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Skywalker Sound, formerly known as Sprocket Systems, is the sound effects, sound editing, sound design, sound mixing and music recording division of Lucasfilm. Founded in 1975, the company's main facilities are located at George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch in Lucas Valley, near Nicasio, California.
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 essentially collaborated with Sound Ideas Canada Ltd. and created the Lucasfilm Sound Effects Library.
Contents
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 .)
- David Acord
- Christopher Barnett
- Richard Beggs
- Tom Bellfort
- Steve Bissinger
- Steve Boeddeker
- Jeremy Bowker
- Christopher Boyes
- Ben Burtt
- Teresa Eckton
- Bob Edwards
- Frank Eulner
- David Farmer
- Andre Fenley
- Ryan J. Frias
- J.R. Grubbs
- Scott Guitteau
- Nia Hansen
- Lora Hirschberg
- E.J. Holowicki
- Pete Horner
- Richard Hymns
- Leslie Ann Jones
- Ren Klyce
- Casey Langfelder
- Dennis Leonard
- Michael Levine
- Scott Levine
- Tom Myers
- Al Nelson
- Tim Nielsen
- Steve Orlando
- David Peifer
- Juan Peralta
- Travis Powers
- Brandon Proctor
- Gary A. Rizzo
- Gary Rydstrom
- Chris Scarabosio
- Michael Semanick
- Michael Silvers
- Mac Smith
- Kent Sparling
- Gary Summers
- Randy Thom
- Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
- Bonnie Wild
- Dug Winningham
- Matthew Wood
Sound Effects Used by Skywalker Sound
Here are the sound effects that was used by sound designers from their projects in alphabetical order:
- H-B SCI FI - ROCKET BY, NOISY (Heard in Ben Burtt, Randy Thom, Christopher Boyes, Matthew Wood, and George Watters II's projects work.)
- Hollywoodedge, Baby Crying Slowly PE144001 (Heavily used in other sound designers' projects works like Jurassic Park III, Finding Nemo, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and The Incredibles.)
- Hollywoodedge, Cats Two Angry YowlsD PE022601
- Hollywoodedge, Lightning 08 CloseG SIG012601
- Hollywoodedge, Machine Gun Silence PE1103601 (Heaviest used of this sound in any other Skywalker Sound's sound designers' projects work.)
- Looney Tunes Cartoon Fall Sound (One of these takes sounds are heaviest used of this sound in any Skywalker Sound's sound designers like Ben Burtt, Tom Myers, Christopher Boyes, Gary Rydstrom, Randy Thom, David Acord, and Matthew Wood's projects works.)
- Looney Tunes Explosion Sound 01 (Heard often in Ben Burtt's projects works.)
- Looney Tunes Explosion Sound 03 (Skywalker Sound' sound designers like Ben Burtt, Gary Rydstrom, Randy Thom, Christopher Boyes, Matthew Wood, Tom Myers, and David Acord used this classic WB explosion sound in their projects works like Star Wars, Indiana Jones, China: The Wild East, Mission: Impossible, etc.)
- MGM RICOCHET - RICCO STREAK OUT
- SKYWALKER POWERLINE SNAPPING SOUND (It was originally a Dutch sound effect for the 1983 dutch horror film of De Lift, almost heaviest used of this sound in every Skywalker Sound's sound designers' projects work.)
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, AIRPLANE - PROP PLANE POWER DIVE SCREAM (Heard very extremely often in various pitches/processing, sometimes used for Tie Fighters and Landspeeders from the Star Wars franchise.)
- Sound Ideas, COW - SINGLE MOO, ANIMAL 02 (Heard mainly in Gary Rydstrom's projects work.)
- Sound Ideas, ELECTRICITY, SPARK - HIGH VOLTAGE SPARK, ELECTRICAL 02 (Heard in various pitches, sometimes in -12 pitch, but not limited to that pitch though.)
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, BABY - CRYING (Maybe heard often in Tom Myers' project works like The Boxtrolls, and one episode from Cars Toons, including Steve Boeddeker's project works like Drive Angry, I [TMD the Hedgehog] think.)
- Sound Ideas, HUMAN, SCREAM - SCREAM: FEMALE, HORROR 03 (Used in other sound designers' projects works like Hercules, Presto and The Angry Birds Movie.)
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 03 (Heard in various pitches, sometimes in -12 pitch, including some SFX clusters.)
- Sound Ideas, THUNDER - THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 01
- Sound Ideas, THUNDER - THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 02
- Space Lightning 01
- TOP GUN Flyby 1 (Heard mainly in any other projects works including Christopher Boyes.)
