Team Skywalker Sound
A growing, incomplete but reliable list of all of the creatives and staff members who work or worked at Skywalker Sound, one of the greatest and biggest of all sound services, which was formerly known as Sprocket Systems and also as Lucasfilm Ltd., of which this sound service is a division.
This includes the divisions "Skywalker Sound South" (Skywalker Sound North and Skywalker Sound West, as well as the San Rafael location and "Skywalker Ranch" itself, may refer only to the main sound division at Skywalker Ranch in Nicasio / Marin County, California). This doesn't include the sound crews at Lucasfilm and Pixar unless any of their creatives worked at Skywalker Sound.
Many of these creatives are/were also involved with and/or rooted from the following post-production sound studios:
Some of these creatives also work or worked at:
Skywalker Sound projects often are in collaboration with these post-production sound studios:
Members not listed on IMDb
*Cate Moye, Former General Manager (assisted also with the building)
*Jason Loeks, Audio/Video and Support Systems Engineer (1997-2005, March 2011-)
*Nicolas Tsingos, Principal Research Engineer
*Arash Nezakati, Systems Specialist
*Blair Devereaux, Audio Technician
*Kangrui Xue, R&D Intern
Uncertain in relation are Bruce Markoe & Kiki Morris, whom Matthew Iadarola thanks in regards to his work at Skywalker.
This includes the divisions "Skywalker Sound South" (Skywalker Sound North and Skywalker Sound West, as well as the San Rafael location and "Skywalker Ranch" itself, may refer only to the main sound division at Skywalker Ranch in Nicasio / Marin County, California). This doesn't include the sound crews at Lucasfilm and Pixar unless any of their creatives worked at Skywalker Sound.
Many of these creatives are/were also involved with and/or rooted from the following post-production sound studios:
- American Zoetrope / Omni Zoetrope Studios / Zoetrope Studios
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- Russian Hill Recording
- The Saul Zaentz Company Film Center (AKA Saul Zaentz Film Center) / Fantasy Studios / Berkeley Sound Artists / IMRSV Sound / IMN Creative
- Sound Recording Organization (S-R-O) or (S.R.O.)
- Studio C
- Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services (including Audio Circus but not De Lane Lea)
- Weddington Productions (folded into Technicolor Sound Services, whose team is now mostly with Formosa Features / Formosa Group).
Some of these creatives also work or worked at:
- 20th Century Fox Studios / Fox Studio Lot (i.e. Charleen Richards-Steeves, Paul Pavelka)
- Advantage Audio / Advantage Post Sound Services (so far only Rich Danhakl)
- Aardmore Sound (so far only Tom Johnson)
- Atlas Oceanic Sound and Picture (so far only Jessey Drake)
- Boom Box Post (i.e. Rich Danhakl and Jessey Drake)
- Disney Digital Studio Services / The Walt Disney Company (i.e. David E. Fluhr, Gabriel Guy, Doc Kane)
- Dolby Laboratories (i.e. Erik Foreman, Will Files?, Juan Peralta?, Jurgen Scharpf)
- Formosa Features / Formosa Group (i.e. Zach Martin, Doug Hemphill, Warren Henderiks)
- JDH Sound (i.e. Matthew Iadarola, Gary Geagan)
- Kelvin Opitical, Inc. (i.e. Will Files, Brandon Procotor)
- NBCUniversal Studiopost
- One Step Up (i.e. Dan O'Connell, Richard Duarte)
- Pacific Standard Sound (i.e. Will Files, Jessey Drake)
- Park Road Post Production (i.e. Justin Doyle)
- Pixar Sound Group [a division of Pixar, a former division of Lucasfilm] (i.e. Barney Jones)
- Sound Rebels (so far only Jessey Drake)
- Sztompke Sound (i.e. Larry Oatfield, Ewa Sztompke, Nisha Cory Anand, Angel Peterson)
- TAJ Soundworks (i.e. Dan O'Connell, John Roesch)
Skywalker Sound projects often are in collaboration with these post-production sound studios:
- 20th Century Fox Studios / Fox Studio Lot (usually on select Fox, Marvel, DreamWorks Animation, Disney/Jerry Bruckheimer, Steven Spielberg, and J.J. Abrams movies)
- ACME Soundworks (usually on Skywalker Sound South projects)
- Advantage Audio (mix only, and only on HBO's Witness)
- American Zoetrope / Zoetrope Studios (i.e. The Cotton Club, Apocalypse Now (1991/1997 stereo remixes only), My Family, Gardens of Stone, Tucker: The Man and His Dream)
- Disney Digital Studios Services / The Walt Disney Studios (usually on Walt Disney Animation Studios and Marvel projects)
- Footsteps Post-Production Sound Inc. (foley only)
- MarcoCo. Studios
- Michael L. McDonough Sound (usually mix only)
- One Step Up (foley only)
- Paramount Pictures (i.e. Jade, Rules of Engagement, Abandon, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life)
- Park Road Post Production (i.e. The Frighteners, King Kong (2005), The Adventures of Tin Tin (2011), Avatar: The Way of Water, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit trilogy (mix only), Mortal Engines (mix only), The Lovely Bones)
- Pixar Sound Group (on some Pixar projects only)
- Saul Zaentz Film Center (i.e. Naked Tango, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Vampire Hunter D: Blood Lust, The Face)
- Sony Pictures Studios (i.e. Starship Troopers, The Smurfs (2011), 65)
- Soundelux (usually on Skywalker Sound South projects; may've been on xXx: State of the Union uncredited)
- Sound One Corporation (The Village, The Cotton Club,
- TAJ Soundworks (foley only)
- Technicolor Sound Services (i.e. Over the Hedge, Ghost of Girlfriends Past, Star Trek (2009))
- Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services (i.e. The Shot (1996), The Midnight Sky, Dunkirk (2017), Bliss (2021), The Suicide Squad (2021), Andor, A Quiet Place, Finding Ohana, Marriage Story)
- Weddington Productions (i.e. More American Graffiti, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Explorers, Kafka, Newsies, Speed (1994), The Living Sea, Antz, Small Soldiers, Ticker, Osmosis Jones)
Members not listed on IMDb
*Cate Moye, Former General Manager (assisted also with the building)
*Jason Loeks, Audio/Video and Support Systems Engineer (1997-2005, March 2011-)
*Nicolas Tsingos, Principal Research Engineer
*Arash Nezakati, Systems Specialist
*Blair Devereaux, Audio Technician
*Kangrui Xue, R&D Intern
Uncertain in relation are Bruce Markoe & Kiki Morris, whom Matthew Iadarola thanks in regards to his work at Skywalker.
