David C. Hughes

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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Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023)
Sound Effects Editor
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
Sound Designer
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
Sound Effects Editor
Uncle Frank (2020)
Sound Effects Editor
Onward (2020)
Sound Effects Editor
Marriage Story (2019)
Sound Effects Editor
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
Sound Effects Editor
Vice (2018)
Sound Designer
Black Panther (2018)
Sound Designer
Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017)
Sound Effects Editor
The Mummy (2017)
Sound Effects Editor
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
Sound Effects Editor
Doctor Strange (2016)
Sound Designer
Allegiant (2016)
Sound Effects Editor
Ant-Man (2015)
Sound Designer
Inside Out (2015)
Sound Effects Editor
Big Hero 6 (2014)
Sound Effects Editor
Gone Girl (2014)
Sound Effects Editor
The Boxtrolls (2014)
Sound Effects Editor
Jinn (2014)
Sound Designer
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Sound Designer
Her (2013)
Sound Effects Editor
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
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Oblivion (2013)
Sound Effects Editor
The Company You Keep (2012)
Sound Effects Editor
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
Sound Effects Editor
Cars 2 (2011)
Sound Effects Editor
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
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Rango (2011)
Sound Effects Editor
The Social Network (2010)
Sound Effects Editor
Despicable Me (2010)
Sound Effects Editor
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010)
Sound Effects Editor
Merry Madagascar (2009)
Sound Effects Editor
Seventh Moon (2008)
Sound Designer
Doomsday (2008)
Sound Designer
Zodiac (2007)
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Altered (2006)
Sound Designer
The Wild (2006)
Sound Effects Editor
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
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The Matador (2005)
Sound Designer
The Polar Express (2004)
Sound Effects Editor
The Village (2004)
Sound Effects Editor
Peter Pan (2003)
Sound Effects Editor
The Hunted (2003)
Sound Effects Editor
Daredevil (2003)
Sound Effects Editor
The Recruit (2003)
Sound Effects Editor
Minority Report (2002)
Sound Effects Editor
Panic Room (2002)
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Hart's War (2002)
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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
Sound Effects Editor
Pitch Black (2000)
Sound Design Assistant
Fight Club (1999)
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The Faculty (1998)
Sound Effects Editor
54 (1998)
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Titanic (1997)
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