Richard King is an American sound designer and editor who has worked on over 70 films. A native of
Tampa, Florida
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, he graduated from the
University of South Florida
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with a BFA in painting and film.
Tampa native King going back to Oscars
''Tampa Tribune
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'', February 25, 2011 He has won Academy Awards
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for Best Sound Editing
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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for the films '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'' (2003), ''The Dark Knight
''The Dark Knight'' is a 2008 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Jonathan Nolan, Jonathan. Based on the DC Comics superhero, Batman, it is the sequel to ''Batman Begins'' (2005) and t ...
'' (2008), ''Inception
''Inception'' is a 2010 science fiction action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced the film with Emma Thomas, his wife. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infi ...
'' (2010), and ''Dunkirk
Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France. '' (2017). He was also nominated for ''War of the Worlds
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'' (2005), and '' Interstellar'' (2014). He has won Bafta awards for '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World'' (2003), ''Inception
''Inception'' is a 2010 science fiction action film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, who also produced the film with Emma Thomas, his wife. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio as a professional thief who steals information by infi ...
'' (2010), and ''Dunkirk
Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France. '' (2017) and four MPSE awards for Best Sound Effects Editing & Design, as well as the MPSE Career Achievement Award (2016).
References
External links
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Short documentary on the sound of Master & Commander
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"The Sounds of Realism in ''Master and Commander''"
NPR
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, November 13, 2003
* [https://www.goldderby.com/feature/the-harder-they-fall-sound-editor-richard-king-netflix-video-interview-1204638895/
* [https://designingsound.org/2010/08/18/inception-exclusive-interview-with-richard-king/
* [https://deadline.com/2017/11/dunkirk-richard-king-sound-editor-oscars-interview-1202210900/
* [https://www.indiewire.com/2019/08/christopher-nolan-richard-king-sound-design-1202165030/
* [https://collider.com/hans-zimmer-the-dark-knight-rises-music/
* [https://www.shootonline.com/video/jeymes-samuel-richard-king-anthony-ortiz-share-sound-insights-harder-they-fall
* [https://composerfocus.com/news/the-sound-and-music-of-the-dark-knight-rises/
* [https://tonebenderspodcast.com/154-richard-king-talks-tenet/
* [https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-oscarsoundediting23-2009feb23-story
Best Sound Editing Academy Award winners
Living people
People from Tampa, Florida
American sound designers
University of South Florida alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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