Skywalker Sound

Skywalker Sound is a post-production sound service founded in 1975 by George Lucas and Ben Burtt, created by Lucasfilm Ltd. for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). It it one of the most popular sound services, working with around 200 staff members on around 100 projects a year, ranging from commercials and short films to documentaries, TV shows and movies, including independent projects.

Skywalker Sound is involved with the debut of many major sound formats, like Dolby Digital ("Ghost Train" trailer), Auro 3D (Red Tails), and Dolby Atmos (Brave).

In 1990, Skywalker Sound collaborated with Sound Ideas Canada Ltd. and created the Lucasfilm Sound Effects Library.

Staff
Over 500 people contributed to Skywalker Sound over the years since 1975. Many came from and/or went on to Zoetrope, Saul Zaentz Film Center, Studio C, Russian Hill Recording, Berkeley Sound Artists, and Kelvin Optical, among other services. (A nearly complete, unofficial list can be found here .)


 * Ben Burtt
 * Gary Rydstrom
 * Randy Thom
 * Christopher Boyes
 * Steve Boeddeker
 * Tom Myers
 * David Acord
 * Matthew Wood
 * Chris Scarabosio
 * Brandon Proctor
 * Jeremy Bowker
 * Mac Smith
 * David Farmer
 * Nia Hansen
 * Ren Klyce

Sound Effects Created by Skywalker Sound
Here're a few.


 * SKYWALKER LIGHTSABER SOUND
 * SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 01
 * SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 07
 * SKYWALKER, SPACECRAFT - TIE FIGHTER ROAR BY 01

Projects
Here're some projects on which Skywalker Sound worked, out of over a 1000+ titles:


 * Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
 * Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
 * The Peanuts Movie (2015)
 * Forrest Gump (1994)
 * The Incredibles (2004)
 * The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
 * Pearl Harbor (2001)
 * Toy Story (1995)