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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 Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Re-Recording Mixer, Founder of Skywalker Sound (1975-). Also the father of Benjamin A. Burtt (or Benny Burtt for short).- 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.Supervising Sound Designer, Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Effects Recordist, Additional Sound Designer, Foley Artist (1979-); Director of Sound Design (2005-).
Also a Saul Zaentz Film Center/Zoetrope/Russian Hill Recording creative.
Finest of all sound designers.- 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 Designer, Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, Audio Engineer, Sound Design Consultant, Consulting Sound Designer Mix Engineer (1983-); Director of Sound Design (-2005)- Sound Department
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Christopher Boyes is known for Avatar (2009), King Kong (2005) and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).Supervising Sound Designer, Sound Designer, Sound Supervisor, Supervising Sound Editor, Re-Recording Mixer, Foley Recordist, Sound Effects Recordist, Additional Re-Recording Mixer (1991-)
rooted from Saul Zaentz Film Center- Sound Department
- Actor
Tom Myers received a degree in film from Northwestern University and went on to do graduate film studies at San Francisco State. From there he worked in a variety of capacities in the San Francisco film industry including a long stint working with picture at Monaco Film Labs. In 1987 he took a job in the sound division of LucasFilm, then named Sprocket Systems. Here he fell in love with the intricasies and powers of sound. Working with and learning from some of the preeminate designers and mixers in the business, (including, Ben Burtt and Gary Rydstrom) Tom started sound designing and mixing commercials for the newly named Skywalker Sound. He soon expanded his scope to include feature films, Japanese animation, documentaries, television and theme park rides. His recent projects have included work on feature films Mimic, Speed2 and Quest for Camelot, he has also just completed sound design and mix for 70mm 3D film for Disney's newly opened Animal Kingdom in Florida.Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Re-Recording Mixer, Foley Mixer, Foley Recordist, Sound Effects Recordist (1987-)- Sound Department
- Actor
David Acord is known for Licorice Pizza (2021), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) and Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019).Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Re-Recording Mixer, Consulting Sound Designer, Loop Group, Additional Voices, Sound Effects Editor, Assistant Sound Editor, Original Star Wars Sound Design Consultant (2002-)- Sound Department
- Producer
Andrea Gard is known for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), The Revenant (2015) and Inherent Vice (2014).Foley Editor, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor, Foley Artist (1998-)- Sound Department
- Actor
Randy Singer is known for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018).Foley/ADR Mixer (1990-1995); currently works at Sony Pictures Studios- Sound Department
- Actor
- Additional Crew
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.Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor, Dialogue/ADR Editor, Original Star Wars Sound Design Consultant, Loop Group, Additional Voices, Sound Effects Recordist, Sound Effects Editor, Assistant Sound Editor, Supervising Sound Assistant, Ass't Supervising Sound Editor, SoundDroid tester (1991-)- Sound Department
- Music Department
Frank E. Eulner was born in 1963. He is known for Iron Man (2008), The Jungle Book (2016) and Jurassic Park III (2001).Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Effects Editor, Sound Designer, Assistant Sound Designer (1990-2021)
Rooted from Saul Zaentz Film Center.
