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Ethan Van der Ryn

Ethan Van der Ryn

Sound·b. 1962·Alameda, California, USA

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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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Scream 7

Scream 7

Supervising Sound Editor / Sound Designer

2026 3.8
The Woman in the Yard

The Woman in the Yard

Supervising Sound Editor

2025
The Gorge

The Gorge

Supervising Sound Editor / Sound Designer

2025 2.5
The Last Voyage of the Demeter

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

Sound Designer / Supervising Sound Editor

2023 3.0
Cocaine Bear

Cocaine Bear

Supervising Sound Editor / Sound Designer

2023 2.9
A Quiet Place Part II

A Quiet Place Part II

Supervising Sound Editor

2021 3.1
Love and Monsters

Love and Monsters

Supervising Sound Editor

2020 3.5
Pet Sematary

Pet Sematary

Supervising Sound Editor

2019 1.8
A Quiet Place

A Quiet Place

Supervising Sound Editor

2018 3.6
Goosebumps

Goosebumps

Supervising Sound Editor

2015 3.0
Godzilla

Godzilla

Supervising Sound Editor

2014 1.5
World War Z

World War Z

Supervising Sound Editor

2013 1.5
Argo

Argo

Sound Designer

2012
Monsters vs Aliens

Monsters vs Aliens

Supervising Sound Editor

2009 4.0
King Kong

King Kong

Supervising Sound Editor

2005 2.0
The Ring Two

The Ring Two

Sound Designer

2005 3.0
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Supervising Sound Editor

2001 4.0
The Haunting

The Haunting

Supervising Sound Editor

1999 3.0
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

Sound Effects Editor

1998 4.0
The Arrival

The Arrival

Sound Effects Editor

1996
Single White Female

Single White Female

Sound Editor

1992
Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Supervising Sound Editor / Sound Effects Editor

1991 4.5