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Ethan van der Ryn

Audio Engineer | * 10/21/1962 (61) | Alameda, California (United States of America (USA))
Ethan Van der Ryn (born October 21, 1962) is an American sound editor and sound designer. He won 2 Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and King Kong. He earned further Academy Awards nominations for Transformers (2007), Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011), Argo (2012), and A Quiet Place (2018). He is an alumnus of San Francisco State University. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Action | Adventure | Science Fiction

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Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowshi ...

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Κ-12

2001 | 4.2/5 | 2h 59min
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
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In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with t ...

King Kong

PG

2005 | 3.4/5 | 3h 7min
Adventure, Drama, Action
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Frodo and Sam are trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. All along, nefarious wizard Saruman awaits the Fell ...

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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2002 | 4.2/5 | 2h 59min
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
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A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound. ...

A Quiet Place

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2018 | 3.7/5 | 1h 31min
Horror, Drama, Science Fiction
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Awards & Nominations for Ethan van der Ryn

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing 4x Academy Award for Best Sound Editing
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Movies with Ethan van der Ryn as Crew(72)

Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2024 Kung Fu Panda 4
Sound/Sound Designer2024 Kung Fu Panda 4
Sound/Sound Designer2023 The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2023 The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Sound/Sound Supervisor2023 The Legend of Nezha
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2023 Cocaine Bear
Sound/Sound Designer2023 Cocaine Bear
Sound/Sound Designer2023 The Creator
Sound/Sound Designer2022 Ambulance
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sound/Sound Designer2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2021 A Quiet Place Part II
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2021 Finch
Sound/Sound Designer2021 Finch
Sound/Sound Designer2021 Space Jam: A New Legacy
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2021 Space Jam: A New Legacy
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2021 Godzilla vs. Kong
Sound/Sound Designer2021 Godzilla vs. Kong
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2021 Jungle Cruise
Sound/Sound Designer2021 Jungle Cruise
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2020 Sonic the Hedgehog
Sound/Sound Designer2020 Sonic the Hedgehog
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2020 Love and Monsters
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2019 Pet Sematary
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2019 Abominable
Sound/Sound Designer2019 Abominable
Sound/Sound Designer2019 6 Underground
Sound/Sound Designer2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2018 A Quiet Place
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2017 Transformers: The Last Knight
Sound/Sound Designer2017 6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2016 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Sound/Sound Designer2016 The Huntsman: Winter's War
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2016 Trolls
Sound/Sound Designer2016 Trolls
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2015 Goosebumps
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2015 Terminator Genisys
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction
Sound/Sound Designer2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2014 Godzilla
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2013 Pain & Gain
Sound/Sound Designer2013 Pain & Gain
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2013 World War Z
Sound/Sound Designer2012 Argo
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2011 Kung Fu Panda 2
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2010 Megamind
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2010 Shrek Forever After
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2009 Monsters vs Aliens
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2008 Kung Fu Panda
Sound/Sound Designer2008 Kung Fu Panda
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2007 Transformers
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2005 King Kong
Sound/Sound Designer2005 The Ring Two
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Sound/Sound Designer2001 Pearl Harbor
Sound/Sound Editor2000 The Legend of Bagger Vance
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor1999 Dogma
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor1999 The Haunting
Sound/Sound Effects Editor1998 Saving Private Ryan
Sound/Sound Effects Editor1998 Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
Sound/Sound Effects Editor1997 Titanic
Sound/Sound Effects Editor1996 The Arrival
Sound/Sound Effects Editor1995 Nine Months
Sound/Sound Effects Editor1995 Jumanji
Sound/Sound Effects Editor1994 Miracle on 34th Street
Sound/Sound Editor1992 Single White Female
Sound/Sound Effects Editor1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Sound/Supervising Sound Editor1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Born: Sunday, 10/21 1962 (October) in Alameda, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 61 years + 181 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Educated at: San Francisco State University, Cinema Department at San Francisco State University
Employer: e2
Ethan van der Ryn frequently works together with these people:
Erik Aadahl (50x, Crew)
Michael Bay (25x, Crew)
Peter Jackson (16x, Crew)
Dan O'Connell (15x, Crew)
Brandon Jones (13x, Crew)
John T. Cucci (13x, Crew)
David Bach (13x, Crew)
Gary Rydstrom (12x, Crew)
Gary Summers (12x, Crew)
Greg P. Russell (12x, Crew)
Roger Barton (11x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:822653, Added: 11/10/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024