Nelson Ferreira

Nelson Ferreira’s name pops up in some pretty wild movie credits. This guy’s got his fingerprints all over The Shape of Water (2017), which, let’s face it, was Guillermo del Toro going full fairy tale fever dream. The sound design in that film? Unreal. You can’t watch it without getting sucked into that watery, oddball romance vibe—and Ferreira’s one of the reasons the whole thing just works. He basically made the water feel like a character. Seriously, the way the sound pulls you in, you’d swear you were swimming with the Creature yourself. Then there’s Requiem for a Dream (2000). Brutal movie. You watch it once and it haunts you for a decade. Ferreira worked on the sound there too, and wow, does it slap you in the face. The way everything hits—those frantic edits, the heartbeats, the shrill insanity—it’s like he wanted you to actually feel the characters’ spirals. Not a lot of films do that, but this one does. It’s messy, chaotic, and honestly, the sound is half of what makes it so intense. Now, Frankenstein (2025) is on his résumé, which is kind of wild. We don’t know much about it yet, but if Ferreira’s involved, you know the soundscape is going to be next level. The dude’s got a knack for making you feel stuff you didn't even know you could feel through audio alone. Basically, if his name’s on the project, expect your ears to go on a wild ride.