What Does a Robot With a Soul Sound Like?

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🗓️ 28 February 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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The sound designer Randy Thom was faced with a challenge: What does a robot sound like? And what if that robot learns to love? Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Subscribe today at TheAtlantic.com/podsub. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:50.0	So last year, we did an episode with the sound designer behind the zone of interest, which ended up winning the Oscar for Best Sound.
0:58.3	We thought we'd do a similar episode with one of this year's nominated films, which is the bonus episode you're about to hear. Enjoy.
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1:16.5	I am a voice of Roz from the animated film The Wild Robot, up for three Oscars this weekend, including for best sound.
1:24.6	Roz, whose voice by Lapida Nwango, is a helper robot, a kind of turbocharged Siri,
1:31.8	who gets stranded on a deserted island and learns to communicate with the animals that live there.
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