Erik Aadahl

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

Erik Aadahl is distinguished 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 .

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He graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts in 1998. [2] He served as the supervising sound editor on Transformers: Dark of the Moon , [3] for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. [4] [5] [6] Aadahl notably worked on Godzilla's "roar" in the 2014 Godzilla film and also voiced Bumblebee in Transformers: The Last Knight . [7] He was the sound editor for A Quiet Place alongside Ethan Van der Ryn.[ citation needed ]

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References

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