IN a message via Facebook on Friday, David Snyder wrote that his son Michael took his own life.

Michael Wolf Snyder, a production sound mixer on “Nomadland,” has died. He was 35.

Snyder’s aunt Cathy shared a Facebook message from her brother David — Michael’s father — confirming his son’s death. In the post, Snyder wrote that Michael took his own life the week before last and that he suffered from depression for many years.

The message read, in part, “Michael took his own life sometime in the last week and wasn’t discovered until I went to check on him Monday after he had dropped out of contact for several days. He has suffered from Major Depression for many years. For most people, this is an illness that waxes and wanes over the years. I’m sure it was difficult for Michael that he spent most of the last year alone in his small, Queens apartment, being responsible about dealing with the coronavirus. In spite of this, we all believed he was doing well, and for most of this past year I think he was. He seemed especially joyful and invigorated in these last few months since he was able to return to work on several different film projects. He was certainly thrilled about all of the accolades for ‘Nomadland’ and told us many happy stories about his work on the film and the amazing people he got to spend time with.”

Synder’s additional credits in the sound department include Zhao’s “The Rider,” mini-series “HodoBuzz” and “Good Omens,” and numerous short films. On set over the last decade, his roles ranged from sound mixer to boom operator, location sound recordist and sound director.

The close-knit “Nomadland” team and Hollywood sound community was saddened in shock Saturday. “His work is what makes the film sound as beautiful as it does,” the supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer of “Nomadland” Zach Seivers said. “He captured the performances and every emotion. Not only did he record the dialog excellently, but he recorded additional sounds. He saw himself as a storyteller. He would take the time to go away from the crew and record ambiance and textural elements.” Seivers continued, recalling on-set elements such as geese in Northern California and how Snyder responded to them. “It’s highly unusual to capture the essence of the location… It lent the sort of authenticity to the film that Chloe envisioned,” he said. (SD-Agencies)