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Erik Aadahl

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Erik Aadahl
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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)
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Born in 1976 to Scandinavian parents, Erik grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. He graduated 1 of 330 in high school, garnering the Valedictory, and was accepted to Yale and Stanford Universities. He took a full Trustee scholarship to USC's Cinema-Television School as a film production major where he went on to supervise the Spielberg Scoring Stage. He graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1998, and became the Editor Guild's youngest new member, working on Forces of Nature (1999), Tuesdays with Morrie (1999), The Last Producer (2000), They Nest (2000) and Law & Order (1990). He was also a sound effects editor on the Sci-Fi Channel's Dune (2000) miniseries.
BornSeptember 16, 1976
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    • Nominated for 4 Oscars
      • 14 wins & 45 nominations total

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    Known for

    Anthony Hopkins, Mark Wahlberg, Erik Aadahl, Jim Carter, Peter Cullen, Laura Haddock, and Isabela Merced in Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
    Transformers: The Last Knight
    5.2
    • Sound Department
    • 2017
    Emily Blunt in A Quiet Place (2018)
    A Quiet Place
    7.5
    • Sound Department
    • 2018
    Godzilla (2014)
    Godzilla
    6.4
    • Sound Department
    • 2014
    Emily Blunt, Noah Jupe, and Millicent Simmonds in A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
    A Quiet Place Part II
    7.2
    • Sound Department
    • 2020

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    Sound Department



    • Shrek 5
      • supervising sound editor / sound designer: E2
      • Filming
      • 2027



    • The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025)
      The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
      6.4
      • supervising sound editor: E2
      • 2025
    • Natalie Portman, Margo Martindale, Alan Tudyk, Johnny Vegas, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, Ryan Anderson Lopez, Israa Zainab, and Timothy Simons in The Twits (2025)
      The Twits
      4.7
      • supervising sound editor / designer
      • 2025
    • Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2025)
      Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
      6.3
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2025
    • Charlize Theron in The Old Guard 2 (2025)
      The Old Guard 2
      5.1
      • sound designer
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2025
    • Okwui Okpokwasili in The Woman in the Yard (2025)
      The Woman in the Yard
      5.0
      • supervising sound editor / designer
      • 2025
    • Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Gorge (2025)
      The Gorge
      6.7
      • supervising sound editor / designer: M.P.S.E.
      • 2025
    • Jason Bateman and Taron Egerton in Carry-On (2024)
      Carry-On
      6.5
      • supervising sound editor / sound designer: E2
      • 2024
    • Jim Carrey, Keanu Reeves, Idris Elba, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, and Ben Schwartz in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)
      Sonic the Hedgehog 3
      6.9
      • supervising sound editor / sound designer: E2
      • 2024
    • Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga in Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)
      Joker: Folie à Deux
      5.2
      • supervising sound editor / sound designer
      • 2024
    • Naomi Scott and Anthony Ramos in Long Distance (2024)
      Long Distance
      5.7
      • supervising sound editor: E2
      • 2024
    • Matt Damon, Louis Gossett Jr., Christopher Meloni, Ryan Reynolds, Sam Rockwell, Steve Carell, Bradley Cooper, Matthew Rhys, Maya Rudolph, John Krasinski, Keegan-Michael Key, Emily Blunt, Sebastian Maniscalco, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Awkwafina, and Cailey Fleming in IF (2024)
      IF
      6.4
      • supervising sound editor: New York Sound Crew, e²
      • 2024
    • Alisha Weir in Abigail (2024)
      Abigail
      6.5
      • supervising sound editor / sound designer: E2
      • 2024
    • Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
      Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
      6.0
      • supervising sound editor / sound designer: E2
      • 2024
    • Dustin Hoffman, Jack Black, Bryan Cranston, Viola Davis, James Hong, Ian McShane, Cece Valentina, Lincoln Nakamura, and Awkwafina in Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
      Kung Fu Panda 4
      6.3
      • sound designer
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2024
    • John David Washington and Madeleine Yuna Voyles in The Creator (2023)
      The Creator
      6.7
      • supervising sound editor / sound designer: E2
      • 2023

    Actor



    • Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
      Pacific Rim: Uprising
      5.6
      • November Ajax Voice
      • 2018
    • Anthony Hopkins, Mark Wahlberg, Erik Aadahl, Jim Carter, Peter Cullen, Laura Haddock, and Isabela Merced in Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
      Transformers: The Last Knight
      5.2
      • Bumblebee (voice)
      • 2017
    • Godzilla (2014)
      Godzilla
      6.4
      • Godzilla (voice, uncredited)
      • 2014

    Composer



    • Midway (2013)
      Midway
      7.2
      • Composer
      • 2013

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    • Alternative name
      • Eric Aadahl
    • Born
      • September 16, 1976
      • San Francisco, California, USA

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