Deceased as of October 6th, 2021 A.D., according to Peter Albrechtsen- Sound Department
- Music Department
- Actor
Michael Semanick was born in 1963. He is an actor, known for King Kong (2005), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002).Re-Recording Mixer (1996-)
Rooted from Saul Zaentz Film Center; also mixes at Sony Pictures Studios and Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services.- Sound Department
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- Soundtrack
Lora Hirschberg is known for Inception (2010), The Dark Knight (2008) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017).Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Editor, Sound Designer (1992-)
Also involved with Bison Bison Studios SF, Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services, Russian Hill Recording, and Zoetrope.- Sound Department
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Gary Summers has worked as a Motion Picture Re-recording Mixer for the past forty years. His career in sound began in 1979 when he was employed by Lucas Film Ltd. as a sound recordist to work on "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back". His abilities as a Re-recording Mixer were first used in 1983 on "Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi". Gary has received twelve (12) Academy Award nominations for "Best Achievement in Sound". He has won the award four times, in 1991 for his work on "Terminator 2: Judgment Day", in 1993 for "Jurassic Park", in 1997 for "Titanic" and in 1998 for "Saving Private Ryan". Gary has also been nominated for the British Academy Award nine (9) times; he captured the award in 1991 for "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and in 1998 for "Saving Private Ryan". The Cinema Audio Society, the Motion Picture Sound Editors Association, and the TEC Awards have all recognized him for his work. Gary has also received two Emmy Award nominations, winning in 1992 for his work on "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" television series. Additional film credits include," Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade", "Backdraft", "Toy Story I & II", "Monster's Inc." "Jurassic Park: The Lost World"," A Bug's Life" and "K-19: The Widow Maker". Gary has worked in the large screen motion picture formats, (IMAX) with twenty-one credits to his name. His talents have also been used in eight Theme Park Attractions for The Walt Disney Company including "Star Tours", "Honey I Shrunk the Audience" and "Muppetvision 3D". In 2003 he formed Summers Sound Services Inc. and has pursued an independent mixing career working on such films as "Finding Nemo, Cars, Warrior, The Bourne Ultimatum, The Bourne Legacy, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and Dark of the Moon, Avatar, Monsters University", 13 Hours", "The Accountant", Avatar-The Way of Water". He has also mixed many of the "Cinematics" for Blizzard Entertainment.Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Effects Recordist, Audio Technician, Additional Re-Recording Mixer (1980-).
Also a freelance mixer; mixes at Sony Pictures Studios and more.- Sound Department
Tom Johnson is known for Ad Astra (2019), Children of Men (2006) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).Re-Recording Mixer, Audio Engineer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Effects Editor, Supervising Sound Mixer, Sound Designer (1983-2019?)
Also involved with Zoetrope, Aardmore Sound, and Saul Zaentz Film Center.- Sound Department
- Actor
- Producer
Gary A. Rizzo was born on 31 January 1972 in New Jersey, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Inception (2010), Dunkirk (2017) and The Dark Knight (2008).Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Foley Predubbing Mixer, Additional Re-Recording Mixer, Mix Assistant (1995-)
Rooted from EFX Systems; also involved with Saul Zaentz Film Center and Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services.- Sound Department
Benjamin A. Burtt was born on 10 March 1984 in San Rafael, California, USA. He is known for Black Panther (2018), Jurassic World Dominion (2022) and Top Gun: Maverick (2022).Son of Ben Burtt, Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor (2002, 2008-)- Sound Department
- Actor
- Visual Effects
Dustin Cawood is known for Super 8 (2011), Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011) and WALL·E (2008).Sound Effects Editor, Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor (2005-)- Sound Department
- Music Department
Ryan J. Frias is known for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Doctor Strange (2016) and Ant-Man (2015).Sound Editor, Dialogue/ADR Editor, Re-Recording Mixer, Digital Editorial Services/Support (2011-2018?)- Sound Department
- Actress
Bonnie Wild is known for The Mandalorian (2019), Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) and Moon Knight (2022).Supervising Sound Editor, Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Mix Consultant, Sound Designer, Digital Editorial Services/Support (2012-)- Sound Department
- Producer
- Director
Kimberly Patrick is known for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), Thor: Ragnarok (2017) and Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015).Sound Editor, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Foley Artist, Foley Editor, Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Effects Recordist, Sound Effects Artist (2012-)- Sound Department
- Composer
- Music Department
Steve Boeddeker is a 3 time Oscar Nominee and Emmy Award winning Sound Designer and Re-recording Mixer based in San Francisco. He has worked all over the world including London, NYC, Vancouver, LA and the Bay Area.
Boeddeker started in movie sound design and music with his first feature film project, David Fincher's thriller SE7EN. Boeddeker studied computer engineering and electronic/computer music at University of California San Diego and University of California Santa Barbara, graduating in 1988. He has since worked with many directors including Ryan Coogler, Tim Burton, JC Chandor, Steven Spielberg, Chris Columbus, William Friedkin, Robert Redford and many more.
Past film projects include All Day and a Night, Triple Frontier, Black Panther, Creed, Bridge of Spies, Pixels, Chappie, A Most Violent Year, All is Lost, Lincoln, Beasts of the Southern Wild, TRON: Legacy, Alice in Wonderland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fight Club, Se7en and many more.Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Effects Editor, Conforming Editor, Sound Editor (1996-)
Formerly from Saul Zaentz Film Center on behalf of Ren Klyce; may also be sometimes freelance and/or with Park Road Post Production.- Sound Department
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- Editor
Dialogue/ADR Editor, Dialogue/ADR Supervising Editor, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Editor (1988-2020?)
