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Tankeryanker
09-25-2025, 09:06 AM
The one where Mike's new college girlfriend has the hots for Steve. Every time she looks at him, we hear a boing sound.

Same thing in the six-million-dollar man whenever Steve Austin was doing something needing his bionics.

I am not sure the music played when we see Wally with his jellyroll hair is the same. It could be.
I think there is another popular show that did the same type of thing.

Is there a name for it when noises are added to emphasize what is going on?

ThisLittlePiggy
09-25-2025, 09:17 AM
You might be interested in this. It's all about adding sound to TV shows and movies.

https://tyxstudios.com/blog/what-is-foley-sound

stevea
09-25-2025, 11:03 AM
FKB uses a kind of "boing" sound in some early episodes. Like when Jim sees a new oufit Betty has on and he's shocked and doesn't approve.

Tankeryanker
09-25-2025, 12:33 PM
You might be interested in this. It's all about adding sound to TV shows and movies.

https://tyxstudios.com/blog/what-is-foley-sound

Thank you. Very interesting.

That goes over how they make sounds.

Tankeryanker
09-25-2025, 12:35 PM
I want to know if there is a name for using sound to emphasize what the actor is doing. Its almost if the sound is used like a narrator.

They use a narrator for explaining things.

ThisLittlePiggy
09-25-2025, 02:06 PM
I found some boing sound effects.

https://freesoundsite.com/sound-collections/boing-sound-effects/

ThisLittlePiggy
09-25-2025, 02:10 PM
What is SFX in Film and Video?

https://www.trackclub.com/resources/what-is-sfx

ThisLittlePiggy
09-25-2025, 02:11 PM
I'm wondering if a boing sound would be

Design SFX: Design sounds are entirely made up of sounds that never existed and wouldn't usually exist. Many of these sounds are a mish-mash of other sounds or something futuristic, like technology or aliens.