Gary Rydstrom

Gary Rydstrom

1959-06-29 Chicago, Illinois, USA 96 Credits

Biography

Gary Roger Rydstrom (born June 29, 1959) is an American sound designer and director. He has won 7 Academy Awards for his work in sound for picture. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Roger Rydstrom, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

2023

Supervising Sound Editor, Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer

6.5

Finding himself in a new era, and approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacle...

The Fabelmans

The Fabelmans

2022

Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer

7.6

Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shatte...

Werewolf by Night

Werewolf by Night

2022

Other

7.0

On a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather at the foreboding Bloodstone Temple following the dea...

Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra

Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra

2022

Director, Writer

Directing Writing

Animated film portraying the four families of the orchestra, each with their own unique sound worlds and musical motifs: the slinky, sophisticated noi...

West Side Story

West Side Story

2021

Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

7.0

Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.

Over the Moon

Over the Moon

2020

Sound Designer

7.2

Fueled by memories of her mother, resourceful Fei Fei builds a rocket to the moon on a mission to prove the existence of a legendary moon goddess.

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

2019

as Self

6.8
Acting

The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.

Ad Astra

Ad Astra

2019

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

6.1

The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond. While a mysterious phenomenon menaces to destroy ...

Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel

2019

Sound Designer

6.8

The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between...

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet

2018

Sound Designer

7.2

Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part ...

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

2018

Sound Designer

6.5

Three years after Jurassic World was destroyed, Isla Nublar now sits abandoned. When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen and Cla...

Ready Player One

Ready Player One

2018

Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

7.6

When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.

The Post

The Post

2017

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

7.0

A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented ...

78/52

78/52

2017

as Self

7.3
Acting

The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the...

The BFG

The BFG

2016

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

6.3

An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading ...

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

2015

Supervising Sound Editor

7.3

Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.

Bridge of Spies

Bridge of Spies

2015

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

7.2

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, ...

Jurassic World

Jurassic World

2015

Sound Designer

6.7

Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally en...

Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland

2015

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

6.3

Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment emba...

Strange Magic

Strange Magic

2015

as Angry Gus (voice)

7.1
Acting

A love potion works its devious charms on fairies, elves and the swamp-dwelling Bog King as they all try to possess the potion for themselves.

Strange Magic

Strange Magic

2015

Director, Screenplay

7.1
Directing Writing

A love potion works its devious charms on fairies, elves and the swamp-dwelling Bog King as they all try to possess the potion for themselves.

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

2013

Sound Designer

6.1

The Texas Rangers chase down a gang of outlaws led by Butch Cavendish, but the gang ambushes the Rangers, seemingly killing them all. One survivor is ...

Lincoln

Lincoln

2012

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

6.9

The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln p...

Wreck-It Ralph

Wreck-It Ralph

2012

Sound Designer

7.3

Wreck-It Ralph is the 9-foot-tall, 643-pound villain of an arcade video game named Fix-It Felix Jr., in which the game's titular hero fixes buildings ...

Brave

Brave

2012

Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

7.0

Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Mérida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus and Queen Elinor. An unruly daughter a...

Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future

Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future

2012

Sound Designer

6.2

In the city of Minato Mirai in Yokohama, the news of Fusion's defeat by the Pretty Cures is the hottest topic in town! Girls everywhere, were in love ...

War Horse

War Horse

2011

Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

7.3

On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey beg...

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

2011

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

7.1

Ethan Hunt and his team are racing against time to track down a dangerous terrorist named Hendricks, who has gained access to Russian nuclear launch c...

Hawaiian Vacation

Hawaiian Vacation

2011

Director, Screenplay

7.0
Directing Writing

The toys throw Ken and Barbie a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.

Cars 2

Cars 2

2011

Thanks

6.2

Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rock...

Pixar Short Films

Pixar Short Films

2009

Director, Writer, Sound Designer

Directing Writing

A collection of 20 computer-animated short films including "Rescue Squad Mater", "Jack-Jack Attack", and Oscar-winners "For The Birds", "Geri's Game",...

Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock

Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock

2008

as Self

Acting

The cry of gulls. The ticking of a clock. The clatter of a shower curtain, torn from its rod. In this workshop-like documentary, Academy Award-winning...

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock

2008

as Self

Acting

Alfred Hitchcock often referred to his style of film making as "pure cinema" — using camera movement, editing, music and sound to tell stories that wo...

