Every story
has a Hidden Frequency.
We call it
SOUND.
Hidden Frequencies is a London-based sound studio founded on the belief that sound is the invisible layer of cinematic storytelling. While audiences consciously experience the image, it is sound that shapes emotion, tension and memory beneath the surface.
Revealing what pictures alone cannot.
Hidden Frequencies was founded by award-winning sound designer Chad Orororo on a simple belief. The most powerful storytelling often happens through what the audience never consciously sees.
Sound has the ability to reveal emotion, shape perspective and uncover the invisible layers of a story. It can build tension before danger appears, create intimacy without dialogue and transform an image into an experience.
At Hidden Frequencies, every creative decision begins by asking one question:
What can sound reveal that the image alone cannot?
Working across feature films, documentaries, television and commercial projects, Chad collaborates with directors, editors and producers to develop sonic worlds that feel authentic to each story.
Rather than approaching sound as a technical process, he sees it as an essential part of the narrative; one that supports character, atmosphere and emotion with intention and restraint.
His work includes collaborations with filmmakers such as Steve McQueen, Wes Anderson, Akinola Davies Jr., Misan Harriman and Daisy-May Hudson, with credits including Blitz, The Deepest Breath, My Father’s Shadow, Lollipop, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Swan and The Tinder Swindler. His work has been recognised with an AMPS Award for Best Sound Design, and he is a BAFTA Breakthrough alumnus.
Whether working on intimate independent cinema or large-scale international productions, the philosophy remains the same:
Every story has a hidden frequency. We call it sound.
Our Collaborators
AWARDS
BAFTA Cymru - The Man in my Basement - Best Sound
BIFA British Institue Film award: My Fathers Shadow - Best Sound Sponsored by Bleat
Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) Winner - The Deepest Breath: Outstanding Sound Editing For A Nonfiction Or Reality Program
2024
Music + Sound Award Nominated - Don't F**k with Cats: Best Sound Design in a Television Programme
Music + Sound Award Nominated - Tell Me Who I Am: Best Sound Design in a Feature Film
MPSE Award Nominated - This Is Football: Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing
Music + Sound Award Winner - Serendipity: Best Sound Design in a Feature Film
RTS Craft & Design Award Winner - Married to a Paedophile: Best Sound on a Non Drama
MPSE Award Nominated - Three Identical Strangers: Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing
2026
Gawad Urian Awards Nominated - Raging Grace: Best Sound
Primetime Emmy Nominated - The Tindler Swindler: Outstanding Sound Editing For A Nonfiction Or Reality Program
2022
Music + Sound Award Nominated - They Heard Him Shout Allahu Akbar: Best Sound Design in a Short Film
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