Travis Francis Powers is a sound designer/supervising sound effects editor and composer who has worked on several animated television series, including The Simpsons, Futurama, The Critic, The Tracey Ullman Show, and the first season of King of the Hill. Powers has received multiple awards, including a Golden Reel Award, in 1998 for "Best Sound Editing" for the episode "Treehouse of Horror VIII".
Powers works mainly in his home, under the name "Travis Powers Sound Design." He is best known for his work on The Simpsons, a series that he had worked on since its beginnings on The Tracey Ullman Show.
He usually will create some of his own sound effects, along with using some from Todd-AO and Skywalker Sound (where The Simpsons used to have its' post-production audio work done), and using the following libraries...
- Series 1000 Sound Effects Library - released in 1979 on reel-to-reel tape - rereleased in 1983 on CD.
- The International Sound Effects Library - released in 1983 on Vinyl LP - rereleased in 1999 on CD.
- Series 2000 Sound Effects Library - released in 1987
- Series 4000 Hollywood Sound Effects Library - released in 1989
- Lucasfilm Sound Effects Library - released in 1990
- The Premiere Edition Volume 1 - released in 1990
- Hanna-Barbera Sound Effects Library - released in 1993
Selected Filmography
- Death Spa (1988)
- The Tracey Ullman Show + The Simpsons Shorts
- The Simpsons
- Cry-Baby (1990)
- New Jack City (1991) (uncredited)
- Final Approach (1991)
- The Critic
- Treasure Island: The Adventure Begins (1994)
- King of the Hill (season 1 only)
- The PJs
- Dilbert
- Futurama (seasons 1-7)
- Mission Hill
- The Near Future (2000)
- The Kiss (2001)
- Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007)
- Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008)
- Futurama: Bender's Game (2008)
- Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009)
- The Longest Daycare (2012)
- Almosting It (2016)
- Planet of the Couches (2016)
- Redmond Hand, Private Dick (2017)
- Heritage (2019)
- Playtime with Destiny (2020)
- The Force Awakens from Its Nap (2021)
- The Good, the Bart, and the Loki (2021)
- The Simpsons in Plusaversary (2021)
- When Billie Met Lisa (2022)
- The Simpsons: Welcome to the Club (2022)
- The Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in Feliz Navidad (2022)
Sound Effects Created by Travis Powers
The following sounds are Travis Powers's own creations, or obtained from either Todd-AO or Skywalker Sound...
- Travis Powers Anchor Clang
- Travis Powers Anvil Fall on Head
- Travis Powers Bodyfall
- Travis Powers Bomb Whistle
- Travis Powers Bone Crack
- Travis Powers Camera Flash
- Travis Powers Car Horn
- Travis Powers Cartoon Running
- Travis Powers Chalkboard Writing
- Travis Powers Chewing
- Travis Powers Door Open
- Travis Powers Door Close
- Travis Powers Empty Gun Click
- Travis Powers Explosion
- Travis Powers Flashback
- Travis Powers Gunshot Thunderclap
- Travis Powers Heartbeat
- Travis Powers Rockslide
- Travis Powers Rubber Stretches and Snaps
- Travis Powers Slide Whistle
- Travis Powers Small Applause
- Travis Powers Steam Train Whistle
- Travis Powers Television Switch
- Travis Powers Whoosh
- Travis Powers Wood Break