- WB FIRE/HISS WHOOSH SOUND (Used occasionally in Ben Burtt, Gary Rydstrom, Randy Thom, and Christopher Boyes' projects work.)
- WB SIREN - STUKA SIREN HOWL (Used in various pitches/processing in most projects work.)
- Wilhelm Scream
Sound Effects Created by Skywalker Sound
Here are a few of sound effects in alphabetical order:
- Cartoon Network Cartoon Fall Sound/Hollywoodedge, Sky Rocket Loud High TE021701
- Gary Rydstrom Lion Growl
- Hollywoodedge, Bullet Bounces Off Fr PE115001
- Hollywoodedge, Crash Metal Shatter PE110101
- Hollywoodedge, Crash Metal Shatter PE110201
- Hollywoodedge, Glass Breaks Light Ce FS024701
- Hollywoodedge, Small Group Kids Laug PE143601
- LUXO JR. SQUEAKING
- REN HÖEK SCREAM
- SKYWALKER LIGHTSABER SOUND
- SKYWALKER ELECTRICITY INCREASING SOUND
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 01
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 03
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 04
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 07
- SKYWALKER FIRE ROARING SOUND
- SKYWALKER HIGH-PITCHED MONSTER SQUEALING SOUND
- SKYWALKER BIG BELCHING SOUND
- SKYWALKER BIG SWALLOW SOUND
- SKYWALKER SLURPING SOUND
- SKYWALKER, SPACECRAFT - TIE FIGHTER ROAR BY 01
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - ARTILLERY FALL 01
- Sound Ideas, AIRPLANE, JET - MILITARY FIGHTER JET: PASS BY 02
- Sound Ideas, BATS, FRUIT - 8 SHORT SQUAWKS, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, CHICKEN - BARNYARD, C.U. CLUCK, SQUAWK, FLAP, ANIMAL, BIRD
- Sound Ideas, CHICKEN - EXCITED, FLURRY THEN SETTLES DOWN, ANIMAL, BIRD
- Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - ENERGY BLAST, ELECTRONIC
- Sound Ideas, FIRE, BALL - IMPACT AND LARGE FIRE BURST, RUMBLE
- Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - RICOCHET: SINGLE SHOT, BULLET 02
- Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - RICOCHET: SINGLE SHOT, BULLET 06
- Sound Ideas, HIT, CARTOON - SMACK
- Sound Ideas, SPACE, WHOOSH - FAST WHOOSH BY, SCI FI 09
- Sound Ideas, TRAIN, HORN - DIESEL LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE: SOUND HORN, LONG
- Sound Ideas, WIND - BLAST, MODULATION & HOWL, WEATHER
- Sound Ideas, WIND - DESERT WIND, LONELY, HAUNTING, OMINOUS, WEATHER
- Sound Ideas, WEATHER, LIGHTNING - BOLT OF LIGHTNING STRIKES CLOSE BY, THUNDER 04
- Sound Ideas, WEATHER, LIGHTNING - BOLT OF LIGHTNING STRIKES CLOSE BY, THUNDER 05
- Sound Ideas, WEATHER, LIGHTNING - BOLT OF LIGHTNING STRIKES CLOSE BY, THUNDER 10
- Water Splash
Partial filmography
Any film with an asterisk means that, though Skywalker Sound provided not sound services, a creative worked on it.
1970s
- THX 1138 (1971) (2004 Director's Cut, uncredited)
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) (5.1 remaster)
- Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
- The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
- Alien (1979) (5.1 remaster)
- More American Graffiti (1979)
- Apocalypse Now (1979) (5.1 remaster)
1980s
- Black Angel (1980) (2015 restoration)
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
- Firefox (1982) (5.1 remaster)
- Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
- The Stereo Demonstration Film (1982)
- Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- The Right Stuff (1983) (uncredited?)
