Erik Aadahl

Erik Aadahl
NationalityAmerican
OccupationSound editor
Years active1998–present
Known forProviding Godzilla's roar.

Erik Aadahl is an American sound editor.[1] He is best known for his role in creating Godzilla's iconic roar in the 2014 film of the same name. He also voiced Bumblebee in Transformers: The Last Knight.[2]

Early life and education

He graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in 1998.[3]

Career

Aadahl worked on all seven of the Transformer movies. He served as the supervising sound editor on Transformers: Dark of the Moon,[4] for which he was nominated for an Academy Award[5][6][7] and also voiced Bumblebee in Transformers: The Last Knight. Aadahl also worked on Godzilla's "roar" in the 2014 Godzilla film [8] He was the sound editor for A Quiet Place[9] and The Creator alongside Ethan Van der Ryn.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Co-Supervising Sound Editors Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn enter A Quiet Place". studiodaily.com. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
  2. ^ Schaefer, Sandy (2018-12-03). "Bumblebee Will Be Voiced By Dylan O'Brien in Transformers Spinoff". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  3. ^ Miguel Isaza (March 4, 2010). "Erik Aadahl Special:Exclusive Interview". Designingsound.org. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  4. ^ "Sound editor Erik Aadahl: '7.1 can heighten 3D experience'". TVBEurope.com. August 1, 2011.
  5. ^ Jonathan Morales (January 30, 2012). "SF State alums nominated for Academy Awards". San Francisco State University. Archived from the original on June 18, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  6. ^ Tommy Brakstad (January 24, 2012). "Norsk studentfilm Oscar-nominert" [Norwegian student film nominated for Oscar] (in Norwegian). Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  7. ^ "84th annual Academy Awards nominees". USA Today. January 24, 2012. Archived from the original on April 18, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  8. ^ Symington, Steve (March 2, 2014). "This is the Godzilla We've All Been Waiting For". The Motley Fool. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  9. ^ James, Emily St (2018-05-26). "A Quiet Place's sound designers on building its very loud silence". Vox. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  10. ^ Walden, Jennifer (2023-10-31). "Creating the 'Vintage-Futuristic' Sound of 'The Creator' – with Sound Supervisor/Sound Designer Erik Aadahl". A Sound Effect. Retrieved 2024-07-30.