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SteveFinnigan

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As one of the owners of Auckland post-production house Images and Sound, Steve Finnigan has worked on the soundtracks of Outrageous Fortune, The Luminaries  and The Brokenwood Mysteries, to name just a few. He’s worked on plenty of features too, including My Year With Helen, Muru, Whina and Come to Daddy. He is also a regular nominee and multiple winner at New Zealand's various screen awards.

Screenography

Ash
2025 Supervising Sound Editor Film
Happiness
2025 Supervising Sound Editor Series
2024 Supervising Sound Editor Film
2023 Sound Post-Production Supervisor Television
2023 Supervising Sound Editor Film

Biography

Steve Finnigan is a local legend of screen sound. As co-owner of post-production studio Images & Sound — one of New Zealand’s largest — he has been involved in scores of productions, from local gems and mainstays of Kiwi television, to big budget Hollywood movies.

Awards

2025 New Zealand Screen Awards/Ngā Taonga Whakaata O Aotearoa
Best Contribution to a Soundtrack - Series: for Secrets and Red Rocks (shared with Melanie Graham, Mike Bayliss and Tom Miskin)

2024 New Zealand Television Awards /Ngā Taonga Whakaata O Aotearoa
Nominated for Best Contribution to a Soundtrack (with Alan Kidd, Mike Bayliss and Tom Miskin): for Far North

“Collaboration, trust and fun is the key. As long as you can work with people you love making quality product, keep doing it!”

Steve Finnigan