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Walter Scott Murch (born July 12, 1943) is an American film editor, director, writer and sound designer. His work includes THX 1138 , Apocalypse Now , The Godfather I , II , and III , American Graffiti , The Conversation , Ghost and The English Patient , with three Academy Award wins (from nine nominations: six for picture editing and three for ...
He edited sound on American Graffiti (1973) and The Godfather Part II (1974), won his first Academy Award nomination for The Conversation (1974), won his first Oscar for Apocalypse Now (1979), and won an unprecedented double Oscar for Best Sound and Best Film Editing...
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He edited sound on American Graffiti (1973) and The Godfather Part II (1974), won his first Academy Award nomination for The Conversation (1974), won his first Oscar for Apocalypse Now (1979), and won an unprecedented double Oscar for Best Sound and Best Film Editing...
Walter Murch is the Godfather of sound design. A graduate from USC film school, his groundbreaking work with George Lucas ( THX-1138, American Graffiti) and Francis Coppola ( The...
Apr 30, 2019 · A breakthrough happened for Murch on Coppola’s “The Godfather,” thanks to the pivotal scene in which Michael (Al Pacino) kills Sollozzo (Al Lettieri). As Michael considers and braces himself ...
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Nov 6, 2015 · Murch spoke about his process, the challenges inherent in the life of an editor, working with Coppola, George Lucas and Kathryn Bigelow, and his troubled directorial debut, “Return to Oz.”
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This feature-length documentary, approved by legendary film editor and sound designer Walter Murch himself (“The Conversation”, “Apocalypse Now”), was culled by Jon Lefkovitz from over 50 hours of Murch's lectures, interviews, and commentaries.
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- Jon Lefkovitz