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Ethan Van der Ryn

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Born: 1962-10-21
From: Alameda, California, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.4

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Ethan Van Der Ryn

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ethan Van der Ryn, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & Nominations1 won · 6 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Sound

The Creator

2024
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Sound

A Quiet Place

2019
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

Argo

2013
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

2012
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

Transformers

2008
🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

King Kong

2006
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

King Kong

2006

Sound76 titles

Project Hail Mary
New8.7
Movie

Project Hail Mary

2026Sci-Fi
Scream 7
New6.2
Movie

Scream 7

2026Horror
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
8.5
Movie

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003Action
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
8.4
Movie

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001Action
Jurassic World Rebirth
6.3
Movie

Jurassic World Rebirth

2025Sci-Fi
Titanic
7.9
Movie

Titanic

1997Drama
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
8.4
Movie

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002Action
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
7.6
Movie

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

2024Action
A Minecraft Movie
6.3
Movie

A Minecraft Movie

2025Drama
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
New7.0
Movie

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

2026Sci-Fi
Kung Fu Panda 4
7.0
Cartoon

Kung Fu Panda 4

2024Action
The Gorge
7.7
Movie

The Gorge

2025Romance
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
8.2
Movie

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1991Action
Shrek 5
Pending0
Cartoon

Shrek 5

2027Animation
World War Z
6.8
Movie

World War Z

2013Action
Kung Fu Panda
7.3
Cartoon

Kung Fu Panda

2008Action
Saving Private Ryan
8.2
Movie

Saving Private Ryan

1998Action
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
7.0
Movie

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

2024Action
Shrek Forever After
6.4
Cartoon

Shrek Forever After

2010Comedy
King Kong
6.9
Movie

King Kong

2005Action
Transformers: Age of Extinction
6.0
Movie

Transformers: Age of Extinction

2014Sci-Fi
Sonic the Hedgehog
7.3
Movie

Sonic the Hedgehog

2020Action
Terminator Genisys
6.0
Movie

Terminator Genisys

2015Sci-Fi
Kung Fu Panda 2
7.1
Cartoon

Kung Fu Panda 2

2011Animation
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
7.4
Movie

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

2022Action
A Quiet Place
7.4
Movie

A Quiet Place

2018Horror
Megamind
7.0
Cartoon

Megamind

2010Animation
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
6.7
Movie

Godzilla: King of the Monsters

2019Sci-Fi
Monsters vs Aliens
6.3
Cartoon

Monsters vs Aliens

2009Animation
A Quiet Place Part II
7.4
Movie

A Quiet Place Part II

2021Sci-Fi
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
5.9
Movie

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

2014Sci-Fi
Godzilla
6.4
Movie

Godzilla

2014Action
Transformers: The Last Knight
6.1
Movie

Transformers: The Last Knight

2017Action
The Creator
7.0
Movie

The Creator

2023Sci-Fi
Godzilla vs. Kong
7.5
Movie

Godzilla vs. Kong

2021Action
Joker: Folie à Deux
5.4
Movie

Joker: Folie à Deux

2024Drama
Kung Fu Panda 3
6.9
Cartoon

Kung Fu Panda 3

2016Animation
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
7.3
Movie

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

2016Action
Pearl Harbor
6.9
Movie

Pearl Harbor

2001Action
Jungle Cruise
7.3
Movie

Jungle Cruise

2021Sci-Fi
IF
7.0
Movie

IF

2024Comedy
6 Underground
6.3
Movie

6 Underground

2019Action
Trolls
6.6
Cartoon

Trolls

2016Action
Argo
7.3
Movie

Argo

2012Drama
Finch
7.8
Movie

Finch

2021Sci-Fi
Carry-On
6.9
Movie

Carry-On

2024Thriller
The Arrival
6.0
Movie

The Arrival

1996Sci-Fi
Goosebumps
6.3
Movie

Goosebumps

2015Action
Love and Monsters
7.3
Movie

Love and Monsters

2020Action
Long Distance
6.5
Movie

Long Distance

2024Sci-Fi
Transformers
6.8
Movie

Transformers

2007Action
The Huntsman: Winter's War
6.3
Movie

The Huntsman: Winter's War

2016Action
Cocaine Bear
6.0
Movie

Cocaine Bear

2023Thriller
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
6.7
Movie

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

2023Horror
Space Jam: A New Legacy
6.6
Cartoon

Space Jam: A New Legacy

2021Drama
Ambulance
6.6
Movie

Ambulance

2022Thriller
The Ring Two
5.8
Movie

The Ring Two

2005Drama
Abominable
7.5
Cartoon

Abominable

2019Drama
Pain & Gain
6.3
Movie

Pain & Gain

2013Comedy
Pet Sematary
5.7
Movie

Pet Sematary

2019Horror
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
6.2
Movie

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

2009Sci-Fi
Dogma
6.9
Movie

Dogma

1999Sci-Fi
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
6.0
Movie

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

1998Horror
The Woman in the Yard
5.7
Movie

The Woman in the Yard

2025Horror
Jumanji
7.2
Movie

Jumanji

1995Action
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
6.2
Movie

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

2011Action
The Haunting
5.5
Movie

The Haunting

1999Horror
Miracle on 34th Street
6.8
Movie

Miracle on 34th Street

1994Sci-Fi
Toys
5.3
Movie

Toys

1992Sci-Fi
The Legend of Bagger Vance
6.6
Movie

The Legend of Bagger Vance

2000Drama
Beverly Hills Ninja
5.7
Movie

Beverly Hills Ninja

1997Comedy
Single White Female
6.3
Movie

Single White Female

1992Thriller
6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain
5.8
Movie

6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain

2017Thriller
Nine Months
5.7
Movie

Nine Months

1995Romance
Fletch Lives
6.0
Movie

Fletch Lives

1989Comedy
X-Men
7.0
Movie

X-Men

2000Action