HAL Sound System

HAL Sound System, Inc., formerly known as HAL Sound Services, Inc. until 1983, is a Canadian post-production sound design and editing company that was founded in August 1939 by late sound editors and engineers Ean Phelps and Dean Rasmussen. Since its foundation, the company is currently located at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

They worked on mostly animation projects for, , , , , among others, as well as live-action projects and video games.

History
HAL Sound System was founded as HAL Sound Services on August 25, 1939 by sound engineers Ean Phelps and Dean Rasmussen, as an ambitious attempt to create a new sound post-production company. The company originally worked on documentaries, newsreels and war films until 1945.

When HAL Sound Services first opened their doors for business, the staff consisted of Phelps and Rasmussen. Together, they answered phones, recruited new clients, recorded sound effects and foley, mixed the shows, did all the transfers, and cleaned the studio. Finding some Amazing Talent to help their new venture was the only way to keep up with a steadily increasing workload.

HAL Sound System's staff of sound designers and re-recording mixers have either won or been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound and Best Sound Editing every year since Are We There Yet? in 1947.

In April 1977, founder Ean Phelps died from heart failure. The company hired Stanley Robinson as President. In May 1983, the company was renamed into its current name.

On September 11, 2001, co-founder Dean Rasmussen was killed in an explosion during his trip to the World Trade Center.

Projects

 * Angelina Ballerina (2019-present)
 * Are We There Yet? (1947)
 * Ashley and the Cool Kids (2016-present)
 * Aurora Borealis and Company (2018-present)
 * Bumpy in the Night (2001-????)
 * Cuphead: A Inkwell Adventures (2018-present)
 * Eckhart's Big Mysteries (2004-2005)
 * The Get Along Gang (1987-1988)
 * Joe's Real Weird School Life (1994-2000)
 * The Kraftwerk Movie (2008)
 * The Legend of Luke: A Tale of Redwall (2008-2009)
 * Littlest Pet Shop: Life on the Street (2019)
 * Mac and Friends (1991-1999)
 * Mole Miner (2001-2007)
 * Red Green Animated (2018-present)
 * Redwall: Dibbun Days (2020-present)
 * Redwall: Under Seige (2016)
 * Rise of the Elements: A Tale of Redwall (2006)
 * Roary the Racing Car (2014-2020)
 * The Ruby Gloom Movie 2 (2020)
 * Sagwa's School Days (2004)
 * Squeak! The Mouse Show (1995-2005)
 * Tivo Team (2009-present)
 * Toad Patrol: The Movie (2018)

Employees

 * Stanley Robinson (President)
 * Warren Mack (CEO)
 * Trevon Charles (COO)
 * Cameron Donaldson (Chairman)
 * Hollie Clark (Studio Manager)
 * Xander Serrano (Chief Technology Officer/Sound Supervisor)
 * Layla Foster (Re-Recording Mixer)
 * Chandler Garcia (Re-Recording Mixer)
 * Tom Brooks (Re-Recording Mixer)
 * Harry Chapman (Re-Recording Mixer)
 * Dhansukh Yerramilli (Re-Recording Mixer)
 * Matteo Marietta (Re-Recording Mixer/Dialogue Editor)
 * Simeon LeBlanc (Sound Designer/Editor)
 * Skyler Rutledge (Sound Designer/Editor)
 * Marcelo Graham (Sound Designer/Editor)
 * Fabrice Abbadie (Sound Designer/Editor)
 * Kasper van der Meulen (Sound Designer/Editor)
 * Kymani Dudley (Foley Artist)
 * Andrew Hussain (Foley Mixer/Editor)
 * Archie Bates (Chief Digital Transfer Technician/Stage Recordist)

Former employees

 * Ean Phelps (Founder; died in April 1977)
 * Dean Rasmussen (Founder; died in September 2001)
 * Nickolas Hopkins (Chief Digital Transfer Technician/Stage Recordist; died in 2017)
 * Mitchell Hodges (Dialogue Editor; Retired in 2016 to focus on his family.)

Sound Effects Mainly Used by HAL

 * SKYWALKER, BULLET - HOTH BLASTER RICOCHET
 * SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - MASSIVE INFERNO ROARING
 * SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - ARTILLERY FALL 01
 * Wilhelm Scream