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  2. Dunkirk (soundtrack) - Wikipedia

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    Sound designer and audiographer Richard King relayed to Zimmer the sound of a boat engine, which served as a reference for the tempo. [3] Wanting the "audience to feel uncomfortable", King wanted the practical sounds in the picture to provide the texture — the dive bombers, sinking ships, explosions, and the ticking clock.

  3. Pendulum clock - Wikipedia

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    It is the part that makes the "ticking" sound in a working pendulum clock. Most escapements consist of a wheel with pointed teeth called the escape wheel which is turned by the clock's wheel train, and surfaces the teeth push against, called pallets. During most of the pendulum's swing the wheel is prevented from turning because a tooth is ...

  4. Escapement - Wikipedia

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    The sudden stopping of the escapement's tooth is what generates the characteristic "ticking" sound heard in operating mechanical clocks and watches. The first mechanical escapement, the verge escapement , was invented in medieval Europe during the 13th century and was the crucial innovation that led to the development of the mechanical clock.

  5. How ‘Saturday Night’s’ Intense Ticking Score Was ... - AOL

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    “The villain of the film is the clock,” says Batiste. “The music is an allegory for the ticking of, and pressure of time.” ... but he also needed to consider sound effects, score and ...

  6. List of onomatopoeias - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 December 2024. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...

  7. The Syncopated Clock - Wikipedia

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    The arrangement requires temple blocks to be used as the sound of the clock that is heard throughout, except for a brief section in the middle. The piece is in 4 4 time; the opening establishes a perfectly regular "tick-tock" accompaniment, beginning with a roll off the orchestra's staccato strike of an A chord, creating an expectation that it will continue.

  8. That haunting grandfather clock sound — how 'Stranger ... - AOL

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    TikTokers are pretending to hear the ominous chimes of an old grandfather clock featured in the Netflix series — and are reacting accordingly. That haunting grandfather clock sound — how ...

  9. Atomic clock - Wikipedia

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    Accuracy is a measurement of the degree to which the clock's ticking rate can be counted on to match some absolute standard such as the inherent hyperfine frequency of an isolated atom or ion. Stability describes how the clock performs when averaged over time to reduce the impact of noise and other short-term fluctuations (see precision). [40]