Have you ever noticed how peaceful and quiet things seem when snow is falling ?It's not your imagination, it really is quieter out when it's snowing. Snow flakes absorb soundwaves as they fall and ...

When a snowstorm is in progress, falling snow greatly diminishes the distance that sound waves will carry. Snowflakes absorb and block the sound waves. Heavy rain has a similar effect. When the ground ...

“We’re very excited,” says Oriol Tarragó, the sound designer, supervising sound editor and sfx re-recording mixer for director J.A. Bayona‘s “Society of the Snow.” The film is Spain’s entry for Best ...

Now think of a snowflake. There are hollow areas, and as that snow falls, there can be air trapped between layers of it. That ...

I moved a little bit inland, away from the Maine coast, because I got tired of the ocean’s moderating effect; we would have rain along the coast, but not so many miles inland there would be feet of ...

Have you ever noticed how the world seems unusually quiet after a fresh snowfall? It’s as if nature has wrapped everything in a soft, muffled blanket, creating a moment of stillness and tranquility.

Over the last few years, the Oscar sound category has recognized war movies like “All Quiet on the Western Front,” science fiction movies like “Dune” and musicals like “West Side Story,” among others.

Snowbirds, take note: If a winter season completely devoid of snow sounds like your idea of heaven, these 12 places are calling your name. Though they do get the occasional dusting, once every few ...

The Central Puget Sound area, including the Seattle and Bellevue areas, are expected to remain on the northern fringe of the available moisture and will likely see lighter amounts of snow later ...