David Farmer
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.
King Kong
(Sound Designer)
Blue Beetle
(Sound Designer)
The Mask
(Sound Effects Editor)
Disclosure
(Sound Effects Editor)
Vivo
(Sound Effects Editor)
Eternals
(Sound Designer)
Cowboys & Aliens
(Sound Designer)
The Arrival
(Sound Designer)
Armageddon
(Sound Effects Editor)
Menace II Society
(Sound Effects Editor)
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
(Sound Effects Editor)
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
(Sound Designer)
Ant-Man
(Sound Designer)
A Cure for Wellness
(Sound Designer)
A Cure for Wellness
(Supervising Sound Editor)
Thor: Ragnarok
(Sound Designer)
Voice from the Stone
(Sound Effects Editor)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
(Sound Designer)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
(Sound Designer)
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
(Sound Designer)
Mortal Kombat
(Sound Designer)
Set It Off
(Sound Effects Editor)
Space Cowboys
(Sound Designer)
Avengers: Infinity War
(Sound Designer)
Ant-Man and the Wasp
(Sound Designer)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
(Sound Designer)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(Sound Designer)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
(Sound Designer)
Most Wanted
(Sound Effects Editor)
The Wild Robot
(Sound Effects Editor)
Avengers: Endgame
(Sound Designer)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
(Sound Designer)
A Nightmare on Elm Street
(Sound Designer)
Citizen X
(Sound Effects Editor)
Underwater
(Sound Designer)
Dead Presidents
(Sound Effects Editor)
The Omen
(Sound Effects Editor)
The Gorge
(Sound Designer)
Thunderbolts*
(Sound Designer)
How to Train Your Dragon
(Sound Effects Editor)
Bordello of Blood
(Sound Effects Editor)
Forgotten Island
(Sound Effects Editor)
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
(Sound Designer)
Spies in Disguise
(Sound Effects Editor)
Captain Marvel
(Sound Designer)
The Mummy
(Sound Designer)
Ratchet & Clank
(Sound Designer)
Underworld: Awakening
(Sound Designer)
Red Riding Hood
(Sound Designer)
Invictus
(Sound Designer)
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
(Sound Designer)
The Incredible Hulk
(Sound Designer)
Henry Poole Is Here
(Sound Designer)
The Replacements
(Sound Designer)
The 13th Warrior
(Other)
Willow
(Sound Designer)
Loki
(Sound Designer)
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
(Sound Effects Editor)