Gary Rydstrom
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You may not recognize Gary Rydstrom's name or even recognize him if you saw his picture, but you've surely heard his work. Rydstrom is a sound designer for motion pictures and has contributed significantly to the art of cinema with his intricate and realistic explosions, crashes, hits, and stomps. Without talented craftsmen like Rydstrom, the modern blockbuster would be a very different ...
Biography
You may not recognize Gary Rydstrom's name or even recognize him if you saw his picture, but you've surely heard his work. Rydstrom is a sound designer for motion pictures and has contributed significantly to the art of cinema with his intricate and realistic explosions, crashes, hits, and stomps. Without talented craftsmen like Rydstrom, the modern blockbuster would be a very different kind of cinematic experience than we are used to. Rydstrom fell in love with movies at an early age, and after graduating from the USC film program, he was hired at Lucasfilm on the recommendation of his film professor. Most of his subsequent work has been for the company that filmmaker George Lucas built, and he has contributed to some of the most popular major motion pictures around, fine-tuning the aural experience that has become such an important aspect of science-fiction, action, and animated spectacles. His first work for the company was on "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" in the early 1980s. He also worked as a foley artist--the guy who actually makes the sounds for the movies--on productions such as the action movie "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins" and the epic fantasy "Willow." Rydstrom's most celebrated work can be heard in his work for Steven Spielberg ("Jurassic Park," "Saving Private Ryan") and James Cameron ("Terminator 2: Judgment Day," "Titanic"), for which he won Oscars.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Strange Magic
(2015)
Director
The Secret World of Arrietty
(2012)
Director
The 2006 Academy Award Nominated Short Films
(2007)
Director
Cast (Feature Film)
Strange Magic
(2015)
Voice
Strange Magic
(2015)
Vocals
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
(1992)
Himself
Writer (Feature Film)
Strange Magic
(2015)
Screenplay
Music (Feature Film)
Amandla! A Revolution In Four-Part Harmony
(2002)
Music
Sound (Feature Film)
Captain Marvel
(2019)
Sound Design
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
(2018)
Sound Designer
Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2
(2018)
Sound Designer
Ready Player One
(2018)
Sound Designer
Foster
(2018)
Sound Designer
The Great Wall
(2017)
Sound Design
The Post
(2017)
Sound Designer
The BFG
(2016)
Sound Designer
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(2015)
Sound Design
Bridge of Spies
(2015)
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tomorrowland
(2015)
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jurassic World
(2015)
Sound Designer
Bridge of Spies
(2015)
Sound Designer
The Lone Ranger
(2013)
Sound Designer
Brave
(2012)
Sound Designer
Wreck-It Ralph
(2012)
Sound Designer
Brave
(2012)
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lincoln
(2012)
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Super 8
(2011)
Sound Design
War Horse
(2011)
Sound Designer
Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol
(2011)
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bully
(2011)
Sound Designer
Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol
(2011)
Sound Designer
Finding Nemo
(2003)
Sound Designer/Re-rec mixer/Supervisor Sound Editor
The Hulk
(2003)
Sound Design
The Hulk
(2003)
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Peter Pan
(2003)
Sound Designer
Peter Pan
(2003)
Sound Mixer
Punch-Drunk Love
(2002)
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Minority Report
(2002)
Supervising Sound Editor
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
(2002)
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Minority Report
(2002)
Sound Designer
Amandla! A Revolution In Four-Part Harmony
(2002)
Sound Designer
Minority Report
(2002)
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Monsters, Inc.
(2001)
Rerecording
Atlantis: the Lost Empire
(2001)
Rerecording
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
(2001)
Sound Editor
Monsters, Inc.
