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Ben Burtt was born in New York, USA. Though he is a writer, an editor and a director, he is best known for his work as a sound designer. Ben has worked on many Pixar and Star Trek movies and all of the Star Wars movies. He is credited for creating Chewbacca's voice and sounds as well as the voice of Yoda and several others.- Sound Department
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Gary Rydstrom, Director of Creative Operations/Sound Designer and Mixer, joined Skywalker Sound in 1983 as an operator in the machine room. Since then, he has contributed his talents to many projects as a sound designer, re-recording mixer, effects mixer and foley mixer. In 1998, Rydstrom was appointed Director of Creative Operations for Skywalker Sound, overseeing the creative and technological direction for the facility. Apart from his feature film and commercials work, Rydstrom has completed several television projects, rides and attraction films. Rydstrom holds a graduate degree from the USC School of Cinema and Television. He is the recipient of 7 Academy Awards for Best Sound and Best Sound Effects Editing for his work on Saving Private Ryan (1998), Titanic (1997), Jurassic Park (1993), and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).- Sound Department
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Randy Thom started his career in radio and music recording before making the transition to film in 1978, when he was hired on Apocalypse Now (1979) as a sound effects recordist. Since then, Thom has worked in a wide variety of creative capacities within the sound department in over 175 films. For example, in addition to being the music mixer on Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983), Thom was also the production sound mixer for all the footage shot in the US. Since 1983, Thom has been on staff as a sound designer and mixer at Lucasfilm's Skywalker Sound facility. He is part of a small group of sound designers that are following in Walter Murch and Ben Burtt's footsteps in the continuing work of turning motion picture sound into an art form and not simply a series of technical processes. His work on a film often begins before the film has started shooting, and becomes an integral part of the storytelling and emotional impact of the film. Randy Thom has been part of Robert Zemeckis' core creative team ever since Forrest Gump (1994). Through his career Thom has worked with such top Hollywood talents as Walter Murch, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Brad Bird, Tim Burton, Chris Columbus, Mel Brooks and the Farrelly Brothers. Thom has received two Academy Awards for sound, The Right Stuff (1983), and for sound editing, The Incredibles (2004). He has fifteen Oscar nominations.- Sound Department
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Dane A. Davis, as Sound Designer / Supervising Sound Editor, has completed 120 feature films since 1984 including Drugstore Cowboy, Boogie Nights, Romeo is Bleeding, Don Juan DeMarco, The Matrix Trilogy, Speed Racer, 8 Mile, Cabin in the Woods, Lord of War, Ghost Rider, Defending Your Life, The Forgotten and Ender's Game as well as Streaming series including Sense8, Messiah and Jupiter's Legacy. He has also contributed sound design to 25 other movies such as Black Adam, Ninja Assassin and Bullet to the Head. Dane's voice is the major character of "Morph" in Disney's animated Treasure Planet. He was born and grew up east of San Diego, studied art and photography at Grossmont College and graduated from the Film & Video School of California Institute of the Arts. Recent projects include Jupiter Ascending, Twilight-Breaking Dawn, Fifty Shades Darker and Freed, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Bleeding Edge, Sinister, On the Record, My Name is Dolemite, and Allen v. Farrow (earning an Emmy nomination) and most recently The Matrix Resurrections, Retribution, Reptile and Expats. Through the internship program of his company, Danetracks, and since, Dane mentored many passionate and gifted young people over more than three decades and has been thrilled to see them flourish in the post-production sound world. He has lectured as a guest artist on the artistic, dramatic and psychological aspects of sound design to various audiences including the Game Developers Conference, USC, UCLA, CalArts, SCAD and the "Big Movie Sound" MPSE presentation at the Egyptian Theater. While continuing his visual art work as a painter and photographer he mixes and contributes sound design for "experimental" filmmakers including Betzy Bromberg. He also plays multiple instruments, composes and has music in several films. Dane received an Academy Award, BAFTA and MPSE Golden Reel for his work on The Matrix. He also received Golden Reels for Treasure Planet, Gotti and others. In March of 2024 he will receive the MPSE Career Achievement Award.- Sound Department
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Christopher Boyes is known for Avatar (2009), King Kong (2005) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).- George Watters II was born on 19 September 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Pearl Harbor (2001) and The Hunt for Red October (1990).
