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Will Files

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Will Files was born on 11 March 1980 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. He is known for War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), The Batman (2022) and Prey (2022).
BornMarch 11, 1980
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 18 wins & 54 nominations total

    Known for

    Andy Serkis and Amiah Miller in War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
    War for the Planet of the Apes
    7.4
    • Sound Department(as William Files)
    • 2017
    Paul Dano, Colin Farrell, Robert Pattinson, and Zoë Kravitz in The Batman (2022)
    The Batman
    7.8
    • Sound Department(as William Files)
    • 2022
    Dane DiLiegro and Amber Midthunder in Prey (2022)
    Prey
    7.1
    • Sound Department(as William Files)
    • 2022
    Aileen Wu in Alien: Romulus (2024)
    Alien: Romulus
    7.1
    • Sound Department
    • 2024

    Credits

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    Sound Department

    • Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, and Gaten Matarazzo in Stranger Things (2016)
      Stranger Things
      8.6
      TV Series
      • re-recording mixer
      • supervising sound editor
      • sound supervisor (as William Files)
      • 2019–2025
    • Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi and Elle Fanning in Predator: Badlands (2025)
      Predator: Badlands
      7.2
      • additional re-recording mixer
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2025
    • The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants (2025)
      The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants
      5.7
      • re-recording mixer
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2025
    • Maika Monroe in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025)
      The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
      5.3
      • supervising sound designer
      • 2025
    • Adam Sandler in Happy Gilmore 2 (2025)
      Happy Gilmore 2
      6.1
      • sound designer
      • 2025
    • Predator: Killer of Killers (2025)
      Predator: Killer of Killers
      7.4
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2025
    • Cheech Marin, Eva Longoria, Thom Nemer, and Jesse Garcia in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (2025)
      Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip
      5.1
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2025
    • Matilda Firth and Julia Garner in Wolf Man (2025)
      Wolf Man
      5.6
      • re-recording mixer
      • sound designer
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2025
    • Brian Tyree Henry and Ryan Destiny in The Fire Inside (2024)
      The Fire Inside
      6.7
      • supervising sound editor (as William Files)
      • 2024
    • Willem Dafoe, Nicholas Braun, Emily Fairn, Cooper Hoffman, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, Dylan O'Brien, Jon Batiste, Ella Hunt, Nicholas Podany, Matt Wood, Gabriel LaBelle, Cory Michael Smith, Finn Wolfhard, Rachel Sennott, and Kaia Gerber in Saturday Night (2024)
      Saturday Night
      6.8
      • re-recording mixer
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2024
    • Robbie Williams and Jonno Davies in Better Man (2024)
      Better Man
      7.5
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2024
    • Aileen Wu in Alien: Romulus (2024)
      Alien: Romulus
      7.1
      • re-recording mixer
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2024
    • Jamie Lee Curtis, Cate Blanchett, Jack Black, Kevin Hart, Ariana Greenblatt, and Florian Munteanu in Borderlands (2024)
      Borderlands
      4.7
      • re-recording mixer (as William Files)
      • 2024
    • Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Paul Rudd, Logan Kim, Ian Whyte, Kumail Nanjiani, Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
      Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
      6.1
      • re-recording mixer
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2024
    • Beyoncé in Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé (2023)
      Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
      8.5
      • re-recording mixer
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2023

    Music Department

    • Flowers & Freckle Cream (2000)
      Flowers & Freckle Cream
      8.0
      Short
      • music recording engineer
      • 2000

    Additional Crew

    • Faces on Mars (2003)
      Faces on Mars
      7.9
      • title designer
      • 2003

    Personal details

    • Official sites
      • Skywalker Sound (pre-May 2015, via archive.org)
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    • Alternative names
      • William Files CAS
    • Born
      • March 11, 1980
      • Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    • Other works
      Dolby Atmos Trailer "Element" - Re-Recording Mixer
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview
      • 2 Articles
      • 1 Pictorial
      • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    • Trivia
      Graduate of the North Carolina School of the Arts School of Filmmaking

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