Mac Smith
Known For: Sound
Biography
Mac Smith is a Sound Effects Editor at Skywalker Sound. A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Smith studied film at the University of Iowa and USC, blending his lifelong passions for music and cinema. His musical abilities led him on tour across the U.S. before he shifted focus to sound editing. Over the course of his career, he has contributed to more than 100 films and earned 16 Golden Reel Award nominations. In 2022, he received a Primetime Emmy® Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for his work on Marvel’s Moon Knight. Smith has collaborated with acclaimed directors including Robert Zemeckis, Gore Verbinski, and Guillermo del Toro. His diverse filmography features titles such as Up, Enchanted, Tron: Legacy, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, and Nine Days. In addition to his work in sound, he is an award-winning documentary producer and director. Smith has been a key member of Skywalker Sound since August 2000.
Filmography
2026
- Pizza Movie ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- Buddy ... (Sound Designer)
- The Plastic Detox ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- This Is Private ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- Rock Springs ... (Sound Designer)
2025
- The Fantastic 4: First Steps ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- In Your Dreams ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
2024
- Snow Bear ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- Apartman 202 ... (Boom Operator)
- Brim Broome Boulevard ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
2023
- 65 ... (Sound Designer)
- Haunted Mansion ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Songs About Fucking ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
2022
- Moon Knight ... (Sound Designer)
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- Minions & More Volume 1 ... (Sound Editor)
- There Are No Saints ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Soul of a Man ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
2021
- What If...? ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- Extinct ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- Nine Days ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- Cyan Eyed ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
2020
- The Croods: A New Age ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Come Away ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- All Day and a Night ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- Uncorked ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- Minions: Holiday Special ... (Sound Editor)
- Lost & Crowned ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
2019
- Porno ... (Thanks)
- Haunt ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- IO ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- The Game Changers ... (Sound Designer)
- Travis Scott: Look Mom I Can Fly ... (Sound Designer)
- Juanita ... (Sound Designer)
- Diane ... (Music Editor)
- Inventing Tomorrow ... (Sound Effects Editor)
2018
- Howard ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- In Search of Greatness ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- The Final Year ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Ghost Fleet ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
2017
- Despicable Me 3 ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Columbus ... (Sound Designer)
- Little Evil ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- Burning Sands ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- The Dreaming Man ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- 9 Races ... (Thanks)
2016
- Sing ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- The Secret Life of Pets ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- The Birth of a Nation ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- Transpecos ... (Sound Designer)
- Frank & Lola ... (Dialogue Editor)
- Touched with Fire ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- Men Go to Battle ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- Learning To See ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
2015
- Crimson Peak ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- The Walk ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- The Peanuts Movie ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- The Boat Builder ... (Foley Editor)
2014
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Dawn of the Planet of the Apes ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Rio 2 ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Scouts Honor: Inside a Marching Brotherhood ... (Director)
2013
- Despicable Me 2 ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- The Croods ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Free Birds ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Panic in the Mailroom ... (Sound Editor)
- The Pardon ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
2012
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- John Carter ... (Foley Supervisor)
- Reincarnated ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- The Right to Love: An American Family ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
2011
- Cars 2 ... (Other)
- Rango ... (Other)
- Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas ... (Sound Effects Editor)
2010
- Toy Story 3 ... (Other)
- TRON: Legacy ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief ... (Assistant Sound Editor)
- Impulse ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
- Jeffie Was Here ... (Supervising Sound Editor)
2009
- Up ... (Other)
- A Christmas Carol ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Lightheaded ... (Sound Designer)
2008
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Horton Hears a Who! ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Ponyo ... (Dialogue Editor)
- Zack and Miri Make a Porno ... (Other)
2007
- The Simpsons Movie ... (Assistant Sound Editor)
- Enchanted ... (Other)
- Beowulf ... (Other)
2006
2005
- Hoodwinked! ... (Assistant Sound Editor)
- The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio ... (Other)
2004
- November ... (Assistant Sound Designer)
- Double Dare ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Witches in Exile ... (Sound Effects Editor)
2003
- Testosterone ... (Sound Editor)
- Girls Will Be Girls ... (Assistant Sound Editor)
2001
- Ram Dass: Fierce Grace ... (Sound Effects Editor)
2000
- Cast Away ... (Apprentice Sound Editor)
1999
- Independent Lens ... (Sound Effects Editor)