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Richard King was born in Tampa, Florida and attended the University of South Florida graduating with a BFA in painting and film.
Since 1985 he has worked in film sound design. Richard has been fortunate to work with such directors as Nicolas Roeg, M. Night Shyamalan, Robert Altman, Paul Thomas Anderson, William Friedkin, Peter Weir, Steven Spielberg,Christopher Nolan, Patty Jenkins and Jeymes Samuel. He is the recipient of four Academy Awards, three Bafta Awards, and four MPSE awards for Best Sound Editing as well as the MPSE Career Achievement Award.
Richard lives in Los Angeles with his wife and son.- Sound Department
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Richard Hymns has journeyed from film studio tea-boy to Academy Award-winning Supervising Sound Editor. He got his start as a 16-year-old at Elstree Studios in London running tea service to film editing crew members on their breaks, becoming an apprentice editor soon after.
He rose through the ranks and found his niche in motion picture sound editing, primarily at Skywalker Sound in Northern California. As Supervising Sound Editor of such films as Saving Private Ryan, Fight Club, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Jurassic Park, Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, Backdraft, A River Runs Through It, Jumanji, War Horse, Lincoln and All is Lost among others, Hymns established and continues a formidable career predicated on building authenticity and subtlety of sound in service of a director's storytelling vision. From the roar of weaponry to the quiet splash of a fly-fishing lure upon rushing water, a commitment to creative quality is a hallmark of his work.
Hymns has worked with directors Steven Spielberg, Robert Redford, Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron, David Fincher, Ang Lee, David Lynch, Tim Burton, Roman Polanski, Ron Howard, George Lucas, Chris Columbus, J.C. Chandor, Robert Townsend, Tony Richardson, Alan Parker, Joe Johnston, Brad Silberling, Philip Kaufman and Kevin Smith among others.
He has won three Academy Awards from a total of nine nominations, six Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards and a BAFTA Award.- Sound Department
Louis L. Edemann was born on 2 February 1946 in Van Nuys, California, USA. He is known for Empire of the Sun (1987), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) and Schindler's List (1993). He was married to Patricia. He died on 12 April 2006 in Sylmar, California, USA.- Sound Department
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Christopher Scarabosio is known for Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019), Phantom Thread (2017) and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016).- Sound Department
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Matthew Wood is an American sound editor and voice actor who works at Lucasfilm. He did sound editing for the 2011 re-releases of the original Star Wars trilogy, the prequel trilogy, the sequel trilogy and many more Lucasfilm projects. He voiced General Grievous in Revenge of the Sith after replacing Richard McGonagle who voiced in the Genndy Tartakovsky Clone Wars cartoon. He also voiced the Battle Droids in various Star Wars media set during the Clone Wars.- Sound Department
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Mike Hopkins was born on 12 August 1959 in Greytown, New Zealand. He is known for King Kong (2005), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). He was married to Nicci. He died on 30 December 2012 in Waiohine River, Wellington Region, New Zealand.- Sound Department
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Ethan Van der Ryn was born on 21 October 1962 in Alameda, California, USA. He is known for King Kong (2005), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and A Quiet Place (2018).- Sound Department
Alan Murray began his career in sound in the mid seventies at Paramount Studios. Under the tutelage of Howard Beals, (Cecil B. DeMille's personal sound editor), Alan developed his craft working on a wide range of motion pictures including: "The Warriors (1979)", "Grease (1978)", and "Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)". In 1978, Alan began a working relationship with Clint Eastwood on the feature "Escape from Alcatraz (1979)" and has continued as Clint's supervising sound editor for over 30 years. Moving to Warner Bros. Studios in 1979, Alan has collaborated on many memorable Warner's movies including: "Ladyhawke (1985)", "Lethal Weapon (1987)" & "Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)","Eraser (1996)", "Unforgiven (1992)", "Million Dollar Baby (2004)", and "Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)".
