Ren Klyce

Ren Klyce is a Japanese-American sound designer and sound mixer.

Career

He has been nominated for nine Academy Awards; six for Best Sound and three for Best Sound Editing. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with director David Fincher, having been the primary sound designer on every one of his films since Seven, including The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. He is also known for his frequent collaborations with Spike Jonze and films by Pixar Animation Studios.

Klyce was born in Kyoto, Japan, and moved to California at a young age, where he grew up in Mill Valley. He graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Filmography

• Se7en (1995) - Sound Designer/Effect Supervisor
• The Game (1997) - Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editor
• Fight Club (1999) - Best Sound Editing
• Being John Malkovich (1999) - Sound Designer
• Panic Room (2002) - Sound Designer
• Zodiac (2006) - Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer/Supervising Sound Editor
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) - Supervising Sound Editor/Re-Recording Mixer - Best Sound Mixing
• Where the Wild Things Are (2009) - Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer
• The Social Network (2010) - Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editor/Re-Recording Mixer - Best Sound Mixing
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) - Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editor/Re-Recording Mixer - Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing
• Oblivion (2013) - Supervising Sound Designer
• House of Cards (2013-2018) - Sound Designer
• Her (2013) - Sound Supervisor
• The Boxtrolls (2014) - Supervising Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer
• Gone Girl (2014) - Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer/Sound Supervisor
• Inside Out (2015) - Sound Designer
• Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) - Supervising Sound Editor
• ' (2017) - Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer/Supervising Sound Editor
• Mindhunter (2017-2018) - Sound Designer
• Incredibles 2 (2018) - Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editor
• Toy Story 4 (2019) - Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editor
• Mank (2020) - Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer/Supervising Sound Editor
• Soul (2020) - Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer/Supervising Sound Editor
• Turning Red (2022) - Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer/Supervising Sound Editor
• Lightyear (2022) - Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer/Supervising Sound Editor
• Elemental (2023) - Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer/Supervising Sound Editor
• The Killer (2023) - Sound Designer/Supervising Sound Editor/Re-Recording Mixer
• Inside Out 2 (2024) - Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer/Supervising Sound Editor
• Hoppers (2026) - Sound Designer/Re-Recording Mixer/Supervising Sound Editor