MouthSounds [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Fred Newman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 10, 1980

Useful sounds, romantic sounds, ridiculous sounds, sounds to drive people crazy. This is a hilarious practitioner's manual with more than 70 noises including the sounds of a barking dog, dripping water, and the taxi whistle. 151,000 copies in print.

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About the Author

Fred Newman has created voices and sounds for dozens of movies including Gremlins I & II, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, and Practical Magic. He has received two Emmy nominations for his work on PBS's Between the Lions and tours regularly with Garrison Keillor on NPR, providing improvised sound effects for A Prairie Home Companion. He lives in Connecticut and New York City.

Product Details

• Paperback: 127 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company; illustrated edition edition (January 10, 1980)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0894801287
• ISBN-13: 978-0894801280
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,333,239 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny, informative guide to the folk art of sound makin, October 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: MouthSounds (Paperback)

A well-written, step-by-step, fun guide to the folk art of sound making. I actually learned how to taxi whistle with two fingers, bark like a dog so well my chihuahua goes crazy, do cartoon SFX, and do a perfect impression of a water drip. I've used the sounds a lot in story telling, juicing up a story at a party, and when reading to my kids. It a great party book - I used it at a deadly family reunion to break the ice. It was a hit. The book comes with tear-out record which you will have to transfer to tape to really use. That's a pain, but it is very helpful. It obviously needs updating to a CD or tape. Book also includes a great deal information about the history of sound, the human voice, and sound-making. The author, by the way, was host of Disney's Mickey Mouse club for years, and now does voices, music and sound for Nickelodeon and Disney's DOUG animated series.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to understand, overall a fun book!, December 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: MouthSounds (Paperback)

I learned how to bark like a dog (my favorite) and now I scare people at school. They look around with a confused look on their faces saying "Where's the dog?!?"

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunningly Well Done!, May 17, 2004

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The Whistler "Robert Stemmons" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MouthSounds (Paperback)

Frederick R. Newman more than earned my respect with this masterpiece. His abilities to do these incredible sounds are, in my opinion, only second to his uncanny knack for filling others in on just how to most easily do them! Way to go Freddy!