Meet the Minneapolis sound designers crafting noise for movies, television and theater

Thursday at 9 a.m., MPR News host Angela Davis takes a peek behind the scenes of our favorite movies, television shows and live theater productions.

Sound design immerses us in a story. It can make us feel things.

Who could forget the whir of the light sabers in the “Star Wars” movies?

Or the swish and swirl of the water in “Finding Nemo” that made you feel like you were in the ocean with Nemo, Dory and Marlin?

Her guests are the creative masterminds behind sounds in movies and live productions. Some of which you might even recognize.

They’re both based here in the Twin Cities.

And we want to hear from you, too.

What questions do you have about sound in movies, television and theater? Or maybe you’re a sound designer in the industry. What do you love about it? What’s challenging?

Call 651-227-6000 or 800-242-2828 during the 9 a.m. hour.  

Guests:  

• Tom Hambleton is a composer, sound designer and re-recording artist. He opened his studio, Undertone Music, in 1994 and then moved to Minneapolis’s North Loop neighborhood in 1998. He’s worked on hundreds of productions including the 2013 movie Captain Phillips, the PBS TV series Nova, the 2023 animated short The Brave Locomotive, and countless corporate and museum projects. He is an active member of the Cinema Audio Society.

• Katharine Horowitz is a theatrical sound designer, composer and teaching artist based in Minneapolis. She has designed shows for the Guthrie Theater, Children’s Theatre Company, The Jungle Theater, Theater Mu, History Theatre, Creede Repertory Theatre and Mixed Blood Theatre and many others. She is a 2017 McKnight Theatre Artist Fellow.

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