Alan Robert Murray
Alan Robert Murray is a sound engineer who has won two Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing .
Life
Murray began working in film in the late 1970s when he was involved in sound and sound effects editing for the films American Hot Wax , The Clone Master and Oliver's Story in 1978 . A year later he took over the sound editing for the first part of the Star Trek film series. In 1986, after numerous other films, he was nominated for the first time for an Oscar in the category " Best Sound Editing " for his work on the fantasy film Der Tag des Falken . 1989 followed the biopic Bird with Forest Whitaker in the lead role, for which he received a nomination for the BAFTA Award , as well as 1993 for his participation in the film Merciless . In the meantime he worked on the action film Lethal Weapon , among other things , for the sequel Brennpunkt LA he received his second Oscar nomination for best sound editing in 1990. This was followed by two further nominations in 1997 for Eraser and 2001 for Space Cowboys , before he was nominated twice for an Oscar in 2007 with his work on Flags of Our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima and he and Bub Asman for Letters from Iwo Jima won. At the same time he received the Golden Reel Award of the Motion Picture Sound Editors in two categories for the sound editing in this film .
In 2001 he was involved in the action film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider , in 2002 he was given the opportunity to work again on a Star Trek film and took over the sound editing for Star Trek: Nemesis once again. In addition to these engagements, Murray has worked regularly on Clint Eastwood films since the beginning of the 21st century , including, in addition to his Oscar success, Space Cowboys , Mystic River , Million Dollar Baby , Gran Torino , The Stranger Son , Invictus , J. Edgar , Back in the Game and Jersey Boys . For his work on the war film American Sniper , also shot by Eastwood , Murray received his second Oscar in 2015, the following year the thriller Sicario by Denis Villeneuve received an Oscar nomination, as the trophy went to Mad Max: Fury Road . In the years that followed, Murray continued to work with well-known directors, such as in 2016 with Villeneuve on Arrival and 2017 with Eastwood on Sully , for whom he received another Oscar nomination. In 2020 he received his tenth Academy Award nomination for his work on Todd Phillips ' comic adaptation Joker , making Murray the most nominated sound engineer in the category of best sound editing .
Private life
Murray is the father of Blu Murray and twins Kevin and Hailey Murray. The latter has already worked on the television series Date My Mom and Starting Over and worked as a production assistant on various film productions.
Filmography (selection)
- 1978: American Hot Wax
- 1978: The Clone Master (TV movie)
- 1978: Oliver's Story
- 1979: The Warriors (The Warriors)
- 1979 Escape from Alcatraz (Escape from Alcatraz)
- 1979: The Cops of Dallas (North Dallas Forty)
- 1979: Star Trek: The Movie (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
- 1980: Bronco Billy
- 1980: Full throttle to San Fernando (Any Which Way You Can)
- 1981: The Postman Always Rings Twice (The Postman Always Rings Twice)
- 1981: Zorro with the Hot Blade (Zorro: The Gay Blade)
- 1982: Firefox
- 1982: If He Wants To Hell, Let Him Go (The Challenge)
- 1982: Honkytonk Man
- 1983: The shrill four on the move (Vacation)
- 1983: Dirty Harry Comes Back (Sudden Impact)
- 1984: The Wolf Chases the Pack (Tightrope)
- 1984: Ecstasy (Bolero)
- 1984: Windy City
- 1984: City Heat - The Bull and the Snoop (City Heat)
- 1985: The Day of the Hawk (Ladyhawke)
- 1985: Pale Rider - The nameless rider (Pale Rider)
- 1986: Desert Bloom
- 1986: Fire with Fire - Forbidden Passion (Fire with Fire)
- 1986: Ratboy
- 1986: Heartbreak Ridge
- 1987: Lethal Weapon - Two tough professionals (Lethal Weapon)
- 1987: Who's That Girl
- 1987: A Fatal Affair (Fatal Attraction)
- 1987: Like father, like son (Like Father, Like Son)
- 1988: Nico (Above the Law)
- 1988: Bird
- 1988: The Dead Pool (The Dead Pool)
- 1988: The Ghosts I Called ... (Scrooged)
- 1989: Pink Cadillac
- 1989: Focal Point LA (Lethal Weapon 2)
- 1990: Hard to Kill
- 1990: White Hunter Black Heart (White Hunter Black Heart)
- 1990: Die Hard 2
- 1990: Rookie - The novice (The Rookie)
- 1991: Green tomatoes (Fried Green Tomatoes)
- 1991: Frankie & Johnny (Frankie and Johnny)
- 1991: New Jack City
- 1992: Merciless (Unforgiven)
- 1992: Flight into Adventure (Radio Flyer)
