Skywalker Sound

Skywalker Sound
Company type	Division
Industry	Sound effects, sound editing, sound design, audio mixing, music recording
Predecessor	Sprocket Systems
Founded	1975
Founder	George Lucas
Headquarters	Lucas Valley, California, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Sound effects, sound editing, sound design, audio mixing, music recording services
Owner	The Walt Disney Company (since 2012)
Parent	Lucasfilm

Skywalker Sound serves as the sound effects, sound editing, sound design, audio mixing, and music recording branch of the American company Lucasfilm. Established in 1975 by George Lucas, its primary studios are situated at Skywalker Ranch in Lucas Valley, California.

History

The company was initially founded under the name Sprocket Systems in San Anselmo, California. Following a significant flood in 1982, it moved locations and was renamed Skywalker Sound in 1987 after relocating to Skywalker Ranch.

The division’s sound designers and re-recording mixers have consistently garnered industry accolades, receiving either awards or nominations for Best Sound and Best Sound Editing every year since the release of Star Wars (1977). To date, Skywalker Sound has won 15 Academy Awards and accumulated 62 nominations, including a Special Achievement Award presented to Ben Burtt in 1977.

Skywalker Sound’s facilities encompass mixing stages along with editorial and scoring services housed within a centralized "Tech Building." Nearby but separate from these workspaces are dining and residential areas designed to support staff.

In 2012, the division became part of The Walt Disney Company following Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm.

Notable staff

Partial filmography

Films marked with an asterisk denote projects where Skywalker Sound did not directly provide sound services but had creative personnel involved.

1970s

Star Wars (1977)
More American Graffiti (1979)

1980s

The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Cocoon (1985)
The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
Fletch (1985)
Explorers (1985)
Luxo Jr. (1986)
Howard the Duck (1986)
Captain EO (1986)
Spaceballs (1987)
Willow (1988)
Tin Toy (1988)
The Land Before Time (1988)
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
Always (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

1990s

The Godfather Part III (1990)
Backdraft (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Bugsy (1991)
A Few Good Men (1992)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Speed (1994)
Se7en (1995)
'Toy Story' (1995)
Jumanji (1995)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Mars Attacks! (1996)
The Rock (1996)
Con Air (1997)
Contact (1997)
Starship Troopers (1997)
'Titanic' (1997)
'A Bug's Life' (1998)
'Saving Private Ryan' (1998)
'Armageddon' (1998)
'Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace' (1999)
'Toy Story 2' (1999)

2000s

Titan A.E. (2000)
For the Birds (2000)
Dinosaur (2000)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Cast Away (2000)
102 Dalmatians (2000)
Aqua Teen Hunger Force (2009–12)
Spy Kids (2001)
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
Osmosis Jones (2001)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
Minority Report (2002)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
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)
Adaptation (2002)
Maid in Manhattan (2002)
Daredevil (2003)
Finding Nemo (2003)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Shrek 2 (2004)
The Incredibles (2004)
The Polar Express (2004)
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
War of the Worlds (2005)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
King Kong (2005)
Cars (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Ratatouille (2007)
Transformers (2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
Bee Movie (2007)
Cloverfield (2008)
WALL-E (2008)
Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series and film (2008–2014, 2020)
Bolt (2008)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Iron Man (2008)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Up (2009)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Avatar (2009)
A Christmas Carol (2009)
Terminator Salvation (2009)

2010s

The Extra Man (2010)
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)
Tron: Legacy (2010)
Mars Needs Moms (2011)
Rango (2011)
Rio (2011)
Super 8 (2011)
La Luna (2011)
Cars 2 (2011)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Dead Space 2 (2011; Score Recorded at)
Cowboys & Aliens (2011)
The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
War Horse (2011)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011; Opening Paramount logo)
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)
The Lorax (2012)
ParaNorman (2012)
Brave (2012)
The Avengers (2012)
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
Flight (2012)
Red Tails (2012)
Wreck-It Ralph (2012)
House of Cards (2013–2018)
The Croods (2013)
Epic (2013)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (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)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
Rio 2 (2014)
The Boxtrolls (2014)
Gone Girl (2014)
Maleficent (2014)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014)
Lava (2014)
Lucy (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Big Hero 6 (2014)
Strange Magic (2015)
Home (2015)
The Divergent Series: Insurgent(2015)
The Little Prince(2015)
Sanjay's Super Team(2015)
Inside Out(2015)
Tomorrowland(2015)
Avengers: Age of Ultron(2015)
The Peanuts Movie(2015)
Jurassic World(2015)
Minions(2015)
Bridge of Spies(2015)
Ant-Man(2015)
Creed(2015)
The Good Dinosaur(2015)
The Walk(2015)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens(2015)
The Revenant(2015)
Pixels(2015)
The Divergent Series: Allegiant(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)

2020s

Dolittle (2020)
Onward (2020)
The Willoughbys (2020)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run (2020)
Mulan (2020)
Over the Moon (2020)
The Croods: A New Age (2020)
Soul (2020)
Minari (2020)
Extinct (2021)
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
Wish Dragon (2021)
22 vs. Earth (2021)
Luca (2021)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
The Green Knight (2021)
The French Dispatch (2021)
The Suicide Squad (2021)
Vivo (2021)
Black Widow (2021)
Eternals(2021)
Ciao Alberto(2021)
Licorice Pizza(2021)
Encanto(2021)
West Side Story(2021)

* ‘’Don’t Look Up’’(2021)
* ‘’Sing 2’’(2021)
* ‘’Riverdance: The Animated Adventure’’(2022)
* ‘’Turning Red’’(2022)
* ‘’The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild’’(2022)
* ‘’Moon Knight’’(2022)
* ‘’Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’’(2022)
* ‘’Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers’’(2022)
* ‘’Top Gun: Maverick’’(2022)
* ‘’Jurassic World Dominion’’(2022)
* ‘’Lightyear’’(2022)
* ‘’Minions: The Rise of Gru’’(2022)
* ‘’Thor: Love and Thunder’’(2022)
* ‘’Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank’’(2022)
* ‘’Luck’’(2022)
* ‘’Spin Me Round’’(2022)
* ‘’She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’’(2022)
* ‘’Cars on the Road’’(2022)
* ‘’Pinocchio’’(2022)
* ‘’Wendell & Wild’’(2022)
* ‘’Argentina, 1985’’(2022)
* ‘’Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’’(2022)
* ‘’The Fabelmans’’(2022)
* ‘’Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’’(2022)

- Highlighted Titles for 2022 and Beyond:**

- Strange World - White Noise - Avatar: The Way of Water - Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania - The Super Mario Bros. Movie - Peter Pan & Wendy - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - Elemental - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny - Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken - Haunted Mansion - The Marvels - Wish - Migration - Inside Out 2 - Ultraman: Rising - Despicable Me 4 - Twisters - Deadpool & Wolverine - Transformers One - The Wild Robot - Piece by Piece - Here - Hitpig! - Spellbound - Moana 2 - Kraven the Hunter - Captain America: Brave New World - The Electric State - Thunderbolts*** - Lilo & Stitch - How to Train Your Dragon - Elio - F1 - Jurassic World Rebirth - Superman

Upcoming

Upcoming projects slated for release include:

 * The Fantastic Four: First Steps scheduled for 2025
 * Tron: Ares expected in 2025
 * One Battle After Another planned for 2025
 * Zootopia 2 anticipated in 2025
 * In Your Dreams set for 2025
 * Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery due in 2025
 * Blade with release date to be announced

References

External links

Unofficial Skywalker Sound Blog