1930s
- 1929-1930: The Big House - Douglas Shearer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio
- The Case of Sergeant Grischa - John Tribby
- The Love Parade - Franklin Hansen
- Raffles - Oscar Lagerstrom
- The Song of the Flame - George Groves
- 1930-1931: Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department
- MGM Studio Sound Department
- RKO Radio Studio Sound Department
- Samuel Goldwyn-United Artists Studio Sound Department
- 1931-1932: Paramount Publix Studio Sound Department
- MGM Studio Sound Department
- RKO Radio Studio Sound Department
- Walt Disney
- Warner Bros.First National Studio Sound Department
- 1932-1933: A Farewell to Arms - Franklin Hansen, Paramount Studio
- 42nd Street - Nathan Levinson
- Gold Diggers of 1933 - Nathan Levinson
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang - Nathan Levinson
- 1934: One Night of Love - John Livadary, Columbia Studio
- The Affairs of Cellini - Thomas T. Moulton
- Cleopatra - Franklin B. Hansen
- Flirtation Walk - Nathan Levinson
- The Gay Divorcee - Carl Dreher
- Imitation of Life - Theodore Soderberg
- Viva Villa! - Douglas Shearer
- White Parade - Edmund H. Hansen
- 1935: Naughty Marietta - Douglas Shearer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio
- 1,000 Dollars a Minute - Republic Studio Sound Department
- Bride of Frankenstein - Gilbert Kurland
- Captain Blood - Nathan Levinson
- The Dark Angel - Thomas T. Moulton
- I Dream Too Much - Carl Dreher
- The Lives of a Bengal Lancer - Franklin B. Hansen
- Love Me Forever - John Livadary
- Thanks a Million - E. H. Hansen
- 1936: San Francisco - Douglas Shearer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio
- Banjo on My Knee - E. H. Hansen
- The Charge of the Light Brigade - Nathan Levinson
- Dodsworth - Thomas T. Moulton
- General Spanky - Elmer A. Raguse
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town - John Livadary
- The Texas Rangers - Franklin B. Hansen
- That Girl from Paris - John Aalberg
- Three Smart Girls - Homer G. Tasker
- 1937: The Hurricane - Thomas Moulton, United Artists Studio
- The Girl Said No - A. E. Kaye
- Hitting a New High - John Aalberg
- In Old Chicago - E. H. Hansen
- The Life of Emile Zola - Nathan Levinson
- Lost Horizon - John Livadary
- Maytime - Douglas Shearer
- One Hundred Men and a Girl - Homer G. Tasker
- Topper - Elmer A. Raguse
- Wells Fargo - Loren L. Ryder
- 1938: The Cowboy and the Lady - Thomas Moulton, United Artists Studio
- Army Girl - Charles L. Lootens
- Four Daughters - Nathan Levinson
- If I Were King - Loren L. Ryder
- Merrily We Live - Elmer A. Raguse
- Suez - Edmund H. Hansen
- Sweethearts - Douglas Shearer
- That Certain Age - Bernard B. Brown
- Vivacious Lady - John Aalberg
- You Can't Take It with You - John Livadary
- 1939: When Tomorrow Comes - Bernard B. Brown, Universal Studio
- Balalaika - Douglas Shearer
- Gone with the Wind - Thomas T. Moulton
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips - A. W. Watkins
- The Great Victor Herbert - Loren L. Ryder
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame - John Aalberg
- Man of Conquest - Charles L. Lootens
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - John Livadary
- Of Mice and Men - Elmer A. Raguse
- The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex - Nathan Levinson
- The Rains Came - E. H. Hansen
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