MTC Audio Lab

Designing Silences

Clemence Williams began 2020 as composer and sound designer on Torch the Place. Returning to MTC for The Turn of the Screw was a lifesaver, she says. Here, she talks about creating ambience designed to be barely noticed...

Q&A

The Art of Sound

Currently working on Torch the Place, composer and sound designer Clemence Williams reveals how she uses sound to transport audiences through time and place.

Q&A

The Sounds of Storm Boy

Composer and Sound Designer Darrin Verhagen tells us about the sonic world of Storm Boy.

Q&A

The Sound of Anger

Composer and Sound Designer Ian Moorhead combines dubstep, Rambo and 8-bit video games in a sonic world for The Violent Outburst That Drew Me to You.

Interviews

Imbued with Music

Composer and Sound Designer Chris Williams discusses the musical world of Così.

Q&A

Composer and Sound Designer Chris Williams

Chris Williams discusses how composition and sound design support the emotional core of play.

Feature

Sidney Millar on Wild's sound design

Sidney Millar takes us on a month-long journey through Wild’s sound design.

Q&A

Ian McDonald on composing Macbeth

Ian McDonald tells us about the sound of Macbeth’s world.

Q&A

Darius Kedros on creating sound

Darius Kedros discusses diegetic and non-diegetic sounds in Melbourne Talam.