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Skywalker Sound

Corporate logo for Skywalker Sound as of 2005

Skywalker Sound (formerly known as Sprocket Systems and occasionally Skywalker Sound North) is a post-production division of Lucasfilm Ltd., which was founded in 1975 by George Lucas, Gary Kurtz, and Ben Burtt (a successor to Dr. Walter Murch, A.C.E., who previously worked on American Graffiti and THX 1138) during the production of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. While their services include picture editorial, they specialize in sound effects, sound editing, sound design, foley, sound mixing (that is "re-recording"), and music recording/scoring. The company's main facilities are located at George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch in Lucas Valley (near Nicasio, California, though Marin County is most often attributed to the credits for Skywalker Sound's main studio); from 1990 to 1996, they also had an alternate division: Skywalker Sound South (which might have been called "Skywalker Sound West" on 1995's The Cure), but they still offer sound design and mix in Los Angeles.

Skywalker Sound was involved with the debut of such major sound formats as Dolby Digital (1992's "Ghost Train" trailer), Auro 3D (Red Tails), and Dolby Atmos (Brave).

In 1990 (the year that the company dropped the "Sprocket Systems" name completely), Skywalker Sound essentially collaborated with Sound Ideas Canada Ltd. and created the Lucasfilm Sound Effects Library. Some of their sound effects can be heard on other sound effects libraries, including the Soundstorm Sound Effects Library and Sony Pictures Sound Effects Library Volumes 6-10.

Staff[]

Over 600 people contributed to Skywalker Sound over the years since 1975. Many of their staff came from and/or went on to work at such post-production studios as American Zoetrope (AKA Zoetrope Studios and formerly known as Omni Zoetrope Studios), Saul Zaentz Film Center / Fantasy Studios, Studio C, Sound Recording Organization (S-R-O), Russian Hill Recording, Berkeley Sound Artists / IMRSV Post Sound (currently where the Saul Zaentz Film Center was formerly located), Warner Bros. Post Production Creative Services (AKA Warner Bros. Sound), e², Pacific Standard Sound, Park Road Post Production, Weddington Productions / Technicolor Sound Services (Weddington and Technicolor talent are now with Formosa Group), and Kelvin Optical among other services, many of which collaborated with Skywalker Sound. A nearly complete, unofficial list can be found here.

  • Andy Aaron
  • David Acord
  • Christopher Barnett
  • Jalise Beamon (2021-)
  • Richard Beggs
  • Tom Bellfort (1985-2005)
  • Steve Bissinger
  • Steve Boeddeker (1996-)
  • Kevin Bolen (2011-)
  • Jeremy Bowker (2007-)
  • Christopher Boyes
  • Onnalee Blank
  • Ben Burtt
  • Ian Chase (2022-)
  • Blake Collins (2016-2020)
  • David W. Collins (2018-)
  • Rich Danhakl (2022-)
  • Jessey Drake (2022-)
  • Richard Duarte (2020-)
  • Teresa Eckton
  • Bob Edwards
  • Frank Eulner (1990-2021)
  • David Farmer
  • Tim Farrell (2022-)
  • Andre Fenley
  • Erik Foreman (1998-2016)
  • Ryan J. Frias (2011-2018)
  • Luis Galdames (2023-)
  • J.R. Grubbs
  • Scott Guitteau
  • Colin Andrew Grant (2021-)
  • Colin Guthrie (2020-)
  • Nia Hansen
  • Lora Hirschberg
  • E.J. Holowicki
  • Pete Horner
  • Colette D. Dahanne
  • Alan Howarth (Early-to-mid 1980s or early-to-mid 1990s? Otherwise freelance)
  • Richard Hymns (Unknown-2018)
  • Leslie Ann Jones (Music/Scoring Department)
  • Richard King (1991-1998)
  • Ren Klyce
  • Casey Langfelder
  • Mary Helen Leasman (1983-2002)
  • James LeBrecht
  • Goeun Lee (AKA Goeun Lee Everett; 2021-)
  • Dennis Leonard
  • Michael Levine
  • Scott Levine (Engineering Services and Digital Editorial Support)
  • Leo Marcil (2022-)
  • Kristina Morss (2022-)
  • Tom Myers
  • Al Nelson
  • Tim Nielsen
  • Larry Oatfield
  • Steve Orlando
  • Kimberly Patrick
  • David Peifer (Digital Editorial Services and Support)
  • Juan Peralta
  • Travis Powers
  • Emma Present (2020-)
  • Brandon Proctor
  • Gary Reinhold
  • Gary A. Rizzo
  • Bill Rudolph
  • Gary Rydstrom
  • Chris Scarabosio (1992-)
  • Steve Schatz (2020-)
  • Michael Semanick
  • Brad Semenoff
  • Leslie Shatz
  • Michael Silvers (1983-2020)
  • Jason Skipper - Freelance Foley Recordist
  • Mac Smith
  • Kent Sparling
  • Gary Summers
  • Jussi Tegelman (2022-)
  • Randy Thom
  • Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
  • Bonnie Wild
  • Doug Winningham
  • Seth Wise (2020-)
  • Katy Wood
  • Matthew Wood (1992-)
  • Dawit Zemene (2021-)
  • Andre Zweers

Sound Effects Used by Skywalker Sound[]

Here are some non-Skywalker Sound and "stock" sound effects used by Skywalker Sound creatives, in alphabetical order:

Sound Effects Created by Skywalker Sound[]

Here are a few of Skywalker Sound's sound effects (listed in alphabetical order). However, some of the Hollywood Edge and Sound Ideas sound effects listed may be confused with similar sounds in Skywalker Sound projects; a question mark (?) is detonated by the applicable sound effects.

Partial filmography[]

Any film with an asterisk means that, though Skywalker Sound provided not sound services, a creative worked on it, but this list should include only Skywalker Sound-based projects.

Any film with the attributes "uncredited?" "uncredited" and/or "rumored", and/or a question mark after the link to the title's page on this wiki, is unconfirmed and may be based solely on the presence of certain Skywalker Sound sound effects (which may be considered stock sound effects) used in the film or remixes of the film; the attributes may also apply to fake IMDb credits for Skywalker Sound crew claimed to be involved (uncredited or credited). In those cases, Skywalker Sound should NOT be added to the IMDb pages of any of those films, unless you can confirm the source.

1940s[]

  • The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress (1944) (The 2018 Restoration, uncredited)

1970s[]

1980s[]

1990s[]

2000s[]

2010s[]

2020s[]

Upcoming[]

  • Lilo & Stitch (2025) (in collaboration with e2 and Westwind Media?)
  • How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
  • Elio (2025)
  • Pas Vraiment Ordinaire (2025) (Shorts)
  • Ironheart
  • F1 (2025)
  • Jurassic World Rebirth (2025)
  • Superman (2025) (uncredited; in collaboration with Warner Bros. Post Production Services?)
  • The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
  • Him (2025)?
  • One Battle After Another (2025)
  • Marvel Zombies
  • Tron: Ares (2025) (in collaboration with Formosa Group?)
  • Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)? (rumored on IMDb)
  • Animal Friends (2025) (in collaboration with Soundbyte Studios?)
  • Zootopia 2 (2025)
  • Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) (in collaboration with Park Road Post Production)
  • Wonder Man
  • In Your Dreams (2025)
  • Little Mother Lies (2025) (Shorts)
  • Limbo (2025) (Shorts)
  • Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
  • Blade (2025)
  • Queen at Sea (2025)
  • Paradise Records (2025)

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