Gary Summers is an American sound re-recording mixer. He has done the sound re-recording on a number of blockbuster motion pictures including ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'', ''

Saving Private Ryan ''Saving Private Ryan'' is a 1998 American epic war film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Robert Rodat. Set during the Battle of Normandy in World War II, the film is known for its graphic portrayal of war, especially its depicti ...

'', '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' and '' Jurassic Park''. Summers has won four

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s, an Emmy Award, two BAFTA awards and three C.A.S. Awards. He got his start working on

The Empire Strikes Back ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (also known as ''Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back'') is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by Irvin Kershner from a screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan, based on a stor ...

and began a twenty-year stretch working for the

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division of George Lucas's Lucas Digital in Marin County, California. Summers formed Summers Sound Services, Inc. in 2002 and is currently self-employed.

Academy Awards

Summers has won four Academy Awards for Best Sound and has been nominated for five more: ;Wins * '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991) * '' Jurassic Park'' (1993) * ''

'' (1997) * ''

'' (1998) ;Nominated * ''

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'' (1983) * '' Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'' (1989) * ''

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'' (1991) * '' Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009) * ''

'' (2009) * '' Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' (2011) * '' 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi'' (2016)

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* American audio engineers Production sound mixers Living people Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners Best Sound BAFTA Award winners Emmy Award winners Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-audio-engineer-stub