Hollywood Punches: How to Make a Knockout Sound

Every Little Thing

Gimlet

Comedy, Education, Science

4.6 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Listener Charlotte has been rewatching “The Sopranos” and the punches keep hitting her ear. Why do Hollywood wallops sound so punched up? Foley artist and Emmy Award-winning sound editor Joanna Fang shares her punch recipe. Plus, do real-life investigators actually connect the dots with red string and thumbtacks? Retired FBI agent Jerri Williams solves the evidence-board mystery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.0	Hi, it's not a factual emergency,
0:38.0	but it's like a factual conundrum.
0:41.0	Where the hell do the punching sounds in movies come from?
0:46.0	This is Charlotte.
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0:51.0	This is actually a factual emergency.
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