David C. Hughes

David C. Hughes

SoundCrew 1997–2025 (28 year career)
6.8 avg rating

Biography

David C. Hughes began working at Skywalker Sound in 1996 and has worked on over one hundred feature films in his career at Skywalker. Originally from Texas, David has a degree in music performance and composition from NTSU. At the age of 30, David sold all his belongings and moved to San Francisco after reading that George Lucas had just purchased fifty digital audio workstations. Three months later, David started working at Skywalker Sound. To date, he has received 19 Golden Reel nominations a…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (65)

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Movies (63)

Sinners

Sinners

2025

Sound Effects Editor

7.5
Inside Out 2

Inside Out 2

2024

Sound Effects Editor

7.5
The Wild Robot

The Wild Robot

2024

Sound Effects Editor

8.3
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

2023

Sound Effects Editor

7.2
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

2022

Sound Designer

7.0
Raya and the Last Dragon

Raya and the Last Dragon

2021

Sound Effects Editor

7.8
Onward

Onward

2020

Sound Effects Editor

7.6
Uncle Frank

Uncle Frank

2020

Sound Effects Editor

7.3
Marriage Story

Marriage Story

2019

Sound Effects Editor

7.7
The Last Black Man in San Francisco

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

2019

Sound Effects Editor

7.0
Black Panther

Black Panther

2018

Sound Designer

7.4
Vice

Vice

2018

Sound Designer

7.0
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

2017

Sound Effects Editor

6.7
Olaf's Frozen Adventure

Olaf's Frozen Adventure

2017

Sound Effects Editor

6.5
The Mummy

The Mummy

2017

Sound Effects Editor

5.5
Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange

2016

Sound Designer

7.4
Allegiant

Allegiant

2016

Sound Effects Editor

6.1
Inside Out

Inside Out

2015

Sound Effects Editor

7.9
Ant-Man

Ant-Man

2015

Sound Designer

7.1
Big Hero 6

Big Hero 6

2014

Sound Effects Editor

7.7
Gone Girl

Gone Girl

2014

Sound Effects Editor

7.9
Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

2014

Sound Designer

7.7
The Boxtrolls

The Boxtrolls

2014

Sound Effects Editor

6.7
Jinn

Jinn

2014

Sound Designer

4.1
Regarding Susan Sontag

Regarding Susan Sontag

2014

Sound Effects Editor

5.7
Thor: The Dark World

Thor: The Dark World

2013

Sound Designer

6.5
Her

Her

2013

Sound Effects Editor

7.8
Oblivion

Oblivion

2013

Sound Effects Editor

6.7
The Company You Keep

The Company You Keep

2012

Sound Effects Editor

6.2
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011

Sound Effects Editor

6.6
Cars 2

Cars 2

2011

Sound Effects Editor

6.2
Rango

Rango

2011

Sound Effects Editor

6.9
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011

Sound Effects Editor

7.4
Despicable Me

Despicable Me

2010

Sound Effects Editor

7.3
The Social Network

The Social Network

2010

Sound Effects Editor

7.4
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

2010

Sound Effects Editor

6.3
Merry Madagascar

Merry Madagascar

2009

Sound Effects Editor

6.5
The Judge and the General

The Judge and the General

2008

Sound Editor

6.0
The Judge and the General

The Judge and the General

2008

Sound Mixer

6.0
Doomsday

Doomsday

2008

Sound Designer

5.9
Seventh Moon

Seventh Moon

2008

Sound Designer

4.4
Zodiac

Zodiac

2007

Sound Effects Editor

7.5
Ice Age: The Meltdown

Ice Age: The Meltdown

2006

Sound Effects Editor

6.7
The Wild

The Wild

2006

Sound Effects Editor

5.5
Altered

Altered

2006

Sound Designer

5.4
Home, James, and Don't Spare the Horses

Home, James, and Don't Spare the Horses

2006

Sound Designer

The Matador

The Matador

2005

Sound Designer

6.3
The Village

The Village

2004

Sound Effects Editor

6.5
The Polar Express

The Polar Express

2004

Sound Effects Editor

6.7
Daredevil

Daredevil

2003

Sound Effects Editor

5.3
Peter Pan

Peter Pan

2003

Sound Effects Editor

7.1
The Hunted

The Hunted

2003

Sound Effects Editor

6.2
The Recruit

The Recruit

2003

Sound Effects Editor

6.4
Minority Report

Minority Report

2002

Sound Effects Editor

7.3
Panic Room

Panic Room

2002

Sound Effects Editor

6.8
Hart's War

Hart's War

2002

Sound Effects Editor

6.4
Pink Five

Pink Five

2002

Sound Mixer

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within

2001

Sound Effects Editor

6.2
Pitch Black

Pitch Black

2000

Sound Design Assistant

6.9
Fight Club

Fight Club

1999

Sound Effects Editor

8.4
The Faculty

The Faculty

1998

Sound Effects Editor

6.6
54

54

1998

Sound Effects Editor

5.9
Titanic

Titanic

1997

Sound Effects Editor

7.9