David Farmer grew up on a farm in Gladys, VA. As a teenager, he dabbled as a guitarist and drummer with dreams of being in a rock band. A seed was planted one fateful day after he saw a behind-the-scenes movie showing Ben Burtt recording sounds for Star Wars. It was at that moment that he realised that he could pursue a career in film sound. After getting a recording arts degree at Full Sail University in Florida, Dave headed west to Los Angeles to intern at a postproduction facility in Burbank. Since then, David has worked extensively in sound for feature films, television, and video games. As the sound designer for the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies, David was responsible for creating many of the signature sounds, including the Ringwraiths, the Balrog, Cave Troll, Smaug, and more. More recently, he has contributed to the sound ...read more