Gary Rydstrom
Cast · Director · Writer
- Born
- June 29, 1959 · Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Birth name
- Gary Roger Rydstrom
Gary Rydstrom, Director of Creative Operations/Sound Designer and Mixer, joined Skywalker Sound in 1983 as an operator in the machine room. Since then, he has contributed his talents to many projects as a sound designer, re-recording mixer, effects mixer and foley mixer. In 1998, Rydstrom was appointed Director of Creative Operations for Skywalker Sound, overseeing the creative and technological direction for the facility. Apart from his feature film and commercials work, Rydstrom has completed several television projects, rides and attraction films. Rydstrom holds a graduate degree from the USC School of Cinema and Television. He is the recipient of 7 Academy Awards for Best Sound and Best Sound Effects Editing for his work on Saving Private Ryan (1998), Titanic (1997), Jurassic Park (1993), and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).
Cast
- 2025Masters of SoundSelf
- 2022The OscarsSelf
- 2019Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic SoundSelf
- 2018Level up: Sound for the FutureSelf
- 201778/52Self
- 2016The OscarsSelf - Nominee
- 2016Spy Swap: Looking Back on the Final ActSelf
- 2016The Force Awakens: Sounds of the ResistanceSelf
- 2015Strange Magicuncredited,voice
- 2014Ken Miura: Unheard OfSelf
- 2013The OscarsSelf - Nominee
- 2013The Tiara Talk ShowSelf - Guest
- 2011Return to Jurassic Park: Making PrehistorySelf - Sound Designer
- 2011Return to Jurassic Park: The Next Step in EvolutionSelf - Sound Designer & Re-Recording Mixer
- 2010The Future According to Steven Spielberg: An Interactive Guide to 'Minority Report'Self
- 2009The Master's Touch: Hitchcock's Signature StyleSelf
- 2008Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of the MasterSelf
- 2008In the Master's Shadow: Hitchcock's LegacySelf
- 2008The Sound of HitchcockSelf
- 2007The Pixar Shorts: A Short HistorySelf (archiveFootage)
- 2004'Saving Private Ryan': Music and SoundSelf
- 2002The Making of 'Atlantis: The Lost Empire'Self - Sound Designer
- 2002The Sound of 'A.I.'Self
- 2002Films Are Not Released, They EscapeSelf
- 2002Film GenreSelf
- 2001The Beginning: Making 'Episode I'Self
- 2000Terminator 2: Judgement Day Ultimate Edition - Archival Commentary with 26 Cast & CrewSelf (voice)
- 2000Terminator 2: Judgement Day Ultimate DVD Audio Commentary by James Cameron and 26 Members of the Cast and CrewSelf (voice)
- 1999The 71st Annual Academy AwardsSelf - Winner
- 1999The Making of 'the Haunting'Self
- 1998The 70th Annual Academy AwardsSelf - Winner: Best Sound
- 1995The Making of 'Jurassic Park'Self - Sound Designer
- 1994The 66th Annual Academy AwardsSelf - Winner
- 1992The 64th Annual Academy AwardsSelf - Winner
- 1992The Magical World of Chuck JonesSelf
- 1992HBO First LookSelf