Matthew Wood (sound editor)
| Matthew Wood | |
|---|---|
 At the 2005 Canadian National Expo. | |
| Born |
Matthew Russell Wood August 15, 1972 Walnut Creek, California, United States |
| Occupation | Sound engineer, voice actor |
| Years active | 1990-present |
Matthew Russell Wood (born August 15, 1972) is an American sound engineer and employee of Skywalker Sound. For the last 15 years, he has worked on numerous film projects, his work being credited as sound editing and sound design. He has been an innovative force within the industry, pioneering new technologies for motion picture sound. He is currently a Supervising Sound Editor employed at Skywalker Sound in Marin County, California.
Career
Wood worked on the all three films of the Star Wars prequel trilogy as supervising sound editor and also did an uncredited acting portion in The Phantom Menace as Bib Fortuna and the voice of Ody Mandrell. In Attack of the Clones he played Seboca and Magaloof. In Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, in addition to a brief appearance as Orn Free Taa, Wood plays the voice role of General Grievous, a role originated by voice actors John DiMaggio and Richard McGonagle in the series Star Wars: Clone Wars. In the movie, he dubbed the voice of stuntman Kyle Rowling who played General Grievous utilizing motion capture.
He would later come back to Star Wars and work with the Star Wars Expanded Universe. He reprised his voice-role of General Grievous in General Grievous Halloween audiocast as well as all video game appearances of Grievous with the exception of Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron where Grievous was played by David W. Collins uncredited. He reprised his role as General Grievous and the battle droids in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars movie and TV series. In the series 'Wat Tambor,[1] 3D,[2] Senate Guards,[2] Commando droid[2] and Poggle the Lesser[3] in the series.
He has received two Academy Award nominations for Sound Editing: for Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood at the 80th Academy Awards and for Pixar sci-fi film WALL-E at the 81st Academy Awards.
Filmography
Sound Editing
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Rock | Assistant sound designer |
| 1998 | Armageddon | |
| 1999 | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace | |
| 2000 | Titan A.E. | Supervising sound editor |
| 2002 | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones | |
| 2005 | Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith | |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | |
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
Animation and video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace | Bib Fortuna Ody Mandrell Voices of Battle droids |
| 2002 | Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones | Seboca Magaloof Voices of Battle droids |
| 2005 | Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith | Grievous Voices of battle droids |
| Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (video game) | ||
| General Grievous Halloween audiocast | General Grievous | |
| Star Wars: Battlefront II | ||
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | General Grievous Wat Tambor Senate Guards BX-series droid commando Poggle the Lesser Battle droids HELIOS-3D |
| Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels | General Grievous Voices of Battle droids | |
| 2009 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes | General Grievous (Nintendo version) Battle Droids[4] |
References
- ↑ "The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Storm Over Ryloth".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Hostage Crisis".
- ↑ "Get Star Wars Autographs at Comic-Con".
- ↑ Krome Studios (October 6, 2009). "Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes". LucasArts. Scene: Closing credits, 2:30 in, Voice Talent.
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