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Tampa, Florida, USA
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Richard King

Overview

Richard King is an American film sound designer and editor who has worked on over 70 films. A native of Tampa, Florida, he graduated from the University of South Florida with a BFA in painting and film. He has won Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing for the films Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), The Dark Knight (2008), Inception (2010), and Dunkirk (2017). He was also nominated for War of the Worlds (2005), Interstellar (2014), Oppenheimer (2023) and Maestro (2023). He has won Bafta awards for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Inception (2010), and Dunkirk (2017) and eight MPSE awards for Best Sound Editing & Design, as well as the MPSE Career Achievement Award (2016).

Known for

Acting
2019 Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound Actor Self 59
Average
2012 Ending the Knight Actor Self 59
Average

Sound
2024 Juror #2 Sound Sound Editor 66
Fair
2024 Dune: Part Two Sound Supervising Sound Editor 79
Good
2023 Maestro Sound Supervising Sound Editor 61
Fair
2023 Maestro Sound Sound Designer 61
Fair
2023 Oppenheimer Sound Sound Designer 79
Good
2022 The Sea Beast Sound Supervising Sound Editor 69
Fair
2022 The Sea Beast Sound Sound Designer 69
Fair
2021 King Richard Sound Sound Designer 73
Good
2021 King Richard Sound Supervising Sound Editor 73
Good
2021 Eric Clapton: The Lady in the Balcony - Lockdown Sessions Sound Recording Supervision 59
Average
2021 Eric Clapton: The Lady in the Balcony - Lockdown Sessions Sound Music Arranger 59
Average
2021 The Harder They Fall Sound Sound Designer 63
Fair
2021 The Harder They Fall Sound Supervising Sound Editor 63
Fair
2020 Tenet Sound Supervising Sound Editor 71
Good
2020 Tenet Sound Sound Designer 71
Good
2019 Dark Phoenix Sound Supervising Sound Editor 59
Average
2017 Dunkirk Sound Supervising Sound Editor 74
Good
2016 Suicide Squad Sound Supervising Sound Editor 59
Average
2016 Suicide Squad Sound Sound Designer 59
Average
2016 Stealing Cars Sound Sound Editor 59
Average
2016 The 5th Wave Sound Supervising Sound Editor 58
Average
2016 The 5th Wave Sound Sound Re-Recording Mixer 58
Average
2014 Interstellar Sound Supervising Sound Editor 84
Very good
2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman Sound Supervising Sound Editor 65
Fair
2014 Mr. Peabody & Sherman Sound Sound Designer 65
Fair
2012 Rise of the Guardians Sound Sound Designer 72
Good
2012 Rise of the Guardians Sound Supervising Sound Editor 72
Good
2012 The Dark Knight Rises Sound Sound Designer 77
Good
2012 The Dark Knight Rises Sound Supervising Sound Editor 77
Good
2012 Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos Sound Sound Designer 61
Fair
2012 Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos Sound Supervising Sound Editor 61
Fair
2011 Puss in Boots Sound Supervising Sound Editor 64
Fair
2011 Puss in Boots Sound Sound Designer 64
Fair
2011 In Time Sound Supervising Sound Editor 69
Fair
2011 Thor Sound Sound Designer 67
Fair
2011 Thor Sound Supervising Sound Editor 67
Fair
2011 Arthur Sound Sound Designer 56
Average
2010 The Way Back Sound Sound Designer 67
Fair
2010 The Way Back Sound Supervising Sound Editor 67
Fair
2010 Inception Sound Sound Designer 83
Very good
2010 Brooklyn's Finest Sound Sound Effects Editor 61
Fair
2009 Land of the Lost Sound Sound Designer 55
Average
2009 Land of the Lost Sound Supervising Sound Editor 55
Average
2008 The Dark Knight Sound Sound Designer 84
Very good
2008 The Dark Knight Sound Supervising Sound Editor 84
Very good
2008 Fool's Gold Sound Sound Designer 57
Average
2008 Fool's Gold Sound Supervising Sound Editor 57
Average
2007 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Sound Supervising Sound Editor 68
Fair
2007 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Sound Sound Designer 68
Fair
2006 The Prestige Sound Sound Designer 81
Very good
2006 The Prestige Sound Supervising Sound Editor 81
Very good
2006 Firewall Sound Sound Designer 58
Average
2005 War of the Worlds Sound Supervising Sound Editor 64
Fair
2005 War of the Worlds Sound Sound Designer 64
Fair
2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Sound Sound Designer 67
Fair
2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events Sound Supervising Sound Editor 67
Fair
2004 Walking Tall Sound Supervising Sound Editor 61
Fair
2004 Walking Tall Sound Sound Designer 61
Fair
2003 Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Sound Sound Designer 70
Good
2002 S1m0ne Sound Sound Designer 59
Average
2002 S1m0ne Sound Supervising Sound Editor 59
Average
2002 Signs Sound Supervising Sound Editor 66
Fair
2002 Signs Sound Sound Designer 66
Fair
2002 Bloody Sunday Sound Sound Re-Recording Mixer 64
Fair
2000 Unbreakable Sound Sound Designer 70
Good
2000 Appalachian Journey Live In Concert Sound Sound Engineer N/A
N/A
1999 Magnolia Sound Supervising Sound Editor 74
Good
1999 Magnolia Sound Sound Designer 74
Good
1998 Why Do Fools Fall In Love Sound Sound Designer 59
Average
1998 The Gingerbread Man Sound Sound Designer 58
Average
1997 The Jackal Sound Supervising Sound Editor 62
Fair
1997 Gattaca Sound Supervising Sound Editor 74
Good
1996 The People vs. Larry Flynt Sound Sound Effects Editor 66
Fair
1996 That Thing You Do! Sound Supervising Sound Editor 65
Fair
1996 Hard Eight Sound Sound Designer 65
Fair
1995 Money Train Sound Sound Effects Editor 58
Average
1995 Waterworld Sound Sound Effects Editor 61
Fair
1995 The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain Sound Sound Effects Editor 60
Fair
1994 Blue Sky Sound Sound Effects Editor 59
Average
1994 The Shadow Sound Sound Effects Editor 59
Average
1994 Wolf Sound Sound Editor 60
Fair
1993 My Life Sound Supervising Sound Editor 61
Fair
1993 Malice Sound Sound Editor 60
Fair
1991 Doc Hollywood Sound Supervising Sound Editor 61
Fair
1991 Sleeping with the Enemy Sound Sound Effects Editor 63
Fair
1990 Captain America Sound Supervising Sound Editor 52
Average
1990 Blue Steel Sound Supervising Sound Editor 58
Average
1990 Love at Large Sound Supervising Sound Editor 58
Average
1988 Far North Sound Supervising Sound Editor 59
Average
1988 A Time of Destiny Sound Supervising Sound Editor 58
Average
1988 I, Alison... Sound Sound N/A
N/A
1987 Ishtar Sound Assistant Sound Editor 55
Average
1986 Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold Sound Supervising Sound Editor 54
Average
1986 Murphy's Law Sound Sound Effects Editor 59
Average
1986 P.O.W. The Escape Sound Sound Effects Editor 58
Average
1986 The Delta Force Sound Sound Effects Editor 58
Average
1984 The Rosebud Beach Hotel Sound Supervising Sound Editor 58
Average
1982 Moonlighting Sound ADR Mixer 60
Fair
1981 Quartet Sound Sound Re-Recording Mixer 59
Average
1980 Exchange and Divide Sound Sound Re-Recording Mixer N/A
N/A
1973 Simply Metric Sound Sound N/A
N/A

Crew
2015 Quay Crew Thanks 58
Average