Richard King (sound designer)

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Richard King
Born	(1940-02-05) February 5, 1940 (age 85) Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Sound designer and sound editor
Years active	1985-present

Richard King is an American film sound designer and editor who has worked on over 70 films. A native of Tampa, Florida, he graduated from the University of South Florida with a BFA in painting and film.^[1] He has won Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing for the films Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), The Dark Knight (2008), Inception (2010), and Dunkirk (2017). He won the Academy Award for Best Sound in Dune: Part Two (2024). He was also nominated for War of the Worlds (2005), Interstellar (2014), Oppenheimer (2023) and Maestro (2023). He has won Bafta awards for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), Inception (2010), and Dunkirk (2017). He has won eight MPSE awards for Best Sound Editing & Design, as well as the MPSE Career Achievement Award (2016).