Alan has three children currently working in the motion picture industry, Blu Murray (picture editing), Kevin R.W. Murray (sound) and Hailey Murray (post production). At date, Alan Murray has received six Academy Award nominations, three Bafta nominations, and won the Oscar in 2007 for Best Sound Editing for "Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)".- Sound Department
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Bub Asman was born on 17 August 1949 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He is an editor, known for American Sniper (2014), Letters from Iwo Jima (2006) and Space Cowboys (2000).- Sound Department
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Frank E. Eulner was born in 1963. He is known for Iron Man (2008), The Jungle Book (2016) and Jurassic Park III (2001).- Sound Department
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Wylie Stateman is known for The Queen's Gambit (2020), Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019) and Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003).- Sound Department
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Baker Landers first displayed an affinity for sound at age eleven when her parents gave her a tape recorder. She would walk around her house and make up stories just through sound effects. While studying Film at California State University at Long Beach, she impressed sound designers Richard Anderson and Mark Mangini, and they hired her to work at their company. In the early days of her career she met Per Hallberg. Realizing that they worked very well together, they began a professional partnership that has lasted over 25 years. Baker Landers appreciates having a colleague like Hallberg to bounce ideas off of. While she frequently supervises her own projects, she still enjoys collaborating with him whenever possible. Baker Landers was selected for Variety's Women's Impact List in 2013, and she is the first woman to ever win two Academy Awards for Sound Editing.- Sound Department
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A native of Sweden, Hallberg worked in the nightclub business, became a certified public accountant and eventually a math teacher. During a visit to Los Angeles, he met one of the founders of Soundelux. An invitation to join the company prompted Hallberg to spend several months learning about the different disciplines of the craft, including editing dialogue, sound effects, and Foley. He eventually accepted a paid position and began his career in post-production sound.
Early in his career, Hallberg met Karen Baker Landers. They worked well together and began a professional partnership that has spanned over 25 years. He often supervises films on his own, but Hallberg has been able to collaborate with Baker Landers on projects whenever possible. While three Academy Awards are a testament to his dedication and passion to his craft, he continues to feel inspired and challenged by the creative process of sound in film.- Sound Department
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Bender began his sound career on "Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)." Prior to joining Formosa Features, he spent over thirty years at Soundelux. As a co-founder at 18, he and his partners built a community and support system that set the stage for artistic excellence that fostered many successful careers in the sound community. Bender won an Oscar for Best Sound Effects Editing for "Braveheart (1995)" (shared with Formosa's Per Hallberg). Bender received Oscar nominations for "Blood Diamond (2006)" and "Drive (2011)" and was awarded a scientific and technical award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the Advanced Data Encoding System.- Sound Department
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Mark Mangini is a two time Academy Award winning (Dune, Mad Max Fury Road) and six time nominated Sound Designer known for films including Blade Runner 2049, Star Treks I,IV,&V, The Fifth Element, and Gremlins. He has spent his 45 year career in Hollywood imagining and composing altered sonic realities for motion pictures. He is a frequent lecturer, an outspoken proponent for sound as art and a guitarist/songwriter with compositions in sex, lies and videotape, Star Trek IV, Picard. and others. He is a member of AMPAS, MPSE, SAG, SMPTE, and ASCAP.
"Having grown up a musician, I am avowed of the idea that all organized sound is music. I see my work in movies every bit a composition as those of Beethoven and the Beatles. I just happen to use dissonance, specious melodic content and arrhythmia to its fullest advantage. My works are no less considered, designed, creative or manipulative. They just aren't hummable."
A Boston native, Mark attended Holy Cross College as a foreign language major but could not ignore his love of film and filmmaking. He moved to Los Angeles in 1976 and landed his first job in the entertainment industry in the sound department of Hanna Barbera Studios making funny noises for children's cartoons at the age of 19. "My ears, having been keenly trained by years of language study and playing guitar, suited me well for a career of critical listening and creating unimagined aural worlds and fabricating sonic realities for motion pictures. "
Mark founded and ran Weddington Productions, a successful Hollywood post-production sound company, for 25 years. Today he works at Formosa Group in Hollywood, California continuing his work as a Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer and Re-recording mixer.- Sound Department
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Richard L. Anderson's background was in sound design, winning a Special Achievement Oscar for his work on "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981) and two additional Oscar nominations for "Poltergeist" (1982) and "Daylight" (1996). He also picked up an Emmy Award for sound design on the Steven Spielberg directed episode of "Amazing Stories" TV series. Now he is writing and directing films , such as the recent feature documentary, "Behind Bayonets and Barbed Wire" (2016), and the political dramedy feature, "Lee'd the Way" (2021).- Sound Department
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Charles L. Campbell was born on 17 August 1930 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor, known for Back to the Future (1985), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) and Empire of the Sun (1987). He died on 21 June 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA.