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Richard King

Richard King

Known For Sound
Birthday None (None)
Birthplace Tampa, Florida, USA
Popularity 0.7 (history)
Updated Aug 13, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Aug 13, 2025
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Biography

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), Dunkirk (2017) and the Academy Award for  Best Sound for Dune: Part Two (2024). 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), Dunkirk (2017), and Dune: Part Two (2024). He has won eight MPSE awards for Best Sound Editing & Design and the MPSE Career Achievement Award (2016). Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard King (sound designer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Juror #2

Juror #2

2024

Sound Editor

Dune: Part Two

Dune: Part Two

2024

Supervising Sound Editor

Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

2023

Sound Designer

Maestro

Maestro

2023

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

The Sea Beast

The Sea Beast

2022

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

King Richard

King Richard

2021

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall

2021

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Tenet

Tenet

2020

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Dark Phoenix

Dark Phoenix

2019

Supervising Sound Editor

Dunkirk

Dunkirk

2017

Supervising Sound Editor

The 5th Wave

The 5th Wave

2016

Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor

Suicide Squad

Suicide Squad

2016

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Stealing Cars

Stealing Cars

2016

Sound Editor

Quay

Quay

2015

Thanks

Interstellar

Interstellar

2014

Supervising Sound Editor

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Mr. Peabody & Sherman

2014

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

2012

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Rise of the Guardians

Rise of the Guardians

2012

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos

Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos

2012

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

In Time

In Time

2011

Supervising Sound Editor

Thor

Thor

2011

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Puss in Boots

Puss in Boots

2011

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Arthur

Arthur

2011

Sound Designer

Inception

Inception

2010

Sound Designer

The Way Back

The Way Back

2010

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Brooklyn's Finest

Brooklyn's Finest

2010

Sound Effects Editor

Land of the Lost

Land of the Lost

2009

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

2008

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Fool's Gold

Fool's Gold

2008

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

2007

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

The Prestige

The Prestige

2006

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Firewall

Firewall

2006

Sound Designer

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

2005

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

2004

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Walking Tall

Walking Tall

2004

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Signs

Signs

2002

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday

2002

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

S1m0ne

S1m0ne

2002

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

Unbreakable

Unbreakable

2000

Sound Designer

Magnolia

Magnolia

1999

Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor

The Gingerbread Man

The Gingerbread Man

1998

Sound Designer

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

1998

Sound Designer

The Jackal

The Jackal

1997

Supervising Sound Editor

Gattaca

Gattaca

1997

Supervising Sound Editor

Hard Eight

Hard Eight

1996

Sound Designer

The People vs. Larry Flynt

The People vs. Larry Flynt

1996

Sound Effects Editor

That Thing You Do!

That Thing You Do!

1996

Supervising Sound Editor

Waterworld

Waterworld

1995

Sound Effects Editor

Money Train

Money Train

1995

Sound Effects Editor

The Shadow

The Shadow

1994

Sound Effects Editor

Wolf

Wolf

1994

Sound Editor

Blue Sky

Blue Sky

1994

Sound Effects Editor

My Life

My Life

1993

Supervising Sound Editor

Malice

Malice

1993

Sound Editor

Doc Hollywood

Doc Hollywood

1991

Supervising Sound Editor

Sleeping with the Enemy

Sleeping with the Enemy

1991

Sound Effects Editor

Captain America

Captain America

1990

Supervising Sound Editor

Blue Steel

Blue Steel

1990

Supervising Sound Editor

Love at Large

Love at Large

1990

Supervising Sound Editor

A Time of Destiny

A Time of Destiny

1988

Supervising Sound Editor

Far North

Far North

1988

Supervising Sound Editor

Ishtar

Ishtar

1987

Assistant Sound Editor

The Delta Force

The Delta Force

1986

Sound Effects Editor

P.O.W. The Escape

P.O.W. The Escape

1986

Sound Effects Editor

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold

1986

Supervising Sound Editor

Murphy's Law

Murphy's Law

1986

Sound Effects Editor

The Rosebud Beach Hotel

The Rosebud Beach Hotel

1984

Supervising Sound Editor

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

1982

ADR Mixer

Exchange and Divide

Exchange and Divide

1980

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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