John Roesch

Career John Roesch graduated from New York University with a degree in filmmaking and entered the film industry in 1978. He started as a Foley artist working at Gomillion Sound before eventually moving on to Samuel Goldwyn Studios, which was then folded into Warner Hollywood Studios.

John Roesch is responsible for producing many sound effects for film and entertainment. His notable sounds include R2-D2 in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, E.T.'s body movements, and the sounds of Trinity’s latex body suit in the film The Matrix. In 1992, he left Taj Soundworks and returned to Warner Hollywood until 2000. He is now the lead Foley artist at Skywalker Ranch. His Foley work on the 2022 TV show Andor led him to receive nominations from the Primetime Emmy and Golden Reel Awards.