- 1993: Perfect World (A Perfect World)
- 1993: The Thing Called Love (The Thing Called Love)
- 1993: An Immoral Offer (Indecent Proposal)
- 1994: Welcome to Wellville (The Road to Wellville)
- 1994: Undercover Cops (Exit to Eden)
- 1994: Pocket money (Milk Money)
- 1995: The Whimsical Mr. Cox (The Stars Fell on Henrietta)
- 1995: Red Alert 2 (Under Siege 2: Dark Territory)
- 1995: The Bridges of Madison County (The Bridges of Madison County)
- 1996: Eraser
- 1996: Up Close (Up Close & Personal)
- 1997: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil)
- 1997: Speed 2 - Cruise Control
- 1997: Absolute Power
- 1998: The Magic Sword - The Legend of Camelot (Quest for Camelot)
- 1999: Dudley Do-Right
- 1999: The 13th Warrior (The 13th Warrior)
- 1999: True Crime (True Crime)
- 2000: Heroes from the second row (The Replacements)
- 2000: Space Cowboys
- 2000: South of Heaven, West of Hell
- 2001: Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
- 2001: Heartbreakers - Warning: Sharp curves! (Heartbreakers)
- 2001: The Shrink is in - madness on two legs! (The Shrink Is In)
- 2002: Star Trek: Nemesis
- 2002: Blood Work
- 2003: Mystic River
- 2004: Million Dollar Baby
- 2005: The Legend of Zorro (The Legend of Zorro)
- 2006: Flags of Our Fathers
- 2006: Letters from Iwo Jima
- 2007: Departure into a new life (Rails & Ties)
- 2008: Gran Torino
- 2008: The Stranger's Son (Changeling)
- 2008: The Great Buck Howard (The Great Buck Howard)
- 2009: Invictus - Unconquered (Invictus)
- 2010: Hereafter - Life After (Hereafter)
- 2010: Order Vengeance (Edge of Darkness)
- 2011: J. Edgar
- 2012: Back in the Game (Trouble with the Curve)
- 2013: Prisoners
- 2014: 300: Rise of an Empire
- 2014: Jersey Boys
- 2014: American Sniper
- 2015: Sicario
- 2016: Arrival
- 2017: Sully
- 2019: Joker
Awards
Tabular overview of awards and nominations | ||||
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year | Award | For | category | result |
1986 | Oscar | The day of the hawk | Best sound editing | Nominated |
1989 | BAFTA Award | Bird | Best tone | Nominated |
1990 | Oscar | Focus LA | Best sound editing | Nominated |
1993 | BAFTA Award | Merciless | Best tone | Nominated |
1997 | Oscar | Eraser | Best sound editing | Nominated |
2001 | Golden Reel Award | Space cowboys | Best Sound Editing - Sound Effects & Foley, Domestic Feature Film | Nominated |
2001 | Oscar | Best sound editing | Nominated | |
2002 | Golden Reel Award | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | Best Sound Editing - Effects & Foley, Domestic Feature Film | Nominated |
2004 | Golden Satellite Award | Mystic River | Best sound | Nominated |
2004 | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features - Dialogue & ADR | Nominated | |
2005 | Golden Reel Award | Million dollar baby | Best Sound Editing in Domestic Features - Sound Effects & Foley | Nominated |
2006 | Golden Reel Award | The legend of Zorro | Best Sound Editing in Feature Film - Sound Effects & Foley | Nominated |
2006 | Satellite Award | Flags of Our Fathers | Best Sound (Editing & Mixing) | Nominated |
2007 | Oscar | Best sound editing | Nominated | |
2007 | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Sound Effects and Foley for a Feature Film | Nominated | |
2007 | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in a Feature Film: Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement | Nominated | |
2007 | Oscar | Letters from Iwo Jima | Best sound editing | Won |
2007 | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Sound Effects and Foley for a Feature Film | Won | |
2007 | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in a Feature Film: Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement | Won | |
2009 | BAFTA Award | The foreign son | Best tone | Nominated |
2015 | Oscar | American sniper | Best sound editing | Won |
2015 | BAFTA Award | American sniper | Best tone | Nominated |
2016 | Oscar | Sicario | Best sound editing | Nominated |
2017 | Oscar | Sully | Best sound editing | Nominated |
2020 | BAFTA | joker | Best tone | Nominated |
2020 | Oscar | Best sound editing | Nominated |
Web links
- Alan Robert Murray in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography of Hailey Murray , Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Hailey Murray. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Murray, Alan Robert |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Murray, Allan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sound engineer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |