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Gary Rydstrom

Sound

Born June 29, 1959 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Biography

Gary Roger Rydstrom (born June 29, 1959) is an American sound designer and director. He has won 7 Academy Awards for his work in sound for picture. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Roger Rydstrom, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 1999
  • Academy Award — Best Sound · 1999
  • BAFTA Award — Best Sound · 1999
  • Academy Award — Best Sound · 1998
  • Academy Award — Best Sound · 1994
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  • Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 1994
  • Academy Award — Best Sound · 1992
  • Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 1992
  • BAFTA Award — Best Sound · 1992
  • Academy Award — Best Sound · 2022 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Sound · 2016 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Sound · 2013 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Sound · 2012 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 2012 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Sound · 2012 · nominated
  • Satellite Award — Best Sound · 2011 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Animated Short Film · 2007 · nominated
  • Satellite Award — Best Sound · 2003 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Sound · 2000 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Sound · 2000 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Sound · 1999 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 1999 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Sound · 1999 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Sound · 1998 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Sound · 1998 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Sound · 1994 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 1994 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Sound · 1994 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 1992 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Sound · 1992 · nominated
  • BAFTA Award — Best Sound · 1992 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Saving Private Ryan

1998Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1991Sound Designer, Sound Effects, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Toy Story

1995Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jurassic Park

1993Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Monsters, Inc.

2001Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Titanic

1997Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Finding Nemo

2003Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor

The Fabelmans

2022Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor

Ready Player One

2018Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Toy Story 2

1999Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sleepers

1996Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Lifted

2006Director, Sound, Writer

Hercules

1997Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Wreck-It Ralph

2012Sound Designer

Minority Report

2002Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor

War Horse

2011Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor

Quiz Show

1994Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Over the Moon

2020Sound Designer

Ralph Breaks the Internet

2018Sound Designer

78/52

2017as Self

Bridge of Spies

2015Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Strange Magic

2015as Angry Gus (voice)

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

2015Sound Designer

Jumanji

1995Sound Designer

Mrs. Doubtfire

1993Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

2011Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Peter Pan

2003Sound Designer

Punch-Drunk Love

2002Sound Re-Recording Mixer

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2001Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Werewolf by Night

2022Other

The Post

2017Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor

Brave

2012Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation

2011Director, Screenplay

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

2001Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

A Bug's Life

1998Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mission: Impossible

1996Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Strange Days

1995Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

A River Runs Through It

1992Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Knick Knack

1989Sound Designer

Luxo Jr.

1986Sound Designer

West Side Story

2021Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

2019as Self

The Horse Whisperer

1998Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Spaceballs

1987Sound Designer

Disclosure Day

2026Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor

Captain Marvel

2019Sound Designer

Lincoln

2012Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jurassic World

2015Sound Designer

Backdraft

1991Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Rush

1991Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer