diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/Quaedam.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/Quaedam.kt
index 5d60431..14b6355 100644
--- a/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/Quaedam.kt
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/Quaedam.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import dev.architectury.registry.registries.DeferredRegister
 import dev.architectury.registry.registries.RegistrySupplier
 import net.minecraft.core.registries.Registries
 import net.minecraft.network.chat.Component
+import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation
 import net.minecraft.world.item.CreativeModeTab
 import net.minecraft.world.item.ItemStack
 import net.minecraft.world.item.Items
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ object Quaedam {
     val schedules = DeferredRegister.create(ID, Registries.SCHEDULE)!!
     val memoryTypes = DeferredRegister.create(ID, Registries.MEMORY_MODULE_TYPE)!!
     val sensors = DeferredRegister.create(ID, Registries.SENSOR_TYPE)!!
+    val soundEvents = DeferredRegister.create(ID, Registries.SOUND_EVENT)!!
     val projectionEffects = DeferredRegister.create(ID, ProjectionEffectType.registryKey)!!
 
     val creativeModeTab: RegistrySupplier<CreativeModeTab> = creativeModeTabs.register("quaedam") {
@@ -52,7 +54,10 @@ object Quaedam {
         schedules.register()
         memoryTypes.register()
         sensors.register()
+        soundEvents.register()
         projectionEffects.register()
     }
 
+    fun resource(path: String) = ResourceLocation(ID, path)
+
 }
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diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/projection/swarm/ProjectedPersonEntity.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/projection/swarm/ProjectedPersonEntity.kt
index 6cb6832..75bb6c9 100644
--- a/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/projection/swarm/ProjectedPersonEntity.kt
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/quaedam/projection/swarm/ProjectedPersonEntity.kt
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import net.minecraft.network.syncher.EntityDataAccessor
 import net.minecraft.network.syncher.EntityDataSerializers
 import net.minecraft.network.syncher.SynchedEntityData
 import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerLevel
+import net.minecraft.sounds.SoundEvent
 import net.minecraft.world.DifficultyInstance
 import net.minecraft.world.SimpleContainer
 import net.minecraft.world.entity.*
@@ -52,6 +53,11 @@ class ProjectedPersonEntity(entityType: EntityType<out PathfinderMob>, level: Le
         val dataShape =
             SynchedEntityData.defineId(ProjectedPersonEntity::class.java, EntityDataSerializers.COMPOUND_TAG)
 
+        const val SOUND_NOISE_ID = "entity.projected_person.noise"
+        val soundNoise = Quaedam.soundEvents.register(SOUND_NOISE_ID) {
+            SoundEvent.createVariableRangeEvent(Quaedam.resource(SOUND_NOISE_ID))
+        }!!
+
         init {
             EntityAttributeRegistry.register(entity, ::createAttributes)
             if (Platform.getEnv() == EnvType.CLIENT) ProjectedPersonRenderer
@@ -233,4 +239,18 @@ class ProjectedPersonEntity(entityType: EntityType<out PathfinderMob>, level: Le
         super.isSilent()
                 && Projector.findNearbyProjections(level(), blockPosition(), SoundProjection.effect.get()).isNotEmpty()
 
+    override fun getAmbientSound(): SoundEvent? {
+        if (Projector.findNearbyProjections(level(), blockPosition(), SoundProjection.effect.get()).isNotEmpty()) {
+            // sound projection available
+            return soundNoise.get()
+        }
+        return null
+    }
+
+    override fun getSoundVolume() = super.getSoundVolume() * (random.nextFloat() * 0.5f + 0.6f)
+
+    override fun getVoicePitch() = super.getVoicePitch() * (random.nextFloat() * 0.4f + 0.8f)
+
+    override fun getAmbientSoundInterval() = -(160 + random.nextInt(1000 - 160))
+
 }
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diff --git a/common/src/main/resources/assets/quaedam/sounds.json b/common/src/main/resources/assets/quaedam/sounds.json
index e69de29..d5a239a 100644
--- a/common/src/main/resources/assets/quaedam/sounds.json
+++ b/common/src/main/resources/assets/quaedam/sounds.json
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+{
+  "entity.projected_person.noise": {
+    "sounds": [
+      {
+        "name": "entity.villager.ambient",
+        "weight": 4,
+        "type": "event"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "entity.villager.yes",
+        "weight": 2,
+        "type": "event"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "entity.villager.no",
+        "weight": 1,
+        "type": "event"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "entity.villager.trade",
+        "weight": 3,
+        "type": "event"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "entity.villager.work_librarian",
+        "weight": 2,
+        "type": "event"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "entity.villager.work_cleric",
+        "weight": 2,
+        "type": "event"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "entity.villager.work_mason",
+        "weight": 2,
+        "type": "event"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "entity.villager.work_shepherd",
+        "weight": 2,
+        "type": "event"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "entity.wandering_trader.drink_milk",
+        "weight": 1,
+        "type": "event"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "entity.wandering_trader.no",
+        "weight": 2,
+        "type": "event"
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "entity.wandering_trader.yes",
+        "weight": 3,
+        "type": "event"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}
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