Rooted from Saul Zaentz Film Center- Sound Department
Sound Effects Editor, Sound Designer, Re-Recording Mixer, ADR Mixer (2001-2016)
Currently working at Dolby Laboratories; also involved with Hacienda Post; co-founder of Earstorm Sound with Christopher Barnett.- Sound Department
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John began his film studies at San Francisco State University in 1983 and graduated with a BA in Cinema Production from USC in 1989. In 1990 he began his career in audio post production when he was hired by Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California. John celebrated his 20th year with Lucasfilm in 2010 and continues to work there today.Digital Transfers, Digital Audio Transfers, Audio/Video Transfers, Assistant Sound Designer, Assistant Sound Editor (1990-2018?)- Sound Department
Addison Teague is known for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avatar (2009) and Tron: Legacy (2010).Sound Editor/Designer (1998-)- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
- Producer
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle is a producer, known for Avatar: The Way of Water (2022), Fight Club (1999) and Tron: Legacy (2010).Sound/Dialogue/ADR Editor (1988-); also involved with Saul Zaentz Film Center.- Sound Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Editorial Department
Ken Fischer is known for Avatar (2009), Iron Man (2008) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014).Sound Effects Editor (1980-2016?)- Sound Department
- Additional Crew
Teresa Eckton was born on 6 March 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is known for War Horse (2011), Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) and Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).Sound Effects Editor, Supervising Sound Editor (1980-)
Also involved with Saul Zaentz Film Center and Weddington Productions.- Sound Department
- Actor
- Additional Crew
Jeremy Bowker is a Sound Designer and Supervising Sound Editor. He has worked with directors such as Jeff Nichols, Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis, Pete Docter, and Brad Bird. He's also collaborated with sound design leading industry icons such as Randy Thom, Gary Rydstrom, Ben Burtt & Ren Klyce. Mr. Bowker holds 4 Golden Reel Awards & multiple MPSE & Emmy nominations. Originally from Augusta, Maine, Jeremy has lived in the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia, Alaska, and Montana, where he often returns to record a fresh palate of sounds for upcoming projects. He resides with his family in Marin County, California.Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Designer, Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Editor, Sound Effects Editor (2007-)
Rooted from VFS- Sound Department
- Music Department
- Editor
Supervising Sound Editor, Dialogue Supervisor, Dialogue/ADR Editor, Foley Editor, Sound Effects Editor (1997-)
Rooted from Mit Out Sound and Saul Zaentz Film Center- Sound Department
- Music Department
- Actor
Ren Klyce was born on 7 May 1963 in Kyoto, Japan. He is an actor, known for Fight Club (1999), Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) and Her (2013). He is married to Rachel Distler.Supervising Sound Editor, Supervising Sound Designer, Sound Designer, Re-recording Mixer (1997?-)
Rooted from Mit Out Sound and Saul Zaentz Film Center- Sound Department
- Music Department
Sound Editor/Designer, Re-Recording Mixer (2009-), rooted from VFS- Sound Department
Kyrsten Mate was born in 1968. She is known for Minority Report (2002), War Horse (2011) and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).Sound Effects Editor, Sound Designer, Re-recording Mixer, Sound Effects Recordist (2000-)
Rooted from Saul Zaentz Film Center and Zoetrope- Sound Department
- Actor
- Additional Crew
E.J. Holowicki is known for Ready Player One (2018), Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) and Wreck-It Ralph (2012).Sound Designer/Editor, Re-Recording Mixer (2003-)- Sound Department
- Additional Crew
Kevin O'Connell is an Academy Award winning Post Production sound mixer who has worked in the film industry for more than 30 years contributing to over 270 feature films. His 21 Academy Award nominations include Hacksaw Ridge, Transformers, Spider-Man, Spider-man 2, Apocalypto , Memoirs of a Geisha, The Patriot, Pearl Harbor, Armageddon, The Mask Of Zorro, Con Air, The Rock, Twister, Crimson Tide, A Few Good Men, Black Rain, Dune, Days Of Thunder, Top Gun, Silverado and Terms of Endearment.
Other credits include: Oppenheimer, Barbie, The Woman King, Spider-man: No Way Home, Spider-man Far From Home, Spider-man Homecoming, Little Women, Venom, Jumanji, Welcome To The Jungle, Jumanji, The Next Level, The Purge, Talladega Nights, The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby, The Da Vinci Code, National Treasure 1 and 2, The Passion Of The Christ, Starship Troopers, City Slickers, Field of Dreams, True Romance, Beetlejuice, Gremlins, Poltergeist, Tombstone and Star Wars: Episode V-The Empire Strikes Back.Re-Recording Mixer (1990?-1995, 2002). Freelance mixer for Sony Pictures Studios.- Sound Department
Gregg was born in 1951 to a second generation sound family. His first job, as a film cleaner at Disney Studios, eventually led him to run the dub stage machine room. Gregg has worked as a television and film mixer for several studios including Universal Studios, Goldwyn Studios and currently Warner Bros. Studios.
Gregg has earned great praise for his talent in the sound industry, earning him award nominations from the Motion Picture Academy, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and Cinema Audio Society. Gregg has won the Oscar for Best Sound for the films "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), "Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)", "Speed (1994)" and "Dunkirk (2017)". He has also won B.A.F.T.A awards for Best Sound on the features "JFK (1991)", "Speed (1994)" and "Dunkirk (2017)".
Gregg's most recent works as a re-recording mixer include "RED 2 (2013)", "The Conjuring (2013)", "Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)", "The Hangover Part III (2013)", and "The Dark Knight Rises (2012)".Re-Recording Mixer (1990-1995)- Sound Department
- Music Department
Born and raised in the San Fernando Valley, Steve entered the entertainment industry in late 1969 as a roadie with a local group called the Strawberry Alarm Clock that hit it big with their national hit, "Incense and Peppermint." From there he went into the recording industry learning and becoming a recording engineer, working with dozens of groups including Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons and A Taste of Honey. With these two groups Steve was awarded a gold record, a platinum record and a platinum album, for "Oh What A Night (December 1963)" and "Boogie Oogie Oogie."
