(NEXSTAR) – Since 2015, Netflix viewers have been bludgeoned over their eardrums with the streamer’s signature “Tudum” sound, a punchy sonic phrase that plays before its original programming. The ...

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The Netflix “ta-dum” soundmark is one of the all time greats, but doesn’t work as well in a theater because it’s only 3 seconds long. Just because this intro is now online doesn’t mean that Netflix ...

The Netflix opening sound, akin to a "ta-dum," is one of the most familiar parts of the experience associated with the streaming service, along with its logo and opening animation. In a new interview, ...

Recently, the backstory of the "ta-dum" sound we hear before a Netflix-produced movie or TV show begins was finally revealed. Netflix Vice President Tod Yellin explained that it was created by Academy ...

Without sound design, film would be a bland medium. A character would walk into a room, and you wouldn’t hear footsteps. Crickets wouldn’t chirp on a summer night. The patter of rain in a forest would ...

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