Ren Klyce

Ren Klyce is a Japanese-American sound designer and sound mixer. He has been nominated for ten Academy Awards; seven for Best Sound and three for Best Sound Editing. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with director David Fincher, having been the primary sound designer on every one of his films since Seven, including The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. He is also known for his frequent collaborations with Spike Jonze.

Klyce was born in Kyoto, Japan, and moved to California at a young age, where he grew up in Mill Valley. He graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Selected filmography

 * Se7en (1995) (sound designer/effects supervisor) / (sound effects editor)
 * Fight Club (1999) (sound designer)
 * Panic Room (2002) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor - uncredited)
 * Zodiac (2007) (re-recording mixer) / (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) (re-recording mixer) / (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Where the Wild Things Are (2009) (re-recording mixer) / (sound designer)
 * The Social Network (2010) (re-recording mixer) / (sound design) / (supervising sound editor)
 * The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) (re-recording mixer) / (sound designer - uncredited) / (sound supervisor) / (supervising sound editor - uncredited)
 * Puma Race (2012) (supervising sound designer) / (supervising sound editor - uncredited)
 * Oblivion (2013) (supervising sound designer)
 * The Boxtrolls (2014) (re-recording mixer) / (supervising sound designer)
 * Inside Out (2015) (sound designer)
 * Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) (re-recording mixer) / (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Incredibles 2 (2018) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Toy Story 4 (2019) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * The Pixelators: Level Two (2020) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Soul (2020) (re-recording mixer) / (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Turning Red (2022) (re-recording mixer) / (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Lightyear (2022) (re-recording mixer) / (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Princess Joanna and the Four Kingdoms (2022) (re-recording mixer) / (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)