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Walter Murch

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Walter Murch has been editing sound in Hollywood since starting on Francis Ford Coppola's film The Rain People. He edited sound on American Graffiti and The Godfather: Part II, won his first Academy Award nomination for The Conversation, won his first Oscar for Apocalypse Now, and won an unprecedented double Oscar for sound and film editing for his work on The English Patient... See full bio »

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Walter Scott Murch
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2012 Particle Fever (documentary)
 
2012 Hemingway & Gellhorn (TV movie)
 
2010 The Wolfman
 
2009 Tetro
 
2007 Youth Without Youth
 
2005 Jarhead
 
1894 Dickson Experimental Sound Film (short) (2003 release)
 
2003 Cold Mountain
 
2002 K-19: The Widowmaker
 
1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley
 
1958 Touch of Evil (1998 re-edit)
 
1996 The English Patient
 
1995 First Knight
 
1994 I Love Trouble
 
1993 Romeo Is Bleeding
 
1993 House of Cards
 
1992 The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (video)
 
1990 The Godfather: Part III
 
1990 Ghost
 
1989 Call from Space (short)
 
1988 The Unbearable Lightness of Being
 
1986 Captain EO (short)
 
1979 Apocalypse Now
 
1977 Julia
 
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2009 Tetro (sound re-recordist)
 
2007 Youth Without Youth (sound re-recording mixer)
 
2007 Seeing in the Dark (TV documentary) (sound mixer)
 
2005 Jarhead (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1894 Dickson Experimental Sound Film (short) (sound designer - 2003 release)
 
2003 Cold Mountain (sound re-recording mixer)
 
2002 K-19: The Widowmaker (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1996 The English Patient (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1995 First Knight (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1994 Crumb (documentary) (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1993 Romeo Is Bleeding (sound re-recordist)
 
1990 The Godfather: Part III (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1990 Ghost (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1981 Dragonslayer (sound re-recordist)
 
1979 Apocalypse Now (sound designer, sound montage, sound re-recording mixer)
 
1974 The Godfather: Part II (sound montage, sound re-recordist)
 
1974 The Conversation (sound editor - uncredited, sound montage, sound re-recordist)
 
1973 American Graffiti (sound montage, sound re-recordist)
 
1971 THX 1138 (sound montage)
 
1970 Gimme Shelter (documentary) (sound)
 
1970 The Great Walled City of Xan (short) (sound)
 
1969 The Rain People (sound montage)
 
1968 The New Cinema (TV documentary) (sound)
 
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2011/I Here (editorial consultant)
 
1999 Dumbarton Bridge (consulting editor)
 
1974 The Conversation (supervising editor)
 
1972 The Godfather (post production consultant)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
1985 Return to Oz
 
1979 The Black Stallion (uncredited)
 
1971 THX 1138 (screenplay)
 
Show ShowDirector (2 titles)
2011 Star Wars: The Clone Wars (TV series)
– The General (2011)
 
1985 Return to Oz
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley (score producer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1985 The Adventures of Mark Twain (creative consultant)
 
Show ShowThanks (13 titles)
2013 Red Knot (special thanks) (post-production)
 
2012 When I Saw You (special thanks)
 
2009 Ingelore (documentary short) (thanks)
 
2008 Trent 2 Rent (short) (special thanks)
 
2007 Return to Oz: The Joy That Got Away (documentary) (dedicatee)
 
2007 Lions for Lambs (special thanks)
 
2003 Stuff That Bear! (short) (special thanks)
 
2002 29 Palms (thanks)
 
2000 Pollock (thanks)
 
1997 The Apostle (special thanks)
 
1990 The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (TV documentary) (thanks)
 
1983 The Right Stuff (special thanks)
 
1982 The Escape Artist (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (27 titles)
2013 Milius (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Side by Side (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Prophets of Science Fiction (TV series documentary)
Himself - Film Editor
– George Lucas (2012) … Himself - Film Editor
 
2011 Don't Expect Too Much (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Fog City Mavericks (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Murch: Walter Murch on Editing (documentary)
 
2006 The Music of Apocalypse Now (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 A Million Feet of Film: The Editing of Apocalypse Now (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Heard Any Good Movies Lately?: The Sound Design of Apocalypse Now (video short)
Himself
 
2006 Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 The Birth of 5.1 Sound (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Jarhead (2005) … Himself
 
2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Invisible Art/Visible Artists (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Climbing 'Cold Mountain' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Music Behind the Scenes (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself
– Love & Seduction … Himself
 
1998 The Making of 'American Graffiti' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 The 69th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Sound and Best Film Editing
 
1995 American Cinema (TV series documentary)
– The Film School Generation
 
1994 Movie Magic (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Sound Effects: Audio Awareness (1994) … Himself
 
1990 The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (TV documentary)
Himself - Editor
 
1985 The Whimsical World of Oz (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Sound
 
1971 Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138' (documentary short)
Himself (as Walter)
 

Related Videos

Dickson Experimental Sound Film -- The sound has been found in the form of an old Edisonian recording cylinder. The cylinder was repaired, then Walter Murch ACE MPSE synced the film to the correct music in (I believe) 2002. Total running time is approximately 17 seconds. Tetro -- Clip: Glacier ballet THX 1138 -- Set in the 25th century, the story centers around a man and a woman who rebel against their rigidly controlled society.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Book: "In the Blink of an Eye" First Edition, 1995, Second Edition, 2001 See more »

Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[about the opening scene of Apocalypse Now:] "You're looking at a character whose head is enveloped in flames, and then at slow-motion helicopter blades slicing through his body, superimposed upon a whirling ceiling fan, and strange sounds and music intermingling from different sources; you're probably aware you're watching a film... See more »

Trivia:

Murch is a beekeeper and he makes his own honey. See more »

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