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Ethan Van der Ryn

Sound

Born October 21, 1962 · Alameda, California, USA

Also known as Ethan Van Der Ryn

Biography

Ethan Van der Ryn (born October 21, 1962) is an American sound editor and sound designer. He won 2 Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and King Kong. He earned further Academy Awards nominations for Transformers (2007), Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), Argo (2012), and A Quiet Place (2018). He is an alumnus of San Francisco State University. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ethan Van der Ryn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Sound Editing · 2006
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 2024 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 2019 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Sound Editing · 2013 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Sound Editing · 2012 · nominated
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  • Academy AwardBest Sound Editing · 2008 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Sound Editing · 2006 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Project Hail Mary

2026Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003Supervising Sound Editor

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002Supervising Sound Editor

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001Supervising Sound Editor

Saving Private Ryan

1998Sound Effects Editor

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1991Sound Effects Editor, Supervising Sound Editor

Titanic

1997Sound Effects 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 Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

13 Hours

2016Supervising Sound Editor

Argo

2012Sound Designer

Kung Fu Panda

2008Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Jumanji

1995Sound Effects 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

X-Men

2000Sound Effects Editor

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

2025Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Carry-On

2024Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Kung Fu Panda 3

2016Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

King Kong

2005Supervising Sound Editor

Pearl Harbor

2001Sound Designer

Dogma

1999Supervising Sound Editor

World War Z

2013Supervising Sound Editor

Transformers

2007Supervising Sound Editor

Miracle on 34th Street

1994Sound Effects Editor

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

2023Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019Sound Designer

Ambulance

2022Sound Designer

Space Jam: A New Legacy

2021Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Trolls

2016Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

The Legend of Bagger Vance

2000Sound Editor

Godzilla

2014Supervising Sound Editor

Shrek Forever After

2010Supervising 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