Person

David Farmer

Sound

David Farmer is an American sound designer at Skywalker Sound. Raised on a farm in Gladys, Virginia, he developed an early interest in music as a guitarist and drummer before deciding to pursue a career in sound after seeing behind-the-scenes footage of sound designer Ben Burtt creating effects for the Star Wars films. He studied Recording Arts at Full Sail University in Florida before moving to Los Angeles, where he began his career as an intern at a Burbank post-production facility. He was inducted into the Full Sail Hall of Fame in 2011. He is best known for his work as sound designer on Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, creating sounds for Ringwraiths, the Balrog, and the Cave Troll. He returned to Middle-earth for the Hobbit trilogy, creating sounds for Smaug. Outside his work, Farmer is an avid field recordist who has released ambient soundscape and white-noise recordings under the artist names Aural Escapes, Dream Candy and Hushaboo.

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• 2025The GorgeSound Designer
• 2024The Lord of the Rings: The War of the RohirrimSound Designer
• 2024The Wild RobotSound Effects Editor
• 2023Blue BeetleSound Designer
• 2022WillowSound Designer
• 2021EternalsSound Designer
• 2021VivoSound Effects Editor
• 2021LokiSound Designer
• 2020UnderwaterSound Designer
• 2019Spies in DisguiseSound Effects Editor
• 2019The Dark Crystal: Age of ResistanceSound Effects Editor
• 2019Avengers: EndgameSound Designer
• 2019Captain MarvelSound Designer
• 2018Ant-Man and the WaspSound Designer
• 2018Avengers: Infinity WarSound Designer
• 2017Thor: RagnarokSound Designer
• 2017Valerian and the City of a Thousand PlanetsSound Designer
• 2017The MummySound Designer
• 2017Voice from the StoneSound Effects Editor
• 2017A Cure for WellnessSound Designer
• 2016Ratchet & ClankSound Designer
• 2015Ant-ManSound Designer
• 2014The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesSound Designer
• 2013The Hobbit: The Desolation of SmaugSound Designer
• 2012The Hobbit: An Unexpected JourneySound Designer
• 2012Underworld: AwakeningSound Designer
• 2011Cowboys & AliensSound Designer
• 2011Red Riding HoodSound Designer
• 2010A Nightmare on Elm StreetSound Designer
• 2009InvictusSound Designer
• 2009Underworld: Rise of the LycansSound Designer
• 2008Henry Poole Is HereSound Designer
• 2008The Incredible HulkSound Designer
• 2006The Making of 'The Fellowship of the Ring'
• 2006The OmenSound Effects Editor
• 2005King KongSound Designer
• 2003The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the KingSound Designer
• 2002The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersSound Designer
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• 2001The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingSound Designer
• 2001Final Fantasy: The Spirits WithinSound Effects Editor
• 2000The ReplacementsSound Designer
• 2000Space CowboysSound Designer
• 1999The 13th WarriorOther
• 1998ArmageddonSound Effects Editor
• 1997Mortal Kombat: AnnihilationSound Designer
• 1997Most WantedSound Effects Editor
• 1996Set It OffSound Effects Editor
• 1996Bordello of BloodSound Effects Editor
• 1996The ArrivalSound Designer
• 1995Dead PresidentsSound Effects Editor
• 1995Mortal KombatSound Designer
• 1995Citizen XSound Effects Editor
• 1994DisclosureSound Effects Editor
• 1994The MaskSound Effects Editor
• 1993Menace II SocietySound Effects Editor