How ‘Shape of Water’ Sound Pros Found the Fish-Man’s Voice

In a rooftop scene, Joi, a holographic character, is set free from her projector for the first time. “We created little fizzes and digital glitches as each raindrop touches her hands and she ‘feels’ them for the first time,” says Mark Mangini (sound editing). They also added in the background public address announcements “in a soothing Korean voice.” Doug Hemphill (sound mixing) adds that it was mixed “so sound changes from a cold, wet rain to a romantic, delicate rain. Just when it seems like the best onscreen kiss of all time is about to happen, K is interrupted. The rain then becomes hard and cold again.”