DJ / SOUND
FILM & TELEVISIONNEW YORK & LONDON

Dayo James.

Sound Effects Editor
Sound Designer

Sound for
film & television.

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Selected work

01 — 07 / FILM & TELEVISION
Civil War poster
01

Civil War

Sound effects editor2024
Devs poster
02

Devs

Sound effects editor2020
The Rings of Power poster
03

The Rings of Power

Sound design editor2024
Annihilation poster
04

Annihilation

Assistant sound editor2018
Wonka poster
05

Wonka

Sound design editor2023
Sharper poster
06

Sharper

Sound design editor2023
Paddington 2 poster
07

Paddington 2

Sound effects editor2017
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Approach

BEHIND THE WORK

Sound shapes
the way we see.

Dayo James is a British sound editor and sound designer working in film and television, with a portfolio spanning major feature films and premium television.

His work spans the unsettling worlds of Devs and Annihilation, the immediacy of Civil War, and the imagined landscapes of The Rings of Power.

His approach brings together detailed sound editing and creative experimentation, with attention to the character, perspective and rhythm of each film.

SELECTED RECOGNITION

Emmy nominated2020

Devs · Episode 3
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special
Sound Effects Editor · nominated team

Television Academy ↗

Golden Reel nominated2025

The Rings of Power · “Doomed to Die”
Sound Effects Editor · nominated team

MPSE awards publication ↗
CONTACTNEW YORK & LONDON

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