- Twice Upon a Time (1983)
- The Terminator (1984) (5.1 remaster)
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- The Adventures of André and Wally B. (1984)
- The Ewok Adventure (1984)
- Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets (1984)
- Speed (1984)
- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
- The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)
- Wildrose (1984)
- Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985)
- Cocoon (1985)
- Latino (1985)
- The Dream Is Alive (1985)
- The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
- Explorers (1985)
- Fletch (1985)
- The Mean Season (1985)
- Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
- Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
- Prehistoric Beast (1985)
- The Mad Ave Wizard (1985)
- Luxo, Jr. (1986)
- Nutcracker (1986)
- Howard the Duck (1986)
- Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
- Seize the Day (1986)
- True Stories (1986)
- Captain EO (1987)
- Cherry 2000 (1987)
- Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987)
- Gardens of Stone (1987)
- Gumby Adventures (1987-1989)
- Red's Dream (1987)
- Spaceballs (1987)
- Walker (1987)
- Wings of Honneamise (1987) (1997 re-release)
- '68 (1988)
- Alamo: The Price of Freedom (1988)
- Big Time (1988)
- Willow (1988)
- The Land Before Time (1988)
- Tin Toy (1988)
- Spirit Warrior: Peacock King (1988-1991)
- Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
- Colors (1988)
- Cocoon: The Return (1988)
- The Couch Trip (1988)
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
- Powaqqatsi (1988)
- Always (1989)
- Body Wars (1989)
- Bridge to Silence (1989)
- The Chilling (1989)
- Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
- Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989)
- Fletch Lives (1989)
- Knick Knack (1989)
- Ghostbusters II (1989) (presumed, but uncredited)
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
- Matinee (1989)
- The Abyss (1989) (5.1 remaster)
- Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) (5.1 remaster)
- The Neon Empire (1989)
- Romero (1989)
- Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)
- Deadlock (1989)
1990s
- Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
- The Godfather Part III (1990)
- Henry & June (1990)
- Predator 2 (1990)
- Backdraft (1991)
- Bingo (1991)
- Bugsy (1991)
- The Five Heartbeats (1991)
- F/X2 (1991)
- Ricochet (1991)
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- The Simpsons (1991-1994)
- Army of Darkness (1992)
- Single White Female (1992)
- Candyman (1992)
- A Few Good Men (1992)
- A River Runs Through It (1992)
- Toys (1992)
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992-1993)
- In the Line of Fire (1993)
- Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
- Jurassic Park (1993)
- Super Mario Bros. (1993)
- Iron Monkey (1993) (2001 US Version)
- Tombstone (1993)
- The Joy Luck Club (1993)
- True Romance (1993)
- Thumbelina (1994)
- Forrest Gump (1994)
- Angels in the Outfield (1994)
- Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
- Baby's Day Out (1994)
- Speed (1994)
- Radioland Murders (1994)
- The Crow (1994)
- A Troll in Central Park (1994)
- The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
- Seven (1995)
- Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
- Gumby: The Movie (1995)
- Strange Days (1995)
- Species (1995)
- My Family (1995)* (Credit only for Foley Services. Among the Skywalker staff at Zoetrope, Gary Rydstrom and Richard King provided additional sound effects, uncredited.)
- Tall Tale (1995)
- Toy Story (1995)
- Jumanji (1995)
- Broken Arrow (1996)
- Mission: Impossible (1996) (uncredited)
- Mars Attacks! (1996) (uncredited)
- (uncredited)
- The Rock (1996)
- Eraser (1996)
- Romeo + Juliet (1996)
- Daylight (1996)
- James and the Giant Peach (1996)
- Con Air (1997)
- Contact (1997)
- Geri's Game (1997)
- Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
- Starship Troopers (1997)
- Hercules (1997)
- Titanic (1997)
- A Bug's Life (1998)
- Saving Private Ryan (1998)
- Armageddon (1998) (uncredited)
- Quest for Camelot (1998)
- Enemy of the State (1998)
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- The Iron Giant (1999)
- The 13th Warrior (1999)
- Komodo (1999)
- Toy Story 2 (1999)
- Lake Placid (1999)
- Galaxy Quest (1999)
- Fight Club (1999)
2000s
- X-Men (2000) (uncredited)
- For the Birds (2000)
- Dinosaur (2000)
- What Lies Beneath (2000)
- Cast Away (2000)
- Vandread (2000) (presumed, but uncredited)
- 102 Dalmatians (2000)
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
- Osmosis Jones (2001) (uncredited)
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) (uncredited)
- Pearl Harbor (2001)
- A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
- Jurassic Park 3 (2001)
- Monkeybone (2001)
- Monsters, Inc. (2001)
- Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
- Ice Age (2002)
- Minority Report (2002)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) (uncredited)
- The Ring (2002)
- Lilo & Stitch (2002)
- Panic Room (2002)
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
- Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
- Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003) (uncredited)
- Finding Nemo (2003)
- Daredevil (2003) (uncredited)
- Bad Boys II (2003) (uncredited)
- Mickey's PhilharMagic (2003)
- Hulk (2003)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) (lightsaber sounds; uncredited)
- Peter Pan (2003)
- Shrek 2 (2004)
- The Incredibles (2004)
- National Treasure (2004) (uncredited)
- The Polar Express (2004)
- Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- War of the Worlds (2005)
- Jarhead (2005)
- Munich (2005)
- Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean (2005)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) (uncredited)
- Hoodwinked! (2005)
- Over the Hedge (2006)
- Cars (2006)
- Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) (uncredited???)
