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For more than a generation, Skywalker Sound has created soundscapes that have redefined aural immersion. With origins based in Ben Burtt’s landmark work on 1977’s Star Wars, Skywalker Sound specializes in sound design, mixing, and audio post-production across multiple mediums.
Skywalker Sound is the American sound effects, sound editing, sound design, sound mixing and music recording division of Lucasfilm. Founded in 1975, the company's main facilities are located at George Lucas's Skywalker Ranch in Lucas Valley, near Nicasio, California.
Skywalker Sound boasts a unique library of nearly six terabytes of original audio. Never one to rest on it’s laurels, the artists frequently capture new field-recordings which give filmmakers the ability to tell their story in an accurate and convincing way.
May 4, 2022 · Behind the Mac: Skywalker Sound, a new documentary short film from Apple (co-produced by Imagine Entertainment and Delirio Films), shines a light on the legendary studio that turned sound design into an art form, creating sounds for the Star Wars saga and near-countless other films for over 40 years.
A respected voice in the field of motion picture sound for decades, Thom’s Lucasfilm career stretches back to the pioneering days before Skywalker Sound’s formal inception, when our sound division was known as Sprocket Systems.
Aug 27, 2021 · In "Foley: A Sonic Tale," Skywalker Sound's Foley Artists, consisting of old pros and new talent, unite to bring the work of Star Wars alive through the matching of sound to action. This...
Sep 4, 2017 · During a visit to George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch, PCMag snagged a tour of Skywalker Sound's scoring stage and a peek into one of its numerous sound design suites.
