The Sound Collector: A Tiny Idea with a Big Heart
The Sound Collector is EVB’s global brand, currently being broadcast and/or streamed in 102 territories, across 5 continents.
As well as creating the show, Erica and Tom took on the roles of showrunners and producers, shaping its identity from the inside out—writing storylines, composing music, designing characters, crafting sound, and even voicing the characters themselves.
Expanding the World
Building on its success, we are now deep into financing its spin-off, The Collectors, with a prequel film in development.
We are incredibly proud that Keira Knightley lends her voice as the Narrator, bringing warmth and depth to the series. Her unwavering support means the world to us—she sees The Sound Collector as that rare thing, a truly authentic kids’ TV show.
“As a viewer and a parent, The Sound Collector is a welcome relief for me. It’s a real hit with my own family – something 3 generations can sit down and enjoy together. I love the space it allows – every time we watch an episode, we feel soothed”
- Keira Knightley
We are super proud to be partners with The Evelyn Glennie Foundation. The Sound Collector is all about finding, recording and creating sounds that we may take for granted, and perhaps have never experienced before. This whole project aligns so well with The Foundation's mission to 'Teach the World to Listen'.
Evelyn says
“Whenever I watch The Sound Collector, I feel the world really is an orchestra where we can be the composers and the performers. There is no end to the bridges that can be created when we observe even the minutest detail. It is wonderful to be able to enter his gentle and fascinating world that ignites so many emotions. We can all learn so much from him (and, of course, Mole too)!"
“For as long as I can remember I have loved collecting things - stones, pebbles, coins, shells, daisies, clovers and finally sounds. Sounds are all around us, free and alive in space. When we engage with sound, our listening intensifies and suddenly we discover that all our senses speak to each other as we look, smell, touch, taste and feel sounds. Our body becomes a huge ear! All boundaries, walls and expectations come tumbling down; only listening bridges, patience, wonderment and never-ending curiosity and learning shines through. The Sound Collector animated children's TV series completely embodies my fascination with sound and my mission to Teach the World to Listen. This brilliant series is testament to how we can learn about the world we live in and our relationship to what is all around us. We learn so much about ourselves and each other. Sound is not a thing or object but an experience. With sound we can be ourselves"
- Dame Evelyn Glennie