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Johnnie Burn
British sound engineer (born 1970)
Johnnie Burn (born May 1970) is a British film sound designer. In addition to founding Wave Studios, he is known for his collaborations with directors Jonathan Glazer, Jordan Peele, and Yorgos Lanthimos. For his work on the 2023 film The Zone of Interest, Burn won the 2024 Academy Award for Best Sound alongside Tarn Willers.[2][3]
Burn initially intended to pursue a career in business, but dropped out of university to pursue a career in sound design. In 1998, while working at the Tape Gallery in London, he was introduced to frequent collaborator Jonathan Glazer.[4] Burn co-founded Wave Studios in 1999 with Warren Hamilton.[5][6] In addition to producing sound design for commercials, films, and television, Wave Studios created the sonic branding for the Skype video messaging application.[7][8]
Film
Year | Title | Notes |
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1992 | Weekender | Short film |
2004 | Birth | — |
2012 | Payback Season | — |
The Devil's Dosh | Short film | |
2013 | Warrioress | — |
Under the Skin | — | |
2015 | A Plea for Grimsby | Short film |
The Lobster | — | |
Anchor | Short film | |
2017 | Ghost in the Shell | — |
The Killing of a Sacred Deer | — | |
2018 | The Mercy | — |
The Favourite | — | |
2019 | Olla | Short film |
Nimic | Short film | |
Waves | — | |
2020 | Ammonite | — |
First Light | Short film to promote the Alexander McQueen spring/summer 2021 collection | |
2022 | Nope | — |
2023 | Poor Things | — |
The Zone of Interest | — | |
TBA | Untitled Trey Edward Shults Film[9] | - |
Television
Year | Title | Notes |
---|---|---|
1992 | The Fat Slags | Miniseries |
2020 | Strasbourg 1518 | Television short |
Commercials
Music videos
Year | Title | Artist |
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1996 | "Say You'll Be There" | Spice Girls |
1998 | "Rabbit in Your Headlights" | Unkle featuring Thom Yorke |
1999 | "Thursday's Child" | David Bowie |
2000 | "A Song for the Lovers" | Richard Ashcroft |
"Music" | Madonna |
- Shared with Mica Levi
- "Johnnie Maxwell Burn". Gov.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- Bui, Hoai-Tran. "THE SOUND OF EVIL". Inverse. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- n.a. "Johnnie Burn Film Sound". Johnnie Burn Film Sound. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- n.a. "Sound Designer Johnnie Burn's Top 5". A.frame. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- Clark, Ashley. ""Groundbreaking Work Often Sits at the Boundaries of Technology": Sound Designer Johnnie Burn on Under The Skin". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- n.a. "Work: Skype 'Sonic Branding'". Wave Studios. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- Abele, Robert. "Subtle moments of sound add to the chilling impact of 'Zone of Interest'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- Ritman, Alex (2024-03-14). "'Zone of Interest' Sound Designer Johnnie Burn Forgot His Studio ID for Next Gig — So He Used New Oscar Statue Instead". Variety. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- Johnnie Burn at IMDb