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's Legacy

2008

as Self

7.0
Acting

Films beget films. Filmmakers influence other filmmakers constantly. But the most influential filmmaker of all time is Alfred Hitchcock.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

2008

Sound Designer

6.0

Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a my...

Lifted

Lifted

2006

Director, Sound, Writer

7.5
Directing Writing

When an overconfident teen alien gets behind the controls of a spaceship, he must attempt to abduct a slumbering farmer under the watchful eye of a cr...

Peter Pan

Peter Pan

2003

Sound Designer

7.2

In stifling Edwardian London, Wendy Darling mesmerizes her brothers every night with bedtime tales of swordplay, swashbuckling and the fearsome Captai...

Hulk

Hulk

2003

Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer

5.6

Bruce Banner, a genetics researcher with a tragic past, suffers massive radiation exposure in his laboratory that causes him to transform into a ragin...

Finding Nemo

Finding Nemo

2003

Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor

7.8

Nemo, an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome ...

Punch-Drunk Love

Punch-Drunk Love

2002

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

7.1

A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scammers.

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

Amandla! A Revolution in Four-Part Harmony

2002

Sound Designer

6.4

The struggle to eradicate apartheid in South Africa has been chronicled over time, but no one has addressed the vital role music plays in this challen...

Minority Report

Minority Report

2002

Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

7.3

John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the ...

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

6.6

Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi investigate a mysterious plot that could...

Monsters, Inc.

Monsters, Inc.

2001

Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

7.8

Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. Wh...

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

2001

Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer

7.0

David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually b...

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

2001

Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

7.0

A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.

The Legend of Bagger Vance

The Legend of Bagger Vance

2000

Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

6.6

World War I has left golfer Rannulph Junuh a poker-playing alcoholic, his perfect swing gone. Now, however, he needs to get it back to play in a tourn...

102 Dalmatians

102 Dalmatians

2000

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

5.5

Get ready for a howling good time as an all new assortment of irresistible animal heroes are unleashed in this great family tail! In an unlikely allia...

The Yards

The Yards

2000

Sound Designer

6.2

In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. W...

Toy Story 2

Toy Story 2

1999

Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

7.6

Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, ...

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil

1999

Sound Designer

5.1

A top secret mission for French Intelligence brings Indy to Istanbul during the first world war. Exploring the city's dark and dangerous streets, he i...

The Haunting

The Haunting

1999

Sound Designer

5.5

Dr. David Marrow invites three distinct individuals to the eerie and isolated Hill House to be subjects for a sleep disorder study. The unfortunate gu...

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

6.6

Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for reve...

A Bug's Life

A Bug's Life

1998

Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer

7.0

On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of fre...

Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

1998

Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

8.2

As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain Joh...

The Horse Whisperer

The Horse Whisperer

1998

Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

6.9

The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.

Titanic

Titanic

1997

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

7.9

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fian...

Hercules

Hercules

1997

Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer

7.5

Bestowed with superhuman strength, a young mortal named Hercules sets out to prove himself a hero in the eyes of his father, the great god Zeus. Along...

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997

Sound Designer

6.6

Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing tha...

Sleepers

Sleepers

1996

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

7.6

Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes pl...

Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1996

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

7.0

When Ethan Hunt, the leader of a crack espionage team whose perilous operation has gone awry with no explanation, discovers that a mole has penetrated...

James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

1996

Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer

6.6

When the young orphan boy James spills a magic bag of crocodile tongues, he finds himself in possession of a giant peach that flies him away to strang...

Jumanji

Jumanji

1995

Sound Designer

7.2

When siblings Judy and Peter discover an enchanted board game that opens the door to a magical world, they unwittingly invite Alan -- an adult who's b...

Making 'Toy Story'

Making 'Toy Story'

1995

as Himself

6.8
Acting

Documentary of the making of the groundbreaking Disney/Pixar animated hit movie.

Toy Story

Toy Story

1995

Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

8.0

Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's he...

Jade

Jade

1995

Sound Designer

5.5

When a prominent art dealer is found murdered, the man's death leads to an intriguing investigation steeped in sex, corruption and crime. District Att...

Strange Days

Strange Days

1995

Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

7.0

Former policeman Lenny Nero has moved into a more lucrative trade: the illegal sale of virtual reality-like recordings that allow users to experience ...

Casper

Casper

1995

Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

6.3

Casper is a kind young ghost who peacefully haunts a mansion in Maine. When specialist James Harvey arrives to communicate with Casper and his fellow ...

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

1995

as Self

7.2
Acting

This documentary treats film fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Jurassic Park," one of the 90's biggest hits and a milestone in specia...

