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Erik Aadahl

Sound

Born September 16, 1976 · San Francisco, California, USA

Also known as Эрик Адал

Biography

Erik Aadahl is an American sound editor. He is best known for his role in creating Godzilla's iconic roar in the 2014 film of the same name. He also voiced Bumblebee in Transformers: The Last Knight. He graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in 1998. Aadahl worked on all seven of the Transformer movies. He served as the supervising sound editor on Transformers: Dark of the Moon, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and also voiced Bumblebee in Transformers: The Last Knight. Aadahl also worked on Godzilla's "roar" in the 2014 Godzilla film. He was the sound editor for A Quiet Place and The Creator alongside Ethan Van der Ryn. Description above from the Wikipedia article Erik Aadahl, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 2024 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 2019 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Sound Editing · 2013 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Sound Editing · 2012 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Project Hail Mary

2026Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Finch

2021Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

The Gorge

2025Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

2024Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Abominable

2019Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

2022Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

A Quiet Place Part II

2020Supervising Sound Editor

A Quiet Place

2018Supervising Sound Editor

Jungle Cruise

2021Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Love and Monsters

2020Supervising Sound Editor

Sonic the Hedgehog

2020Sound Editor, Supervising Sound Editor

13 Hours

2016Supervising Sound Editor

Argo

2012Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Kung Fu Panda

2008Sound Designer

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

2023Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Kung Fu Panda 2

2011Supervising Sound Editor

IF

2024Supervising Sound Editor

Kung Fu Panda 4

2024Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire

2024Sound Designer

The Creator

2023Sound Designer

Megamind

2010Supervising Sound Editor

Valkyrie

2008Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

I, Robot

2004Sound Designer

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

2025Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Carry-On

2024Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

2019as Self

Kung Fu Panda 3

2016Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

2023Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

2019Supervising Sound Editor

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019Sound Designer

The Tree of Life

2011Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Ambulance

2022Sound Designer

Space Jam: A New Legacy

2021Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Trolls

2016Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Ramona and Beezus

2010Sound Designer

The New World

2005Sound Effects Editor

Godzilla

2014Supervising Sound Editor

Shrek Forever After

2010Supervising Sound Editor

The Annihilation of Fish

1999Assistant Sound Editor

Jurassic World: Rebirth

2025Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

A Minecraft Movie

2025Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

6 Underground

2019Sound Designer

The Huntsman: Winter's War

2016Sound Designer

Pain & Gain

2013Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Monsters vs. Aliens

2009Supervising Sound Editor

Hide and Seek

2005Sound Designer

Scream 7

2026Sound Designer

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

2011Supervising Sound Editor

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

2009Supervising Sound Editor