- Charlotte's Web (2006) (uncredited)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
- Zoom (2006)
- Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
- Eragon (2006)
- Brave Story (2006)
- Monster House (2006)
- Barnyard (2006)
- Flushed Away (2006)
- Ratatouille (2007)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
- The Simpsons Movie (2007)
- Happily N'Ever After (2007)
- Bee Movie (2007)
- Enchanted (2007)
- Beowulf (2007)
- Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)
- Cloverfield (2008)
- Wall-E (2008)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
- Bolt (2008)
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
- Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
- Iron Man (2008)
- Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
- 17 Again (2009)
- Up (2009)
- Avatar (2009)
- A Christmas Carol (2009)
- Terminator Salvation (2009) (uncredited???)
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
- Coraline (2009)
- Fanboys (2009)
- I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
- 9 (2009)
2010s
- Iron Man 2 (2010)
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
- Despicable Me (2010)
- How to Train Your Dragon (2010)
- Toy Story 3 (2010)
- The Last Airbender (2010)
- Drive Angry (2011)
- Rango (2011)
- Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
- Rio (2011)
- Super 8 (2011)
- Cars 2 (2011)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
- Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
- The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
- War Horse (2011)
- The Lorax (2012)
- ParaNorman (2012)
- Brave (2012)
- The Avengers (2012)
- Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
- Flight (2012)
- Red Tails (2012)
- Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
- The Fifth Horseman (2012) (Shorts)
- House of Cards (2013-2018)
- The Croods (2013)
- Epic (2013)
- Despicable Me 2 (2013)
- Monsters University (2013)
- The Lone Ranger (2013)
- Iron Man 3 (2013)
- Free Birds (2013)
- Thor: The Dark World (2013)
- Nymphomaniac (2013)
- Rio 2 (2014)
- The Boxtrolls (2014)
- Gone Girl (2014)
- Maleficent (2014)
- Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
- Lucy (2014)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
- Big Hero 6 (2014)
- Strange Magic (2015)
- Home (2015)
- The Little Prince (2015)
- Inside Out (2015)
- Tomorrowland (2015)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- The Peanuts Movie (2015)
- Jurassic World (2015)
- Minions (2015)
- Ant-Man (2015)
- Creed (2015)
- The Good Dinosaur (2015)
- The Walk (2015)
- Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- The Revenant (2015)
- Allied (2016)
- Finding Dory (2016)
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
- The Jungle Book (2016)
- The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
- Zootopia (2016)
- The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
- The BFG (2016)
- Life, Animated (2016)
- Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
- Mars (2016 TV Series) (2016-2018)
- Moana (2016)
- Doctor Strange (2016)
- Sing (2016)
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
- Native (2016)
- Monster Trucks (2017)
- Kong: Skull Island (2017)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
- Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry (2017) (presumed, but uncredited)
- Cars 3 (2017)
- Despicable Me 3 (2017)
- Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017-2018)
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
- The Emoji Movie (2017)
- I, Tonya (2017)
- Only the Brave (2017)
- Mindhunter (2017)
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
- Coco (2017)
- Ferdinand (2017)
- Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- Phantom Thread (2017)
- Black Panther (2018)
- A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
- Isle of Dogs (2018)
- Ready Player One (2018)
- Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
- Incredibles 2 (2018)
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)
- The Front Runner (2018)
- Next Gen (2018)
- High Life (2018)
- The Grinch (2018)
- Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
- Vice (2018)
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
- Io (2019)
- The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
- Triple Frontier (2019)
- Captain Marvel (2019)
- Unicorn Store (2019)
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- Bolden (2019)
- A Hidden Life (2019)
- Brightburn (2019)
- The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019)
- Toy Story 4 (2019)
- The Lion King (2019)
- Haunt (2019)
- The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
- Ad Astra (2019)
- Knives Out (2019)
- Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
- Spies in Disguise (2019)
- Frozen II (2019)
2020s
- Dolittle (2020)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) (uncredited)
- Onward (2020)
- The Willoughbys (2020)
- 12 oz. Mouse (Season 3-)
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
- Mulan (2020)
- Over the Moon (2020)
- Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020)
- The Croods: A New Age (2020)
- Soul (2020)
- Wish Dragon (2021)
- Luca (2021)
- Black Widow (2021)