By late 1978 opportunity knocked once more and Steve entered the film business and immediately became immersed with work on such films as "The Last Waltz (1978)," "10 (1979)", "Hair (1979)", "More American Graffiti (1979)", "Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)", and "The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981)".
Steve was awarded the first of three Academy Awards in 1981 for Best Sound for "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)", and again in 1982 for "Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)." 1984 saw another nomination for "Dune (1984)". Another Academy Award was given in 1995 for "Speed (1994)"," which also gave him his first British Academy Award. 1996 I was again nominated for the film "Waterworld (1995)," 1997 nominated for "Twister (1996)" and in 2001 nominated for "U-571 (2000)"."
Recent films worked on include "The Town (2010)", "The Conjuring (2013)" and "The Great Gatsby (2013)".Re-Recording Mixer (1990-1995)- Sound Department
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Music Department
Matthew Iadarola was born on 19 March 1956 in Yreka, California, USA. He is known for Eight Legged Freaks (2002), Idiocracy (2006) and The Blob (1988).Re-Recording Mixer (1989-1995). Freelance mixer for Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services.- Sound Department
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John Roesch has been a professional Foley Artist for over forty years. He started as an actor at Radnor Senior High School and with Brian Morgans help, the theater arts teacher, found his calling.He then went to the USIU-School of Performing Arts in San Diego as a freshman. He was exposed to many aspects of acting and when by chance a friend suggested they partner together on making a film, he jumped right in. The film, "Indian Magik is what you See" won the San Diego film festival in 1972. Springboarding on that accolade, he decided to try his hand at film directing. He applied and gained admission to New York University. He majored in the School of the Arts Film program. He graduated with a BFA in Film. He made a short film at NYU that he used to gain entrance to the American Film Institute as a Directing Fellow. After the first year at AFI he decided to strike out and worked a lot of independent films as a runner, location scout and an Assistant Director. As fate would have it, Dessy Markovsky, a fellow filmmaker asked if he could "help" with the sound on the film she was working on and that was his first taste of Foley. He found that he had a knack for it and began working at an independent Post Production facility, "Gomillion Sound". His then foley partner, Joan Rowe, (who helped him get hired at Gomillion) and he worked as a team for many years. During the 80's and early 90's, he opened with partners, Tim Sadler, Allan Goodman and later Ed Bannon, TAJ Soundworks which was considered one of the premiere Foley stages in Hollywood for its creativity and sound.Tim Sadler and Ed Bannon helped push the technological boundaries which made it so excellent. Leaving there, John went to work at Warner Hollywood along with Alyson Moore and MaryJo Lang. They as a team transferred to the Warner Brothers lot Foley Stage until John left in 2016 to accept a position at Skywalker Sound to head up a new stage to be built, the "Archive Foley Stage" . His experience as a foley artist allowed him to incorporate a new stage pit layout, water tanks and various surfaces that are superior in every aspect. He then had as his teammates, Shelley Roden as his partner and Scott Curtis as the Foley mixer. They have had many years of great success. John decided the time was at hand to hang up his "foley spurs" and will be retired at the end of March 2023. He will continue to work in the business just not on an active foley stage day to day. He, along with his partners, Charles Kohlmyer and Chris Hanzlik have created Audible Bandwidth Productions which creates programming for Cable and VOD Networks. They also can be utilized for Foley Stage consultation for design, retrofit of an existing stage(s), Master Classes for foley personnel and prop integrations. John is also represented by the Mollie Plotkin Group as a Lead Speaker for any appropriate venue. His vast experience in the film business has left him with many "stories" and a unique outlook on life which audiences find fascinating. He is a member of Local 700 , Motion Picture Sound Editors, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.Foley Artist (2015-); formerly freelance foley artist for Ren Klyce and Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services projects.- Sound Department
Foley Artist/Performer/Walker, Audio Engineer (1983-2018?). Formerly a Foley Artist, Assistant/Apprentice Sound Editor and Sound Assistant for Zoetrope and The Saul Zaentz Film Center.- Sound Department
- Music Department
Larry Oatfield was born in 1955. He is known for Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) and Fight Club (1999).Supervising Sound Editor, Foley Editor, Sound Effects Editor, Foley Supervisor, Re-recording Mixer, Dialogue Editor, Sound Designer, Sound Supervisor, Conforming Editor, Sound Editor, Assistant Sound Editor, Assistant Sound Effects Editor, ADR Mixer (1980s-)
Founder of Sztompke Sound with his wife Ewa Sztompke-Oatfield
Rooted from Saul Zaentz Film Center and also involved with Studio C.- Sound Department
- Editor
Robert Shoup is known for Transformers (2007), Iron Man (2008) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Effects Editor, Dialogue Editor, Foley Supervisor (1988?-2017?)
