Matthew Wood

Matthew Russell Wood, born on August 15, 1972, currently holds the position of Supervising Sound Editor (2008) at Skywalker Sound, which is located in Marin County, California.

Biography

Throughout the prequel trilogy, Matthew Wood contributed his skills as a supervising sound editor to all three films. Furthermore, he made an uncredited acting appearance in The Phantom Menace, portraying Bib Fortuna and providing the voice for Ody Mandrell. In Attack of the Clones, he took on the roles of Seboca and Magaloof.

Under the guidance of Ben Burtt, Matthew Wood created the Geonosian language, also known as the "Geonosian hive-mind," using three distinct sound recordings he made during a trip to Australia. In Melbourne, he captured the mating calls of penguins at a wildlife reserve. Moving on to Cairns, Wood recorded the sounds of a group of fruit bats engaged in a dispute over a banana, as well as recordings of flying foxes. Burtt then combined these recordings to construct the Geonosian language. Wood's initial voice acting for B1-series battle droids occurred in Attack of the Clones.

His most notable voice acting role is arguably that of General Grievous in Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, its associated video game, the Star Wars Halloween Audiocast, the video game Star Wars: Battlefront II, and the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series. Within the same series, he also voices battle droids, Wat Tambor, HELIOS-3D, Senate Guards, Commando droid, and Poggle the Lesser.

On October 24, 2013, Lucasfilm made the announcement that Wood would be the supervising sound editor for the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens. This work earned Wood an Oscar nomination. Matthew Wood also lent his voice to the B1 battle droid Roger, a central character in the 2016 Disney XD TV series LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures. Additionally, Wood contributed extra voices for death troopers and provided the voice for Pao in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Wood, in collaboration with Ren Klyce, worked as a sound editor for Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi, which led to another Oscar nomination for him.

Works

Sound Editing

  • Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
  • Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
  • Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
  • Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  • Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story
  • Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
  • Ahsoka

Filmography

  • Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace - (Bib Fortuna, Ody Mandrell)
  • Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones - (Seboca, Magaloof, B1-series battle droids)
  • Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (2004 DVD release) - (Rejoicing "Weesa Free!" Gungan)
  • Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith - (General Grievous)
  • Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (video game) - (General Grievous, voices of battle droids)
  • Star Wars Halloween Audiocast - (General Grievous)
  • Star Wars: Battlefront II - (General Grievous)
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV series) - (General Grievous, Wat Tambor, Senate Guards, Commando droid, Poggle the Lesser, battle droids, Mandalorian)
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes - (General Grievous (Nintendo version), voices of battle droids)
  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels - (General Grievous, voices of battle droids)
  • Star Wars Rebels
  • Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens - (First Order stormtrooper superior in Tuanul village ("Keep moving! Stay here!"), Niima Outpost scavenger who tells Finn "no water," voice of one of Unkar Plutt's thugs ("Mona Keeyana Droid Du Unkar Plutt"), Stormtrooper at Niima ("Call in the airstrike"), Guavian Death Gang formation vocals and screams, Quiggold, stormtrooper on Takodana who fires on Rey ("Blast 'em!"), stormtrooper that informs Kylo Ren ("We need more troops"), Ello Asty) [13]
  • LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures - (R0-GR)
  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story - (Additional Voices)
  • Revenge of the Sith Read-Along Storybook and CD (General Grievous)
  • Star Wars Outlaws - (Additional Voices)
  • Star Wars Battlefront II - (Battle droids, Kylo Ren (masked), General Grievous) [14]
  • Star Wars Forces of Destiny - (IG-88)
  • Star Wars Resistance - (Security Droid #1, Security Droid #2, Ello Asty, B1, Super Battle Droids, Kylo Ren, Stormtrooper #1)
  • The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special (Kylo Ren, D-O)
  • The Mandalorian The Mandalorian — "Chapter 16: The Rescue" (Bib Fortuna) The Mandalorian — "Chapter 22: Guns for Hire" (B-1 Series Droid Foreman)
  • Star Wars: The Bad Batch Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Aftermath" (Battle droids) Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Rampage" (Bib Fortuna and Zygerrian #1) Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Decommissioned" (Battle Droids, Factory Worker #1, PA Voice) Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "The Solitary Clone" (Battle droids)
  • Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge – Last Call (Mubo)
  • The Book of Boba Fett (Bib Fortuna) The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm" (Archival footage)
  • LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (B1 battle droids, B2 super battle droids, Grievous)
  • Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Battle droids, additional voices)
  • Star Wars: Visions (Stormtroopers) Star Wars: Visions — "The Pit"

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