(2001)
Sound Designer
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
(2001)
Rerecording
Atlantis: the Lost Empire
(2001)
Sound Designer
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence
(2001)
Sound Designer
The Mexican
(2001)
Rerecording
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
(2000)
Sound Designer
Rules of Engagement
(2000)
Sound Design
102 Dalmatians
(2000)
Sound Design
X-Men
(2000)
Sound Design
The Legend of Bagger Vance
(2000)
Sound Designer
The Legend of Bagger Vance
(2000)
Sound Editor
The Legend of Bagger Vance
(2000)
Rerecording
102 Dalmatians
(2000)
Rerecording
Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport
(2000)
Rerecording
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
(1999)
Rerecording
Toy Story 2
(1999)
Sound Designer
The Yards
(1999)
Sound Designer
Toy Story 2
(1999)
Sound Design
The Haunting
(1999)
Rerecording
Toy Story 2
(1999)
Rerecording
The Haunting
(1999)
Sound Designer
A Bug's Life
(1998)
Rerecording
The Horse Whisperer
(1998)
Sound Designer
Saving Private Ryan
(1998)
Sound Designer
Saving Private Ryan
(1998)
Rerecording
A Bug's Life
(1998)
Sound Design
Titanic
(1997)
Rerecording
Hercules
(1997)
Sound Designer
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(1997)
Rerecording
Hercules
(1997)
Rerecording
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(1997)
Sound Design
Sleepers
(1996)
Rerecording
James and the Giant Peach
(1996)
Rerecording
James and the Giant Peach
(1996)
Sound Designer
Mission: Impossible
(1996)
Re-Recording Mixer
Toy Story
(1995)
Rerecording
Strange Days
(1995)
Sound Design
Toy Story
(1995)
Sound Design
Strange Days
(1995)
Re-Recording Mixer
Jade
(1995)
Sound Designer
Casper
(1995)
Rerecording
Jumanji
(1995)
Sound Designer
Casper
(1995)
Sound Designer
Baby's Day Out
(1994)
Sound Designer
Quiz Show
(1994)
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Quiz Show
(1994)
Sound Design
Quiz Show
(1994)
Sound Designer
Mrs. Doubtfire
(1993)
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
The Meteor Man
(1993)
Sound Designer
Mrs. Doubtfire
(1993)
Sound Designer
Jurassic Park
(1993)
Sound Designer
Jurassic Park
(1993)
Rerecording
Single White Female
(1992)
Sound Designer
A River Runs Through It
(1992)
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Single White Female
(1992)
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
A River Runs Through It
(1992)
Sound Design
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
(1991)
Sound Designer
Rush
(1991)
Sound Designer
FX2 - The Deadly Art of Illusion
(1991)
Sound Designer
Backdraft
(1991)
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
(1991)
Rerecording
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Director's Cut)
(1991)
Sound Designer
Rush
(1991)
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Backdraft
(1991)
Sound Design
FX2 - The Deadly Art of Illusion
(1991)
Rerecording
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Director's Cut)
(1991)
Rerecording
The Hot Spot
(1990)
Sound Designer
An American Summer
(1990)
Sound Mixer
Ghostbusters II
(1989)
Sound Effects
Willow
(1988)
Foley Artist
Cocoon: the Return
(1988)
Sound Design
Colors
(1988)
Sound Design
Spaceballs
(1987)
Sound Design
Cocoon
(1985)
Sound Design
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins
(1985)
Foley
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(1984)
Audio
Special Thanks (Feature Film)
A Walk on the Moon
(1999)
Special Thanks
Misc. Crew (Feature Film)
Ad Astra
(2019)
Sound
All is Lost
(2013)
Sound
The Adventures of Tintin
(2011)
Consultant
The Pixar Story
(2007)
Other
Ratatouille
(2007)
Other
Punch-Drunk Love
(2002)
Consultant
Reach the Rock
(1998)
Sound
The Magical World of Chuck Jones
(1992)
Other
Luxo Jr. in "Surprise" and "Light & Heavy"
(1991)
Sound
The Hot Spot
(1990)
Sound
Knickknack
(1989)
Sound
Romero
(1989)
Sound
Cocoon: the Return
(1988)
Sound
Tin Toy
(1988)
Sound
Red's Dream
(1987)
Sound
Cast (Special)
Mystery of the Senses
(1995)
Misc. Crew (TV Mini-Series)
The Neon Empire
(1989)
Sound
Life Events
