Dean Hurley

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Dean Hurley
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Background information
Genres
Occupations
  • Composer
  • record producer
  • musician
  • sound designer
  • re-recording mixer
  • sound supervisor
  • sound mixer
  • supervising sound editor
  • songwriter
Years active2004–present
Labels

Dean Hurley is an American composer, record producer, musician, sound designer, re-recording mixer and songwriter. [1] [2] [3] He has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award two times for the series, Twin Peaks: The Return . [4] He is best known for his frequent collaborations with director David Lynch. [5] [6] Hurley has worked on several and different type of films, as a film score composer, sound supervisor, sound designer, re-recording mixer, sound mixer, and supervising sound editor. Notably he composed the film score of the 2023 feature film Divinity , along with DJ and record producer DJ Muggs. [7]

Contents

He produced for the Veils on their album Total Depravity (2016). In 2017, Hurley released the album, Anthology Resource Vol. 1 , which featured original material created for Twin Peaks and in 2019, Anthology Resource Vol. II: Philosophy of Beyond, on Sacred Bones Records. [8] [9] He has worked with a variety of musicians aside from Lynch and the Veils, such as Romance, John Carpenter, Chromatics, Sky Ferreira, Zola Jesus, Gloria de Oliveira, Dlina Volny, Donovan, Trouble, Chrystabell, Jaye Jayle, Jorja Chalmers, Tiny Ruins, Sam Gendel, among others.

Select filmography

YearTitleContributionNote
2023 Divinity Composer, along with DJ Muggs Feature film
2020 Happily Sound designer and re-recording mixerFeature film
2020 Looks That Kill ComposerFeature film
2019Flying Lotus Feat. David Lynch: Fire Is ComingSound designerVideo short
2018StuntmanSound supervisor and re-recording mixerDocumentary
2018 What Did Jack Do? Composer and re-recording mixerShort film
2017 Twin Peaks (season 3) Sound mixer and supervising sound editorTV series
2017 The Putin Interviews Re-recording mixerTV series
2015The Music of David Lynch Benefit ConcertRe-recording mixerTV special
2014 Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces Sound supervisor and re-recording mixerFeature film
2014Duran Duran: UnstagedSound mixerVideo short
2012Change Begins WithinRe-recording mixerTV special
2011Blue Velvet: The Lost FootageSound supervisor and re-recording mixerFeature film
2010Dior: Lady Blue ShanghaiComposerShort film
2009 My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done Sound supervisor and re-recording mixerFeature film
2008Fight or DieSound supervisor and re-recording mixerTV series
2006Making 'The New WorldSound supervisor and re-recording mixerDocumentary
2006 Inland Empire Sound supervisor and re-recording mixerFeature film

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.
2018Nominated Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special Twin Peaks [10]
Nominated Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie [11]
Nominated Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Movie or Mini-Series [12]
Nominated Motion picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Music Score and Musical for Episodic Short Form Broadcast Media

Discography

Solo albums

Solo singles

Collaborative albums


Appearances and remixes

Production discography

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References

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  2. "Dean Hurley: Anthology Resource Vol. 1". popmatters.com. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
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  4. "Awards & Nominations". emmys.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
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  6. "Sound Comes First: Inside David Lynch's Bunker, Where He Started Creating the 'Twin Peaks' Sound Design Over 7 Years Ago". indiewire.com. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  7. "DJ Muggs and Dean Hurley". sacredbonesrecords.com. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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  9. "Dean Hurley ANTHOLOGY RESOURCE VOL. II: PHILOSOPHY OF BEYOND Review". thequietus.com. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  10. "Outstanding Sound Editing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special - 2018". emmys.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  11. "Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Limited Series Or Movie - 2018". emmys.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  12. "CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY NOMINATIONS FOR THE 54th ANNUAL CAS AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING FOR 201". cinemaaudiosociety.org. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 2020-10-28.