Press
"Cliff Caruthers's space-age electronic music and sound design add immeasurably to the total effect, especially in the torture scenes, which are all the more frightening for their restraint."
"Cliff Caruthers' crunch-laden rock interludes prove a fine fit for a production as electrifying as this."
"The creak of shifting ice and horror-film undertones are the first sounds welcoming audience members… it is precisely due to the covertness of Caruthers' work that this production rises above the bulk of more traditional adaptations."
"Cliff Caruthers' sound design is excellent. We never see the hound, it certainly sounds scary."
"Cliff Caruthers's sound design is laced with a delightful mix of music from Woody Guthrie to Vanilla Ice, Wagner to Korean rapper Psy."
"While all of the design elements are superb, Cliff Caruthers' wonderful sound design deserves a particular call out."
"Cliff Caruthers' evocatively disturbing music (reminiscent of Twin Peaks), video installations and masterful sound design are perfect examples of technology that enrich storytelling."
"Cliff Caruthers sound design chilled me to the bone."
"Struck by the production's use of sound, not just to move from one segment of the tautly told story to the next, but to fill each scene with a sense of place and, true to Bug's emphasis on surveillance and paranoia, of foreboding."
"The set and sound ultimately power the production… I loved the constant sense of dread and impending shock created by the pulsing soundtrack, with occasional thunderous jolts."
"The standing ovation Opus received on opening night was deserved… for its superb technical execution."
"The remarkable sound design by Cliff Caruthers deserves particular mention."
"Omnipresent shimmery music by Cliff Caruthers burbles throughout, at times suspenseful or placidly romantic."
"This whirlwind collage of scenes, this anarchic cacophony of a play is that rare theatrical work that lives up to the revolutionary promise of its title."
"The soundscape is atmospheric and soothing with naturalistic sounds, such as rain, overlapping music featuring marimba, xylophone, piano and the occasional vocal line."
"Cliff Caruthers's haunting sound work… a wondrous piece of theater."
Sound design and music for Earth Primer (design by Chaim Gingold, 2015) — App Store Best of 2015 · AASL Best STEM App 2016 · IndieCade Finalist (E3 2015) · Fast Co. Innovation by Design Finalist · GDC Experimental Gameplay Workshop Official Selection · Tokyo Digital Children's Book Fair Official Selection 2017