Rooted from Saul Zaentz Film Center and Sound Recording Organization (S-R-O / S.R.O.)- Gary Weimberg has spent the last two decades making award-winning documentaries as a producer, director, editor, writer, and camera person. 9 primetime documentary specials. Hundreds of web videos. Big budget programs and one-person-intimate efforts. He has been nominated for 6 Emmy awards and won two national Emmy Awards (Earth and the American Dream (1992); Loyalty & Betrayal: The Story of the American Mob (1994)) Two documentaries that he edited were nominated for Academy Awards (Memorial 1989; and _ Super Chief: The Life and Legacy of Earl Warren (1989)_). He was nominated as Outstanding Documentary Director by the Director's Guild of America for his controversial political documentary, The Double Life of Ernesto Gomez-Gomez (1999), PBS 1999; a program that contributed directly to the Presidential Pardon and release of 12 political prisoners who had already served 19 years in prison. As part of Luna Productions, he has produced a series of documentaries for non-profit organizations that have helped to raise over $27.4 million for worthy causes and co-produced/directed/edited two feature documentaries: Three Women And A Chateau (a 100 year history of a 100 room mansion) and Soldiers Of Conscience (a look at the morality of killing in times of war, through the experiences of US soldiers in war in Iraq).Sound Editor (1980s-1990?)
- Sound Department
- Producer
- Additional Crew
Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Conforming Sound Editor (1997-); also involved with Saul Zaentz Film Center and Berkeley Sound Artists.- Music Department
- Sound Department
- Actor
Supervising Sound Editor, Music Editor, Sound Effects Editor (2000-2005?)
Also involved with Saul Zaentz Film Center, Zoetrope, and Formosa Features / Formosa Group.
Currently freelance and/or at Formosa as a music editor.- Sound Department
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Effects Editor, Re-recording Mixer, Foley Editor, Assistant Re-Recording Mixer, Technical Audio Designer- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
- Production Manager
J.R. Grubbs is known for Minority Report (2002), Iron Man (2008) and Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021).Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Effects Editor, Conforming Sound Editor (1988-); also worked for Saul Zaentz Film Center.- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
- Additional Crew
Scott Guitteau is known for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Titanic (1997) and Jurassic World Dominion (2022).Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Effects Editor (1992-); also involved with Saul Zaentz Film Center- Sound Department
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
A member of the Skywalker Sound team since the 1990s, André has worked on the soundtrack to some of the most successful and sonically brilliant films of the past 15 years, including Iron Man, Minority Report, Munich, AI, Fight Club and Jurassic Park. André and Chris [Brown] have collaborated on many film projects together over the years.Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Foley Editor, Assistant Supervising Sound Editor (1990s-)- Sound Department
- Composer
Pascal Garneau is known for Transformers (2007), Jurassic World (2015) and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011).Sound Editor, Sound Effects Editor, Sound Designer, Re-recording Mixer, Foley Editor (2005-)- Sound Department
- Music Department
Colette Dahanne is a French American re-recording mixer and sound designer based in California. She has worked at UK Soho's De Lane Lea (now part of WB) and Skywalker Sound in Nicasio, CA. She is known for How To Train Your Dragon (2010), War Horse (2011), GLOW (2017), The Drop Out (2022) and Bridgerton (2024).Sound/Foley Editor, Re-Recording Mixer (2007-2012)
Also involved with Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services and Wildfire Sound?- Sound Department
- Music Department
- Producer
Bob Edwards is known for Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012), Species (1995) and Fruitvale Station (2013).Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, Music Engineer, Sound Designer (late 1980s-)- Sound Department
James Spencer is known for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), The Mandalorian (2019) and Lightyear (2022).Dialogue/ADR Editor, Sound Editor, Assistant Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer (2011-)- Sound Department
Dialogue/ADR/Foley/Sound Editor (1997-)
Rooted from Saul Zaentz Film Center- Sound Department
- Music Department
- Additional Crew
Will Files was born on 11 March 1980 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. He is known for The Batman (2022), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) and The Invisible Man (2020).Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Supervising Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor, Re-Recording Mixer, Assistant Sound Designer (2004-2013 or 2014?)
Also involved with Fox Studio Lot (Planet of the Apes reboot films), Kelvin Optical, Pacific Standard Sound, Sony Pictures Studios and Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services
Co-Founder of Pacific Standard Sound- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
- Cinematographer
Douglas Murray is known for The Batman (2022), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014).Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor, Supervising Sound Editor, Re-recording Mixer (1995-)
Also involved with Saul Zaentz Film Center.- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
- Actor
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 Effects Editor, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Re-Recording Mixer, Foley Editor, Dialogue Editor (1992-)- Sound Department
- Actor
- Producer
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Re-recording Mixer, Engineer (1988-)- Sound Department
Jon Borland is a Sound Designer and Sound Editor living in Kansas City. In 2010, after graduating from the Vancouver Film School Sound Design for Visual Media program he was hired by Randy Thom, Director of Sound Design at Skywalker Sound. Since studying under Thom he has gone on to work on many projects in film, television, video games and virtual reality. Among these projects are Pixar's "Incredibles 2", "Star Wars: The Last Jedi", Marvel's "Black Panther" and Disney's "Moana" for which he received a MPSE Golden Reel award. Through his work, Jon strives to help tell stories using the ability of sound to unobtrusively influence the imagination.Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Effects Editor, Sound Designer, Re-recording Mixer (2011-); rooted from VFS- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
- Additional Crew
Supervising Sound Editor, Dialogue/ADR Editor, Foley Editor, Re-Recording Mixer, Digital Editorial Services (2011-)- Sound Department
- Music Department
- Actor
Tim Nielsen was born on 18 March 1971. He is an actor, known for Avatar (2009), War Horse (2011) and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor, Additional Sound Designer, Re-recording Mixer (1998-); also freelance- Sound Department
Mark Berger was born on 14 May 1943 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is known for The English Patient (1996), Amadeus (1984) and Apocalypse Now (1979).Re-Recording Mixer (2000s-); also freelance/Saul Zaentz Film Center- Sound Department
- Producer
- Editor
Colin O'Neill was born on 11 April 1970 in Onondaga, New York, USA. He is a producer and editor, known for Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001), Titan A.E. (2000) and Forge (2010).Assistant Sound Editor, Sound Effects Assistant / Effects Assistant, Sound Effects Assistant Editor, Assistant Effects Editor, Assistant Editor, Digital Support Tech, Digital Audio Technician (1999-2006)- Sound Department
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Re-recording Mixer, Digital Audio Technician, Digital Editorial Services, Assistant Sound Designer, Conforming Editor (2005-)- Sound Department
- Additional Crew
Tony Sereno is known for Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), The Terminator (1984) and Black Panther (2018).Re-Recording Mixer, Mix Technician, Assistant Re-Recording Mixer, Foley Mixer (1996-2019?)
