LONG
 * Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - FAST ZIP IN 01
 * STAR WARS LAZER BLAST SOUND
 * That sweating/drooling sound used in Billy & Mandy and various cartoons

Sound Effects I Hate and Can NOT Bear
These are why I often watch animation muted, at least first time with something new. Many of these sounds are used in modern cartoon sound design as a cue for thematic elements of subject matter/setting.
 * CROWD CHEERING AND WHISTLING: In general, whether or not the crowd is cheering, and with or without applause, I detest when someone within the crowd whistles. Anyone jeering (that is "booing") is equally unpleasant but very negative.
 * Hollywoodedge, Cats Two Angry YowlsD PE022601/Hollywoodedge, Cats Fighting Loud Sc PE917007/Sound Ideas, ANIMAL CAT - SEVERAL GROWLS, SPITS, INHALES, HISSES & SWIPES, FIGHT SCREECHES: Particularly the 4th scream; the 6th scream is similar to it.
 * Hollywoodedge, Medium Exterior Crow PE140501: Particularly the obnoxious whistle made within, which sounds like Hollywoodedge, Ascending Whistles CRT057901 but even more obnoxious than that. Among most sound services for animation, Advantage Audio certainly overuses the "Medium (Exterior) Crowd" voices, suggesting that they prefer not to (or have no time or budget to) record walla.
 * Hollywoodedge, Single Classic Wolf CRT012501/Sound Ideas, COYOTE - LONG HOWL, ANIMAL/Sound Ideas, WOLF - LONG HOWL, ANIMAL 01/Sound Ideas, WOLF - LONG REVERBERANT HOWL, ANIMAL (and all other variants of this vocal): I HATE THIS SOUND MOST, more than any other listed; to say it creatively and not profanely, it sounds like Hell to me. I particularly hate when the descending part of the howl is cut off to the hooting howl (that "Oo-oo-oooo" part); that only adds great irritation to the horrible vocal. I CAN NOT BEAR THIS SOUND! Advantage Audio seems to only use this howl in their sound design, perhaps more so than most sound studios in animation.
 * Sound Ideas, AIRPLANE, PROP - LONG DIVE 02 (and all variants of this siren/"dive"): The imitation Stuka siren is very obnoxious and doesn't get a chance to really descend in key as it's drowned out by the roar of the engine from the plane breaking dive.
 * Sound Ideas, BIRD, ROOSTER - MORNING CALL, ANIMAL 01/WB CARTOON, ROOSTER - MORNING CALL, ANIMAL: The last part of the crow, this wailing "aaaaaah" vocal, is like the wail of most old-fashioned sirens (i.e. Sound Ideas, SIREN - OLD POLICE SIREN), but the descent of the long-sounding "aaaaah" crow quickly descends out, which's very irritating to me. Most rooster crows in real life sound like this. Advantage Audio generally avoids use of this, except for 9 of their projects, mostly with Heather Olsen. I am far less uncomfortable with Hollywoodedge, Bird Rooster 2 Crow PE021501 and would prefer this over any rooster crow.
 * Sound Ideas, HUMAN, BABY - CRYING: Particularly the ascending wail "AaaaAAAH" part(s), which sounds like a police siren whooping.
 * Sound Ideas, KETTLE, WHISTLE - BOILING, LIFT OFF HEAT, WATER: The slow pace of the whistle rising is unpleasant. The whistle dying sounds slow and sad, but I prefer that over the shrill whistle decaying really fast.
 * Sound Ideas, MUSIC, ORGAN - FUNERAL MARCH: I refer to the composition in general; sometimes called "Dead March (1)". What was Frederic Chopin thinking when he wrote this? It ultimately depends on how it's arranged (referring to Spongebob, not so bad in "The Bully", but worst in "Old Man Patrick"), but it's usually too depressing.
 * Sound Ideas, SIREN - OLD POLICE SIREN: Any old-fashioned siren, sometimes used for ambulances but very often with fire trucks, is obnoxious and upsetting. This includes the kind of old "siren wailing" like you'd hear in "Volcano" (1997) when Engine 17 is hit by a lava bomb is skids on the road; I'm not sure if that's the same recording as the H-B one. However, I mind not SKYWALKER, SIREN - AIR RAID SIREN so much.
 * STUKA SIREN: In general, pretty much all Stuka sirens/imitations sound awful. The fact that sound post-production creatives attributed this to most any diving airplane (except, generally, for jets) in movies (mostly classic). When I learned in December 2016 and Summer 2017 that this sound was used as a psychological weapon of terror by the Germans (as Richard King studied for the Warner Bros. picture Dunkirk, I knew the truth of that obnoxious howling/whirring sound and lost my appetite for war airplanes. I don't mind Hollywoodedge, Plane ASteep Dive En CRT056108 (what I believe is Disney's highly-processed version of Sound Ideas, CARTOON, AIRPLANE - PROP PLANE POWER DIVE SCREAM) as much; it has a whistle-like quality, kind of a short "whooo!" whistle.
 * WB SIREN - STUKA SIREN HOWL: This is the worst of Stuka recordings. It's used often in Looney Tunes/Merry Melodies, even more than the most common variant, the highly-processed Sound Ideas, CARTOON, AIRPLANE - PROP PLANE POWER DIVE SCREAM. That variant, "power dive scream", is fairly obnoxious, but easier for me to swallow.

