MichaelHedges
- Sound
Audio engineer Michael Hedges has won Academy Awards for his work on Peter Jackson blockbusters King Kong and The Return of the King. After starting in state television, Hedges went on to establish a reputation for his skills as a re-recording mixer, combining the many elements that make up a soundtrack. Aside from multiple movies featuring hobbits, he has also worked on Hunt for the Wilderpeople, What We Do in the Shadows, District 9, and Peter Jackson’s earlier films Heavenly Creatures and Braindead. His extensive CV also includes Kiwi classics Once Were Warriors, Boy and The World's Fastest Indian.
Screenography
Awards
2017 Rialto Channel New Zealand Film Awards (The Moas)
Nominated for Best Sound (with Dick Reade): for Hunt for the Wilderpeople
2014 Academy Awards
Nominated for Best Achievement in Sound Mixing (with Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick and Tony Johnson): for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
“I really love communicating and talking with people, and bringing their movies to life.”