Ethan Van der Ryn

Ethan Van der Ryn (born October 21, 1962) is a sound editor. He won 2 Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing for The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and King Kong (2005). He earned further Academy Awards nominations for Transformers (2007), Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) and Argo (2012). He is an alumnus of San Francisco State University.

Selected filmography

 * Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) (sound effects editor - as Ethan Van Der Ryn) / (supervising sound editor: 5.1 EX & ES remixes)
 * Titanic (1997) (sound effects editor - as Ethan Van Der Ryn)
 * Toonlympics (1999) (supervising sound editor)
 * X-Men (2000) (sound effects editor - as Ethan Van Der Ryn)
 * Dinosaur (2000) (sound effects editor)
 * Star Wars T.I.E. (2000) (sound effects editor)
 * Pearl Harbor (2001) (sound designer - as Ethan Van Der Ryn)
 * The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) (supervising sound co-designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) (supervising sound editor) / (supervising sound editor/co-designer)
 * The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) (supervising sound co-designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * King Kong (2005) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Transformers (2007) (supervising sound editor)
 * Kung Fu Panda (2008) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Secrets of the Furious Five (2008; short) (special thanks)
 * Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) (supervising sound editor)
 * Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) (supervising sound editor)
 * Shrek Forever After (2010) (supervising sound editor)
 * Megamind (2010) (supervising sound editor)
 * Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) (foley artist) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) (supervising sound editor - as Ethan Van Der Ryn)
 * Cory & Zeke (2012) (supervising sound editor)
 * Ninja Cat (2012) (supervising sound editor)
 * Godzilla (2014) (supervising sound editor)
 * Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) (supervising sound editor/designer - as Ethan Van Der Ryn)
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) (supervising sound editor - as Ethan Van Der Ryn)
 * Plucky Chicken (2014) (supervising sound editor - as Ethan Van Der Ryn)
 * Ninja Cat 2 (2015) (supervising sound editor)
 * Goosebumps (2015) (supervising sound editor)
 * Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) (supervising sound editor)
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016) (supervising sound designer)
 * Trolls (2016) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) (supervising sound editor/sound designer)
 * Sunnie (2017) (supervising sound editor)
 * Willow (2018) (supervising sound editor)
 * A Quiet Place (2018) (sound designer - uncredited) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Ninja Cat 3 (2018) (supervising sound editor)
 * The Tremendous Concert (2018; short) (special thanks)
 * Christopher Robin (2018) (supervising sound editor)
 * Birdz (2018) (supervising sound editor)
 * Bumblebee (2018) (supervising sound editor/designer)
 * The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019) (supervising sound editor)
 * Wonder Park (2019) (supervising sound editor) / (sound designer)
 * Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) (supervising sound editor)
 * Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) (supervising sound editor)
 * Lix (2019) (supervising sound editor) / (sound designer)
 * Abominable (2019) (supervising sound editor & designer)
 * 6 Underground (2019) (sound designer) / (sound effects editor - uncredited) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) (supervising sound editor)
 * Swan Dream Pool: The Magic Trails (2021) (supervising sound editor)
 * Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) (supervising sound editor) / (sound designer)
 * The Gateway to Glowsburg: A New Glow (2021) (supervising sound editor) / (sound designer)
 * A Quiet Place Part II (2021) (supervising sound editor)
 * Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021) (supervising sound editor) / (sound designer)
 * Jungle Cruise (2021) (supervising sound editor) / (sound designer)
 * Birdz: The Hidden Village (2021) (supervising sound editor) / (sound designer)
 * Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) (supervising sound editor) / (sound designer)
 * Leaders of Academy: War of the L.O.E.V. (2022) (supervising sound editor) / (sound designer)
 * Cocaine Bear (2023) (supervising sound editor) / (sound designer)
 * Zanytoons: Now and Forever (2023) (supervising sound editor) / (sound designer)
 * Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) (supervising sound editor) / (sound designer)