Johnnie Burn

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Johnnie Burn
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Burn in 2023
Born1970 (age 5354) [1]
Occupation Sound engineer

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]

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Career

Burn initially intended to pursue a business career, 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]

Personal life

Burn resides in Brighton. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleNotes
1992WeekenderShort film
2004 Birth
2012 Payback Season
The Devil's DoshShort film
2013Warrioress
Under the Skin
2015A Plea for GrimsbyShort film
The Lobster
AnchorShort film
2017 Ghost in the Shell
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
2018 The Mercy
The Favourite
2019OllaShort film
NimicShort film
Waves
2020 Ammonite
First LightShort film to promote the Alexander McQueen spring/summer 2021 collection
2022 Nope
2023 Poor Things
The Zone of Interest
2025 28 Years Later

[9] [10]

TBA Hurry Up Tomorrow [11]

Television

YearTitleNotes
1992 The Fat Slags Miniseries
2020Strasbourg 1518Television short

Commercials

YearTitleBrand
1999"Surfer" Guinness
2001"Dreamer" Guinness

Music videos

YearTitleArtist
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

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2013 British Independent Film Awards Best Technical Achievement Under the Skin Nominated
2015 Seattle Film Critics Society Best Sound Design Under the Skin Nominated
International Online Cinema AwardsBest Sound MixingRunner-up [a]
Best Sound EditingRunner-up
Ghent International Film Festival Best Original Music and Sound Design The Lobster Won
2018 British Independent Film Awards Best Sound The Favourite Nominated
2019 Golden Reel Awards Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film The Favourite Nominated [b]
Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film Nominated [c]
2020 Golden Reel Awards Feature Underscore Waves Nominated [d]
2023 Golden Reel Awards Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film Nope Nominated [e]
International Cinephile Society Best Sound DesignNominated [f]
Music + Sound Awards, InternationalBest Sound Design in a Feature FilmWon
International Online Cinema AwardsBest SoundWon [f]
North Carolina Film Critics Association Best Sound DesignWon [f]
Gold Derby Awards Gold Derby Film Award for SoundNominated [f]
Music City Film Critics Association Best SoundNominated [f]
Portland Critics Association Best Sound DesignNominated [f]
Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Best Sound WorkRunner-up [f]
Hollywood Creative Alliance Best SoundNominated [f]
Cannes Film Festival CST Award for Best Artist-Technician The Zone of Interest Won
European Film Awards European SoundWon [g]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Music ScoreWon [h]
London Film Critics' Circle Technical Achievement of the YearNominated [h]
2024 Academy Awards Best Sound Won [g]
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Sound Won [g]
International Cinephile Society Best Sound DesignPending [g]
Music City Film Critics Association Best SoundNominated [g]
Gold Derby Awards Gold Derby Film Award for SoundNominated [g]
North Dakota Film Society Best SoundNominated [g]
Association of Motion Picture SoundExcellence in Sound for a Feature FilmWon [i]
Golden Reel Awards Sound Effects, Foley, Dialogue and ADR for Foreign Language Feature Film Nominated [j]
Dialogue and ADR for Feature Film Poor Things Nominated [k]

Notes

  1. Shared with Steve Single and Nigel Albermaniche
  2. Shared with Michelle Fingleton
  3. Shared with Simon Carroll, Caoimhe Doyle, Brendan Rehill, and Jean McGrath
  4. Shared with Sally Boldt and Trey Edward Shults
  5. Shared with Simon Carroll, Brendan Feeney, Maximilian Behrens, Ben Gulvin, Jeff Smith Beresford Cookman, Dhyana Carlton-Tims, Natalia Lubowiecka, Ewa Mazurkiewicz, and Jacek Wisniewski
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Shared with José Antonio García
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Shared with Tarn Willers
  8. 1 2 Shared with Mica Levi
  9. Shared with Tarn Willers and Mateusz Stasiak
  10. Shared with Simon Carroll, Maximilian Behrens, Joe Mount · Brendan Feeney, Ewa Mazurkiewicz, Natalia Lubowiecka, Dawid Konecki and Kamil Kwiatkowski
  11. Shared with Tristan Bayliss and Peter Russell

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  7. n.a. "Work: Skype 'Sonic Branding'". Wave Studios. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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