This article's tone or style may not reflect the
encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. (May 2021) |
John Roesch | |
---|---|
Occupation | Foley artist |
Known for | Film sound effects |
Awards | Golden Reel Awards for The Dark Knight and The Matrix [1] |
John Roesch is an American Foley artist. [2] Roesch is the head Foley artist at Lucasfilm's Skywalker Ranch. [3]
Roesch has provided Foley sound effects for over 400 films, including The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, the Matrix trilogy, The Green Mile, and E.T. [4] [5] Roesch received a 2013 career achievement award during the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ 60th Golden Reel Awards ceremony. [1] [6]
John Roesch graduated from New York University with a degree in filmmaking and entered the film industry in 1978. [7] He started as a Foley artist working at Gomillion Sound before eventually moving on to Samuel Goldwyn Studios, which was then folded into Warner Hollywood Studios. [8]
John Roesch is responsible for producing many sound effects for film and entertainment. His notable sounds include R2-D2 in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, E.T.'s body movements, and the sounds of Trinity’s latex body suit in the film The Matrix. [7]
After working with Warner Hollywood, Roesch moved on to work at Taj Soundworks in 1983. [9] In 1992, he left Taj Soundworks and returned to Warner Hollywood until 2000. [9] He is now the lead Foley artist at Skywalker Ranch. His Foley work on the 2022 TV show Andor led him to receive nominations from the Primetime Emmy and Golden Reel Awards.