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Michael Semanick

Sound

Born July 31, 1963 · Jackson, Minnesota, USA

Also known as Mike

Biography

Michael Semanick (born 1963) is an American sound engineer credited as a sound re-recording mixer. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Sound and has been nominated for nine more in the same category. He has worked on more than 110 films since 1987. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Semanick, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 2006
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 2004
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 2018 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 2014 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 2012 · nominated
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  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 2011 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 2009 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 2008 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 2006 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 2004 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 2003 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Sound · 2002 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Project Hail Mary

2026Sound Mixer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

2003as Drinking Rohan Soldier (uncredited)

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

2018Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

2001Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Fight Club

1999Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

2026Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Coco

2017Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Toy Story 3

2010Sound Re-Recording Mixer

WALL·E

2008Sound Re-Recording Mixer

There Will Be Blood

2007Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Transformers One

2024Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Up

2009Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Inside Out

2015Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gone Girl

2014Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The Mitchells vs. the Machines

2021Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ratatouille

2007Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Mystic River

2003Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Magnolia

1999Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Onward

2020Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

2013Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

2008Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Corpse Bride

2005Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gattaca

1997Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The Game

1997Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

2021Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Toy Story 4

2019Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Incredibles 2

2018Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Zodiac

2007Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ed Wood

1994Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The Lego Movie

2014Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

2012Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

2011Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The Social Network

2010Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Office Space

1999Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Rushmore

1998Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

1992Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Thunderbolts*

2025Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

2014Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Stranger Than Fiction

2006Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence

2004Sound Designer

Frequency

2000Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

2023Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The Lego Batman Movie

2017Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2007Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Monsters University

2013Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The Master

2012Sound Re-Recording Mixer

John Q

2002Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Punch-Drunk Love

2002Sound Re-Recording Mixer