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| Directed by | Midge Costin |
| Written by | Bobette Buster |
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| Cinematography | Sandra Chandler |
| Edited by | David J. Turner |
| Music by | Allyson Newman |
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Running time | 94 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound is a 2019 documentary film about the history of sound design in cinema of the United States. It is directed by Midge Costin.
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes wrote of the critics' consensus, "Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound pays an all-too-rare tribute to an aspect of filmmaking that's utterly fascinating but often overlooked." The website assigned the film an approval rating of 97%, based on 66 reviews assessed as positive or negative; the average rating among the reviews is 7.5/10.[2] The similar website Metacritic surveyed 12 critics and assessed 11 reviews as positive and 1 as mixed. It gave a weighted average score of 80 out of 100, which it said indicated "generally favorable reviews".[3]
