David Acord
Birth dateSeptember 8, 1971 (age 55)
OccupationSound editor, voice actor
Years active1994–present
Notable worksStar Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

David Acord is an American sound editor and voice actor best known for his contribution as a supervising sound editor of the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Acord received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing and British Academy Film Award for Best Sound for his work on The Force Awakens, with fellow sound editor Matthew Wood.[1][2] He also provided the voice of several characters in the film, including the stormtrooper FN-2199 (often known as TR-8R). Though the voice role is minimal, the character gained considerable attention on the Internet following the film's release. Acord also had minor voice roles as an Imperial Male PA and two stormtroopers on episodes of Star Wars Rebels. Acord also voiced Grogu[3] for the Disney Plus series The Mandalorian. In 2015, Acord was one of the sound designers for Disney Infinity video game.[4] In 2020, he received his second Academy Award nomination for Best Sound Editing for the 2019 film Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, shared with Matthew Wood.

Life and career

David Acord grew up in Delaware. He is a fan of the Philadelphia Eagles, going as far as to put references to the Eagles inside of Rogue One.[5]

Filmography

Sound editing

Awards and recognitions

YearAwardCategoryTypeTitle
2021Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Sound Mixing and Sound Editing for an Animated ProgramStar Wars: The Clone Wars season 7
2020Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and AnimationThe Mandalorian: "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian"
Academy AwardBest Sound EditingStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2018Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and AnimationStar Wars Rebels: "A World Between Worlds"
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Sound Editing – AnimationLego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
2017Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Sound Editing – Animation
2016Academy AwardBest Sound EditingStar Wars: The Force Awakens
British Academy Film AwardsBest Sound
Seattle Film Critics AwardsBest Sound Design
2015Golden Reel AwardBest Sound EditingStar Wars Rebels
Best Sound EditingStar Wars: The Clone Wars
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Sound Editing – Animation
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Sound Mixing – Animation
2014Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Sound Editing – Animation
Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Sound Mixing – Animation
Golden Reel AwardBest Sound Editing
2013Daytime Emmy AwardOutstanding Sound Mixing – Animation
Golden Reel AwardBest Sound EditingLego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
2012Golden Reel AwardBest Sound EditingSuper 8
2010Golden Reel AwardBest Sound EditingStar Wars: The Clone Wars
2009Golden Reel AwardBest Sound EditingStar Wars: The Clone Wars

References

  1. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 14, 2016). "Oscars: 'Force Awakens' Is 'Star Wars' New Hope With Five Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter
  2. ^ "Star Wars: The Force Awakens Receives 5 Oscar Nominations". StarWars.com. January 14, 2016.
  3. ^ Giardina, Carolyn (January 29, 2020). "'Star Wars' Sound Editors on Using Elephant Screams for Battles and Creating Baby Yoda's Voice". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  4. ^ "Dave Accord Video Game Credits and Biography". MobyGames. Retrieved 2022-08-14.
  5. ^ McQuade, Dan (May 4, 2017). "Here Are The Well-Hidden Philadelphia Eagles References In The Two Most Recent Star Wars Movies". Deadspin. Retrieved February 27, 2018.