diff --git a/docs/AUTHORS.txt b/docs/AUTHORS.txt
index c20ab52e5..35837a688 100644
--- a/docs/AUTHORS.txt
+++ b/docs/AUTHORS.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2002-2024
 Various contributors (see below, and CHANGES.txt)
 https://tuxpaint.org/
 
-June 17, 2002 - October 20, 2024
+June 17, 2002 - December 26, 2024
 
 * Design and Coding:
 
@@ -374,6 +374,12 @@ June 17, 2002 - October 20, 2024
   Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)
   by https://freesound.org/people/CosmicEmbers/
 
+  "Hearts", "Sparkles", and "Stars" ('emitter') Magic tools
+  by Bill Kendrick <bill@newbreedsoftware.com>
+  + Stars sound effect based on "PluckArp"
+    (https://freesound.org/people/gmortizwavs/sounds/657368/)
+    Creative Commons 0 by https://freesound.org/people/gmortizwavs/
+
   Mouse accessibility code and keyboard access
   Ankit Choudary <ankit.goaldecided@gmail.com>, as part of GSOC 2010,
   with integration and fixes by Pere Pujal i Carabantes <pere@fornol.no-ip.org>
diff --git a/docs/CHANGES.txt b/docs/CHANGES.txt
index a893e511e..d4e7dd9c7 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/docs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -15,7 +15,11 @@ https://tuxpaint.org/
       - TODO: Sound effects
       - TODO: Documentation
       Closes https://sourceforge.net/p/tuxpaint/feature-requests/266/
-      Bill Kendrick <bill@newbreedsoftware.com>
+      - Code: Bill Kendrick <bill@newbreedsoftware.com>
+      - Heart sound effect: TBD
+      - Sparkles sound effect: based on "PluckArp", CC0 by gmortizwavs
+        <https://freesound.org/people/gmortizwavs/sounds/657368/>
+      - Stars sound effect: TBD
 
   * Text & Label Tool Improvements:
     -------------------------------
diff --git a/magic/sounds/emitter1.ogg b/magic/sounds/emitter1.ogg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d54abf05
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