I would also strictly advise any sound designer to avoid use of the "sound effects" listed above. A non-personal reason I emphasize is that most of these "sound effects" are too cliché and overused. The only appropriate use for any Stuka siren is in historical context if a Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bomber is/was involved.

In my honest opinion, vocal sounds (i.e. animals, babies, crowds) should not be limited to any "sound effect" in any library, unless absolutely necessary. The voices of each and every animal and human is unique, so the recording of such vocals should be treated as walla, like foley. I believe that applause should be treated like foley too.

Sound Effects I Dislike
...though I wouldn't forbid use of these:
 * CARTOON NETWORK CARTOON FALL SOUND/Hollywoodedge, Sky Rocket Loud High TE021701/Sound Ideas, FIREWORKS - SMALL FIREWORK LAUNCHED, WHISTLE 01: This obnoxious, shrill whistle seems to be used a lot in modern cartoon sound design, particularly Hacienda Post and Jeff Hutchins' projects. I think that it's more common than Sound Ideas, WHINE, CARTOON - SHELL SCREAMING WHINE DOWN. Cartoon Network made frequent use of this in the Powerhouse bumpers. Advantage Audio's projects--except for the Super Mario World episode "A Little Learning" and, I assume, the works of Glenn Oyabe & Jesse Aruda--seem to avoid use of this, though, which is kind of irritating to me. I hate this whistle, but I'll definitely take it over Sound Ideas, AIRPLANE, PROP - LONG DIVE 02 and/or any STUKA SIREN.
 * Hollywoodedge, Ascending Whistles CRT057901: In general, I dislike siren whistles, but, as with any crowd member whistle, fall whistle or siren whistle, it ultimately depends on the shrillness of pitch and length of decay, which contribute to how obnoxious I might find it to be. I'm only fine with usage if it corresponds appropriately to the animation; it's more irritating if it's used as an accent in music/song.
 * Hollywoodedge, Big Metal Clangthud CRT031903: The "aaaiii!" sound to this clang sounds rather obnoxious to me (more so than Hollywoodedge, Big Metal Clangthud CRT031902), but I wouldn't want to overuse Sound Ideas, HIT, METAL - ANVIL FALL ON HEAD, CARTOON 01 (though that one is pretty funny). This's one Disney sound that Advantage Audio tends to use, whereas they only used Sound Ideas, HIT, METAL - ANVIL FALL ON HEAD, CARTOON 01 in The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show.
 * Hollywoodedge, Screams 2 Woman Singl PE133601: Obnoxious, but I'm okay with it only if it's used in a humorous manner.
 * Hollywoodedge, Several Rapid Swish CRT054101: Some of the pitches of individual "whip" are imbalanced and thus obnoxious. Advantage Audio makes rare use of this Disney sound.
 * Hollywoodedge, Quick Whistle Zip By CRT057505: This whistle has a very sharp, shrill pitch, like Hollywoodedge, Sky Rocket Loud High TE021701. Advantage Audio seems to avoid use of this also (this excludes the use of this or a similar siren whistle accent, which is often used in Guy Moon's early scores for The Fairly OddParents and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy). Jeff Huthcins' sound design tends to make far less use of this sound these days.
 * LOONEY TUNES CARTOON FALL SOUND: Some of the takes, namely #1, plus #10 and/or #11, are obnoxious and shrill.
 * Sound Ideas, COW - SINGLE MOO, ANIMAL 02: It is sort of obnoxious (compared to Sound Ideas, COW - SINGLE MOO, ANIMAL 01); it depends on the length of descent/decay on the "RAAAAaaaah!" part.
 * Sound Ideas, FIREWORKS - SEQUENCE OF FIREWORKS, EXPLOSION: Pretty much just that long, obnoxious, scream/shriek-like whistle.
 * Sound Ideas, WHINE, CARTOON - SHELL SCREAMING WHINE DOWN: One of the takes is rather obnoxious and shrill (i.e. light bulbs fall toward Tom in Yankee Doodle Cat). The standard whistle take is a little obnoxious, but doesn't particularly bother me, though Advantage Audio's rare use of this (in any pitch, and not to be confused with ADVANTAGE AUDIO FALL SOUND) seems a little unfitting since they rarely use it.