Al Nelson is a sound designer for several of the DreamWorks Dragons works.
Biography[]
Al Nelson is the creator of the sounds for the dragons in How to Train Your Dragon, Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon, Gift of the Night Fury, and more. Each dragon has its own unique sounds which also should fit the size, gender, personality and many other properties of these special reptiles. A great challenge—especially when there are no real dragons which can be recorded. He is also known for many Pixar movies, such as Finding Nemo, Up, and many others. He currently works at the legendary Skywalker Sound, and has been there for over 25 years.
For How to Train Your Dragon, he won the Golden Reel Award for the Best Sound Editing in Feature Film Animation. He was also nominated for a Golden Reel for Best Sound Editing - Direct to Video for Gift of the Night Fury.
Selected Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Re-recordist | Feature film |
| 1999 | Toy Story 2 | Assistant Sound Effects Editor | |
| 2002 | Lilo & Stitch | Sound design editor Sound effects editor | |
| 2006 | Cars | Assistant Sound Designer | |
| Ice Age: The Meltdown | Sound Effects Editor | ||
| 2010 | Toy Story 3 | ||
| 2011 | Cars 2 | ||
| 2013 | The Croods | Additional Sound Designer | |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Sound designer | |
| 2015 | Jurassic World | Sound effects recordist Supervising sound designer Supervising sound editor | |
| 2018 | Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom |
Supervising Sound Designer Supervising Sound Editor | |
| 2019 | Captain Marvel | Additional Sound Design | |
| 2022 | Jurassic World: Dominion | Sound Designer Supervising Sound Editor |
DreamWorks Dragons Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | Sound designer | Feature film |
| Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon | Short film | ||
| 2011 | Gift of the Night Fury | ||
| Book of Dragons | |||
| 2014 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Feature film | |
| 2019 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World |
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