Gary Rydstrom is an American sound designer and film director who has won seven Academy Awards for his sound work on films, including Jurassic Park (1993), Titanic (1997), and Saving Private Ryan (1998). Aside from his work on Star Wars, Rydstrom worked on various other Lucasfilm productions; He served as audio technician for Indiana Jones and the Template of Doom (1984), sound designer for Captain EO (1986) and Willow (1988), and director for Strange Magic (2015). Rydstrom also worked on the Star Wars spoof Spaceballs.
He is also one of the members of the Intellectual Property Development Group.[1]
Star Wars bibliography[]
| Title | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ewoks: The Battle for Endor | sound technician | 1985 |
| Star Tours | sound designer | 1987 |
| Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace | re-recording sound mixer | 1999 |
| The Beginning: Making Episode I | appears | 2001 |
| Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones | re-recording sound mixer | 2002 |
| Films Are Not Released, They Escape | appears | |
| Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens | re-recording sound mixer | 2015 |
Sources[]
Master Filmmaking Team Announced for Star Wars: Episode VII on StarWars.com (backup link)
"Launch Pad" — Star Wars Insider 146- Saga Chronicles: Skywalker Sound's Danielle Dupre and Jon Borland on their Obi-Wan Kenobi Journey on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Phantom at 25 | Sound-mixing The Phantom Menace with Gary Rydstrom on StarWars.com (backup link)