Quiz Show

Quiz Show

1994

Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer

7.3

Herbert Stempel's transformation into an unexpected television personality unfolds as he secures victory on the cherished American game show, 'Twenty-...

Baby's Day Out

Baby's Day Out

1994

Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

6.4

Baby Bink couldn't ask for more: he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, lives in a huge mansion, and he's just about to appear in the soci...

Mrs. Doubtfire

Mrs. Doubtfire

1993

Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer

7.2

Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed by a court order allowing only weekly visits with his k...

The Meteor Man

The Meteor Man

1993

Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

5.8

One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the informatio...

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

1993

Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

8.0

A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of e...

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

The Magical World of Chuck Jones

1992

as Self

8.0
Acting

Documentary on animator Chuck Jones.

A River Runs Through It

A River Runs Through It

1992

Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer

7.0

The Maclean brothers, Paul and Norman, live a relatively idyllic life in rural Montana, spending much of their time fly fishing. The sons of a ministe...

Single White Female

Single White Female

1992

Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer

6.3

Attractive Manhattanite Allison Jones has it all: a handsome beau, a rent-controlled apartment, and a promising career as a fashion designer. When boy...

Rush

Rush

1991

Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer

6.6

Undercover cop Jim Raynor is a seasoned veteran. His partner, Kristen Cates, is lacking in experience, but he thinks she's tough enough to work his ne...

Surprise

Surprise

1991

Sound

5.0

An educational short film featuring the character of Luxo Jr. demonstrating the concept of "surprise" with the help of his dad, Luxo Sr.

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1991

Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Effects

8.1

Set ten years after the events of the original, James Cameron’s classic sci-fi action flick tells the story of a second attempt to get rid of rebellio...

Backdraft

Backdraft

1991

Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

6.7

Firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey battle each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torchi...

Light and Heavy

Light and Heavy

1991

Sound

5.7

An educational short film featuring the character of Luxo Jr. discovering and showcasing a "light" and "heavy" with the help of his dad, Luxo Sr.

F/X2

F/X2

1991

Sound Designer

6.3

F/X man Rollie Tyler is now a toymaker. Mike, the ex-husband of his girlfriend Kim, is a cop. He asks Rollie to help catch a killer. The operation goe...

Front and Back

Front and Back

1991

Sound

6.0

An educational short film featuring the character of Luxo Jr. demonstrating the concept of "front" and "back."

Next Door

Next Door

1990

Sound Mixer

6.5

An old square-headed man tries to watch TV while a little girl makes a playful ruckus outside. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2006.

Always

Always

1989

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

6.3

The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.

Knick Knack

Knick Knack

1989

Sound Designer

7.0

Life on a shelf as a snowman trapped in a snow-globe blizzard can become wearing, especially when you're surrounded by knickknacks from sunnier locale...

Cocoon: The Return

Cocoon: The Return

1988

Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer

6.5

The reinvigorated elderly group that left Earth comes back to visit their relatives. Will they all decide to go back to the planet where no one grows ...

Tin Toy

Tin Toy

1988

Sound Designer

6.1

Babies are hardly monster-like, unless you're a toy. After escaping a drooling baby, Tinny realizes that he wants to be played with after all. But in ...

Colors

Colors

1988

Sound Designer

6.5

A confident young cop is shown the ropes by a veteran partner in the dangerous gang-controlled barrios of Los Angeles, where the gang culture is enfor...

Red's Dream

Red's Dream

1987

Sound Designer

6.2

Life as the sole sale item in the clearance corner of Eben's Bikes can get lonely. So Red, a unicycle, dreams up a clown owner and his own juggling ac...

Spaceballs

Spaceballs

1987

Sound Designer

6.8

When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless side...

Beach Chair

Beach Chair

1986

Sound

5.4

A film representing the early efforts of Pixar to explore all elements of CG processes such as animation, shading, lighting, rendering and effects.

Flags and Waves

Flags and Waves

1986

Sound

5.4

This film test is a demonstration of Pixar's early attempts to research, analyze and recreate qualities of motion, shading and lighting that make wate...

Luxo Jr.

Luxo Jr.

1986

Sound Designer

7.0

A baby lamp finds a ball to play with and it's all fun and games until the ball bursts. Just when the elder Luxo thinks his kid will settle down for a...

Cocoon

Cocoon

1985

Sound Designer

6.6

When a group of trespassing seniors swim in a pool containing alien cocoons, they find themselves energized with youthful vigor.