Johnnie Burn

Johnnie Burn
Burn in 2023
Born1970 (age 53–54)[1]
OccupationSound 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]

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

Year Title Notes
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 —
2025 28 Years Later

[9][10]

TBA Hurry Up Tomorrow[11]

Television

Year Title Notes
1992 The Fat Slags Miniseries
2020 Strasbourg 1518 Television short

Commercials

Year Title Brand
1999 "Surfer" Guinness
2001 "Dreamer" Guinness

Music videos

Year Title Artist
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

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
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 Awards Best Sound Mixing Runner-up[a]
Best Sound Editing Runner-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 Design Nominated[f]
Music + Sound Awards, International Best Sound Design in a Feature Film Won
International Online Cinema Awards Best Sound Won[f]
North Carolina Film Critics Association Best Sound Design Won[f]
Gold Derby Awards Gold Derby Film Award for Sound Nominated[f]
Music City Film Critics Association Best Sound Nominated[f]
Portland Critics Association Best Sound Design Nominated[f]
Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Best Sound Work Runner-up[f]
Hollywood Creative Alliance Best Sound Nominated[f]
Cannes Film Festival CST Award for Best Artist-Technician The Zone of Interest Won
European Film Awards European Sound Won[g]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Music Score Won[h]
London Film Critics' Circle Technical Achievement of the Year Nominated[h]
2024 Academy Awards Best Sound Won[g]
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Sound Won[g]
International Cinephile Society Best Sound Design Pending[g]
Music City Film Critics Association Best Sound Nominated[g]
Gold Derby Awards Gold Derby Film Award for Sound Nominated[g]
North Dakota Film Society Best Sound Nominated[g]
Association of Motion Picture Sound Excellence in Sound for a Feature Film Won[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. ^ a b c d e f g h Shared with José Antonio García
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Shared with Tarn Willers
  8. ^ a b 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

References

  1. ^ "Johnnie Maxwell Burn". Gov.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ Bui, Hoai-Tran. "THE SOUND OF EVIL". Inverse. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  3. ^ n.a. "Johnnie Burn Film Sound". Johnnie Burn Film Sound. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ n.a. "Sound Designer Johnnie Burn's Top 5". A.frame. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  5. ^ n.a. "About". Wave Studios. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ n.a. "Work: Skype 'Sonic Branding'". Wave Studios. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  8. ^ a b Abele, Robert. "Subtle moments of sound add to the chilling impact of 'Zone of Interest'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  10. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-12-10.
  11. ^ 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.
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