Audio Post Producer, Bob Pomann and Supervising Sound Editor, Justin Kaupp of the Emmy® award-winning Manhattan based audio post house, Pomann Sound, {EST. 1984} completed the mix and sound design for all 20+ episodes of Season 1 of the Apple Original Animated Series, Duck & Goose.

On July 8th, 2022, Apple TV+ kicked off their all-new summer shows with the highly praised animated series, Duck & Goose, as part of their kids’ series lineup. Inspired by the New York Times bestselling books by Tad Hills, the preschool series celebrates the unique friendship of Duck & Goose, two best feathered friends that don’t always see beak to beak. 

With a target audience of Pre-K/Kindergarten, an age of easy distraction, Pomann’s approach to the sound was both streamlined and purposeful. The show takes place outdoors in a meadow by a stream. The creative intention was to keep the environment peaceful and serene. Understanding the science behind sound and how it can be manipulated, Kaupp created a lush ambience with character. It is something you may not notice, but will surely feel. To achieve this, he designed a palette of all-natural action sounds, unlike the traditional cartoon sounds. But the biggest challenge still remained, recording the sound and speed of a bird flap.

Bob Pomann purchased real feathers to find the proper texture and set up in the studio to record wing Foley. Then they experimented with cloths like pillow, felt, suede and even an old pillow case. But it was only when Kaupp changed his daughter’s diaper, that the perfect sound accidentally appeared. She grabbed a clean diaper and began shaking it really fast. That was it! Soon came recordings of a thick overnight diaper, a lighter pull-up, and a diaper pad to create the signature sounds by flapping the diapers at various speeds.

Pomann, currently working on the brand-new Disney Plus animated series, KIFF, is known for their original sound design for Nickelodeon/Disney’s Emmy®-award winning Doug, and has sound designed and mixed multiple animated series like Little Einsteins, Stanley, Jo-Jo’s Circus, Codename: Kids Next Door and many, many more. Highlights include features like Blind (Hulu), An Imperfect Murder (Netflix), and series Love After Lockup (WE tv), Two Shallow Graves (#1 show discovery+) plus Mercury and Clio award-winning commercials for radio and TV.

Pomann Sound’s history of sonic storytelling has enabled creative solutions across the board on soundtracks for spots, series and feature films.   

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