"That's it!" I exclaimed, tossing the remote control on the couch. "One more misplaced loon and I'm going to ..." - well, write an article. The straw that broke the camel's back was the movie "Platoon ...

Along with the Wilhelm scream and that part of every movie trailer with a dramatic bass drop, TV and film sound designers love to incorporate the cry of the humble loon into every wilderness scene ...

Not long ago, I was watching "Game of Thrones," the megahit HBO show set in the fictional world of Westeros, when I heard a sound I knew well: the long, high call of the common loon. I'd heard it a ...