Rooted from EFX Systems- Sound Department
Supervising Sound Editor, Re-recording Mixer, Additional Re-recording Mixer, Assistant Re-recording Mixer, Mix Recordist (2011-)- Sound Department
- Music Department
Greg Orloff brings a passion for creativity and excellence to every project. Orloff, who began his career in the music industry, has both an Oscar and a British Academy Award to his credit, along with six Emmy nominations. He loves his work and feels fortunate to be able to assist filmmakers in realizing their visions.Re-Recording Mixer, ADR Mixer (1990-1995)- Sound Department
- Music Department
Bobby Mackston was born on 22 August 1958 in California, USA. He is known for Men in Black (1997), Fortress (1992) and Wild Wild West (1999).Supervising Sound Editor (1991-1995)- Sound Department
- Writer
- Producer
Bruce Lacey is known for Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) and Saving Private Ryan (1998).Sound/Foley/Dialogue Editor (1992-2007)- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
- Actor
Foley Artist (1990-1995) (freelance/in collaboration)- Sound Department
Nerses Gezalyan is known for The Hateful Eight (2015), The Hunger Games (2012) and Lone Survivor (2013).Foley Mixer/Recordist (1990-1995)- Sound Department
Corey Tyler was born on 29 July 1987 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. He is known for Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) and Pixels (2015).Foley Mixer/Recordist, Sound Design Intern (2008-2015?)- Sound Department
Geoff Vaughan is known for Ready Player One (2018), Coco (2017) and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019).Foley Artist (2016-2020?)- Sound Department
- Additional Crew
Sean England resides in Northern California and works for Skywalker Sound (The Walt Disney Company). Sean is known for his work on numerous feature films, episodic series, and video games for major studios including Marvel, Lucasfilm, Disney, Pixar, Illumination, 2K Games and more. Sean has been married to Jacquelyn England since 15 May 2004.Foley Artist, Foley Recordist, Machine Room Operator (1995-)- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Cameron Patrick is known for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Super 8 (2011) and War for the Planet of the Apes (2017).Sound Editor, Assistant Supervising Sound Editor, Assistant Sound Editor (2015-)- Sound Department
- Director
- Writer
Devon Kelley is known for Avengers: Endgame (2019), Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).Foley Supervisor, Sound Effects Editor, Foley Editor, First Assistant Sound Editor, Assistant Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Editor, Assistant Sound Editor, Apprentice Sound Editor, Sound Effects Recordist, Sound Designer, Sound Intern, Apprentice (2015-)- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
- Additional Crew
Stuart McCowan grew up in the county of Fife, Scotland. After graduating from Waid Academy High School in Anstruther, Fife, Stuart studied Radio Broadcasting at Glenrothes College and graduated with a Higher National Certificate. Stuart was immediately headhunted by Central FM in Stirling, Scotland where he became the station's Commercial Producer and presenter of the daily mid-morning show. At the age of 21, Stuart moved to Glasgow and joined the British Broadcasting Corporation and became the Researcher on the "Eddie Mair Live" program on BBC Radio Scotland. With numerous credits behind him, Stuart's career blossomed within the BBC becoming a Reporter, Presenter, Producer, Researcher and Production Assistant for various acclaimed programs, series and specials on BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Radio One, Two, Four, Five Live and the BBC's World Service.
In the fall of 1995, Stuart left the UK and landed a job at a radio station in Northern California, KHBG. At 95.9 The Bridge (KHBG) Stuart became one half of "The Aaron & Stuart Morning Show" with 'Aaron Machado'. In addition, Stuart was also News and Public Affairs Director and Production Director responsible for the entire on-air imaging of the radio station and its commercial production.
