Erik Aadahl

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Erik Aadahl
NationalityAmerican
OccupationSound editor
Years active1998–present
Known forProviding Godzilla's roar.

Erik Aadahl is an American sound editor. [1] He is best known for his role in creating Godzilla's iconic roar in the 2014 film of the same name. He also voiced Bumblebee in Transformers: The Last Knight . [2]

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Early Life and Education

He graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in 1998. [3]

Career

Aadahl worked on all seven of the Transformer movies. He served as the supervising sound editor on Transformers: Dark of the Moon , [4] for which he was nominated for an Academy Award [5] [6] [7] and also voiced Bumblebee in Transformers: The Last Knight . Aadahl also worked on Godzilla's "roar" in the 2014 Godzilla film [8] He was the sound editor for A Quiet Place [9] and The Creator alongside Ethan Van der Ryn. [10]

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