How ‘Spider-Noir’s’ Artisans Created a Modern Noir Sonic Environment


Set in New York, Prime Video’s “Spider-Noir” stars Nicholas Cage and is part noir-detective and part superhero action. When it came to building the show’s sonic environment, composers Kris Bowers and Michael Dean Parsons, along with the sound team — re-recording mixer and sound designer Ryan Collins and Andy Sisul — took this into consideration. From the outset, the show immerses audiences in 1930s New York, and while set in a noir world, there’s a modern aspect to it too.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Beta Will Fix Issues That Have Plagued the Series for the Better Part of a Decade

The Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 beta will fix some issues that have plagued the series for the better part of a decade.

In a new blog post, Activision said it is reducing the number of times players will be prompted with the "update requires restart" message. For the last six years or so, Call of Duty players have been forced to restart their game right after booting up to apply new updates and patches. It's extremely annoying and slows down how fast you can get into the action. With the Modern Warfare 4 beta, the team is planning to reduce how often you see this upon booting up the game, but you might still get this screen if you're playing while an update is pushed out.

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Sheffield United could face points deduction after High Court decision

Sheffield United could incur a 12-point deduction after the company used to buy the club was placed into liquidation by the High Court on Wednesday.

COH Sports Bidco Limited (CSBL) agreed to purchase the Championship club for just over £100m in December 2024 but about £35m was still owed on the deal.

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Minecraft's Biggest Replacement Officially Returns in 3 Weeks

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The Viking survival exploration game is leaving early access soon

I can finally stop holding out on Valheim

Valheim - two Vikings stand on a hill, looking out at a vast and wild landscape. A branch from the tree of life reached out above the horizon. Image: Iron Gate/Coffee Stain Publishing

You know what's cool? Vikings. Vikings are cool — unless you are a poor farmer in the kingdom of Northumbria in the early Middle Ages, that is. And if you agree with that statement, you should be happy to know that in just three weeks, everyone will be able to play version 1.0 of Valheim, a Viking-themed exploration and survival game. If you don't agree, then let Odin smite you soon.

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Latest Xbox Console Updates Include Extremely Belated Profile Badge if You Bought an Xbox One Back in 2013

New Xbox console features include a special profile badge if you forked out for an Xbox One on day one back in November 2013.

Microsoft has detailed its latest system updates coming to Xbox Series X/S consoles, including improvements to your home and game library screens, plus more control over your local game saves.

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Hollywood‘s Push for Federal Film Tax Credit Could Help Boost Production in All States

In the David Mamet satire “State and Main,” a film crew creates havoc when it descends on a small town in Vermont. In real life, Hollywood almost never comes to Vermont, one of 11 states without a production tax incentive. In fact, “State and Main” was filmed in Massachusetts.

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‘Good American Family’ Renewed for Season 2 at Hulu, to Focus on Lorena Bobbitt Case

Hulu is bringing back “Good American Family” for a second season, with the show taking on an anthology format.

The second season will focus on the case of Lorena Bobbitt and her husband John Bobbitt. Series creator and executive producer Katie Robbins will return for Season 2, as will Season 1 star and executive producer Ellen Pompeo, though Pompeo is not expected to star in the second season.

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The ‘Lucky’ Season Finale’s Deadly Plot Twist Saves Lucky’s Life

Lucky is smiling. She's in a zipped up black leather jacket.

Anya Taylor-Joy as Luciana 'Lucky' Armstrong in Lucky

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Major spoilers ahead for Lucky episode 7

Lucky’s finale, “All Good Things,” puts Lucky (Anya Taylor-Joy) in the riskiest position she’s been in since the start of the show, but it’s not a manipulative play or being five steps ahead that saves her in the end. It’s Priscilla’s (Annette Bening) love for Cary (Drew Starkey), which leads her to kill Whittaker (William Fichtner) after yet another betrayal, and her connection to Lucky as a woman who wishes someone would have given her a chance to live a different life.

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Kane Parsons Drops A New ‘Backrooms’ Upload Linked To The Film

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It is not a terribly common occurrence for Kane Parsons, aka Kane Pixels, to drop a new upload of Backrooms on his YouTube channel. In fact, it’s been a year and a half since the last one. But in the wake of the release of his Hollywood Backrooms feature film, now we have a new one.

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Overwatch's newest Emerald rank is like a live grenade wedged between plat and diamond

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Overwatch season 4 introduced a rank reset and you know what that means, it's every cat, hog, and retired sniper for themselves as players desperately try to claw back to where they finished last season. As if that isn't stressful enough, we've also got a new rank on our hands.

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