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Known for Sound
David C. Hughes began working at Skywalker Sound in 1996 and has worked on over one hundred feature films in his career at Skywalker. Originally from Texas, David has a degree in music performance and composition from NTSU. At the age of 30, David sold all his belongings and moved to San Francisco after reading that George Lucas had just purchased fifty digital audio workstations. Three months later, David started working at Skywalker Sound.
To date, he has received 19 Golden Reel nominations and 3 Golden Reel Awards. He has worked on films by David Fincher, Robert Zemeckis, Steven Spielberg, Robert Redford, Ryan Coogler, and Mamoru Oshii, to name just a few. He has been able to continue his lifelong study of film sound under sound design greats such as Ben Burtt, Gary Rydstrom, Randy Thom, Chris Boyes, and many others.
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Sinners (2025) — Sound Effects Editor

Inside Out 2 (2024) — Sound Effects Editor

The Wild Robot (2024) — Sound Effects Editor

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023) — Sound Effects Editor

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) — Sound Designer

Raya and the Last Dragon (2021) — Sound Effects Editor

What If...? (2021) — Sound Effects Editor · 8 episodes

Onward (2020) — Sound Effects Editor

Uncle Frank (2020) — Sound Effects Editor

Zenimation (2020) — Sound Effects Editor · 10 episodes

The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) — Sound Effects Editor

Marriage Story (2019) — Sound Effects Editor

Vice (2018) — Sound Designer

Black Panther (2018) — Sound Designer

The Mummy (2017) — Sound Effects Editor

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) — Sound Effects Editor

Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017) — Sound Effects Editor

Allegiant (2016) — Sound Effects Editor

Doctor Strange (2016) — Sound Designer

Ant-Man (2015) — Sound Designer

Inside Out (2015) — Sound Effects Editor

Gone Girl (2014) — Sound Effects Editor

Jinn (2014) — Sound Designer

The Boxtrolls (2014) — Sound Effects Editor

Big Hero 6 (2014) — Sound Effects Editor

Regarding Susan Sontag (2014) — Sound Effects Editor

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) — Sound Designer

Her (2013) — Sound Effects Editor

Oblivion (2013) — Sound Effects Editor

Thor: The Dark World (2013) — Sound Designer

The Company You Keep (2012) — Sound Effects Editor

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) — Sound Effects Editor

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011) — Sound Effects Editor

Rango (2011) — Sound Effects Editor

Cars 2 (2011) — Sound Effects Editor

The Social Network (2010) — Sound Effects Editor

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) — Sound Effects Editor

Despicable Me (2010) — Sound Effects Editor

Merry Madagascar (2009) — Sound Effects Editor

Doomsday (2008) — Sound Designer

The Judge and the General (2008) — Sound Mixer

The Judge and the General (2008) — Sound Editor

Seventh Moon (2008) — Sound Designer

Zodiac (2007) — Sound Effects Editor

Altered (2006) — Sound Designer

The Wild (2006) — Sound Effects Editor

Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) — Sound Effects Editor
Home, James, and Don't Spare the Horses (2006) — Sound Designer

The Matador (2005) — Sound Designer

The Village (2004) — Sound Effects Editor

The Polar Express (2004) — Sound Effects Editor

Peter Pan (2003) — Sound Effects Editor

Daredevil (2003) — Sound Effects Editor

The Recruit (2003) — Sound Effects Editor

The Hunted (2003) — Sound Effects Editor

Panic Room (2002) — Sound Effects Editor

Minority Report (2002) — Sound Effects Editor

Hart's War (2002) — Sound Effects Editor

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) — Sound Effects Editor

Fight Club (1999) — Sound Effects Editor

The Faculty (1998) — Sound Effects Editor

54 (1998) — Sound Effects Editor

Titanic (1997) — Sound Effects Editor