In February 1999, Stuart was contacted by Academy Award winning Sound Designer, Randy Thom and offered an apprenticeship. Stuart continued his apprenticeship until July 2000 when he became an employee of Skywalker Sound.Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Dialogue/ADR Editor (1998-); mostly freelance in UK- Sound Department
- Director
- Actor
Mac Smith is known for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), Tron: Legacy (2010) and IO (2019). He has been married to Ashley Gordillo Smith since 20 May 2000. They have two children.Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Re-recording Mixer, Dialogue Editor, Sound Effects Recordist, Sound Effects Editor (2000-)- Sound Department
- Music Department
- Additional Crew
Steve Slanec is known for Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022), Kong: Skull Island (2017) and Finding Dory (2016).Dialogue/ADR Editor, Assistant Sound Editor, ADR Supervisor, Supervising Sound Editor (1993-)
Founder of Slanecon Digital- Sound Department
- Actor
- Music Department
Kevin Sellers is known for Super 8 (2011), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).Foley Editor, Sound Effects Editor, Assistant Sound Editor (1992?-2016?)- Sound Department
- Actor
- Writer
Trey Turner grew up in Detroit, Michigan and Danville, California. He has had the opportunity to live and work all around the world, including in the United States, France, Denmark, Spain, and Thailand. He has worked on a variety of film and television projects in post-production film sound at Skywalker Sound since 2012.Co-Supervising Sound Editor, Assistant Supervising Sound Editor, Dialogue Recordist, Assistant Sound Editor, ADR Mixer (2012-); produced Night of The Black Widow (1992), Matthew Wood's first project as sound designer/supervisor- Sound Department
David Farmer grew up on a farm in Gladys, VA. As a teenager he dabbled as a guitarist and drummer with dreams of being in a rock band. A seed was planted one fateful day after he saw a behind the scenes movie, showing Ben Burtt recording sounds for Star Wars. It was at that moment that he realized that he could pursue a career in film sound. After getting a recording arts degree at Full Sail University in Florida, Dave headed west to Los Angeles to intern at a post production facility in Burbank.
Since then, David has worked extensively in sound for feature films, television and video games. As the Sound Designer for the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies, David was responsible for creating many of the signature sounds including the Ringwraiths, the Balrog, Cave Troll, Smaug and more. More recently, he has contributed to the sound design of Marvel films including The Avengers and both Ant Man films.
David was the Sound Designer for several feature films that received Oscar nominations for Sound Editing: Space Cowboys (2000), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), King Kong (2005), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014). Two of those films - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and King Kong (2005) - won Oscars for Best Sound Editing.
David has been nominated for 3 BAFTAs, and won multiple MPSE awards.
In 2011, David was inducted into the Full Sail Hall of Fame.Sound Designer, Sound Effects Editor (1996-); also freelance- Sound Department
Assistant Supervising Sound Editor, First Assistant Sound Editor, Supervising Assistant, Assistant Sound Editor, Transfers, Digital Media Services Manager- Sound Department
Ronald G. Roumas was born in 1962. He is known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Iron Man (2008) and Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005).IT Engineer, Audio/Video Transfers, Recordist and Re-recordist [AKA Mix Recordist], Machine Room Operator, Machine Room Supervisor (1996-)- Sound Department
- Actor
- Music Department
Brandon Proctor is known for A Quiet Place (2018), Black Panther (2018) and Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022).Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Effects Editor, Sound Editor, Re-recording, Soundtrack Mixing, Dialogue Editor, Recordist [Mix Recordist], Dubbing Mixer, Machine Room Operator, Mix Engineer, Additional Re-Recording Mixer, Assistant Re-recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Designer, Mix Technician, Skywalker Sound Technical Staff (1998-)
Also involved with Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services and Kelvin Optical, Inc.- Sound Department
Zach Martin was born on 5 March 1980 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. He is known for Super 8 (2011), Sing (2016) and Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011).Sound Designer, Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Effects Editor, Foley Editor, Mix Technician, Assistant Re-recording Mixer (2007-).
Rooted from Zoetrope; also works at Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services / Audio Circus and Formosa Group / Formosa Features- Sound Department
- Editor
Scott R. Lewis is known for The Mandalorian (2019), House of Cards (2013) and How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019).Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Editor (2007-)
Rooted from Muse Media Center?- Sound Department
- Music Department
Danielle Dupre is known for Wendell & Wild (2022), Pieces of a Woman (2020) and Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return (2022).Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Mix Recordist (2013-)- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
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.Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Supervisor, Sound Effects Editor, Sound Designer, ADR Supervisor, Dialogue/ADR Editor, Foley Editor (1984-2018?). Rooted from Saul Zaentz- Sound Department
- Composer
Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Re-recording Mixer, Sound Effects Editor (1999-)- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
- Editor
Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Effects Editor, Foley Editor, Sound Consultant (2000s-)
rooted from Saul Zaentz Film Center and American Zoetrope- Sound Department
Sound Designer, Re-recording Mixer, Assistant Re-recording Mixer, Mix Recordist (2013-)- Sound Department
- Editorial Department
- Composer
Digital Editorial Services/Support, Assistant to Re-Recording Mixer (2009-)- Sound Department
- Music Department
R. Rusty Smith is the winner of four CAS Awards, alongside seven CAS nominations. He is also the winner of an Emmy Award (with eight nominations). He has more than 20 years of experience as a dialog and music mixer of high-profile television and feature films. He is well-versed in Pro Tools with the flexibility to present ideas quickly to directors. He is familiar with both traditional mixing environments and Digidesign Icon systems.Re-Recording Mixer (1990-1995)