Richard King

Richard King is an American sound designer and editor who has worked on over 70 films. A native of Tampa, Florida, he graduated from Plant High School (1972) and the University of South Florida. He won the Academy Award 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 was also nominated for War of the Worlds (2005), and Interstellar (2014).

King is a member of the International Sound & Film Music Festival's Board.

Selected filmography

 * The Exorcist (1973) (supervising sound editor - 2000 version)
 * Rob Roy (1995) (supervising sound editor)
 * Waterworld (1995) (sound effects editor)
 * Twister (1996) (sound effects editor)
 * Gattaca (1997) (supervising sound editor)
 * The Jackal (1997) (supervising sound editor)
 * Unbreakable (2000) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Signs (2002) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) (sound designer)
 * A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * War of the Worlds (2005) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * The Prestige (2006) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * The Dark Knight (2008) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * The Witch's Quest (2009) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Inception (2010) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Thor (2011) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Puss in Boots (2011) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Leaders of Academy (2012) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * The Dark Knight Rises (2012) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Rise of the Guardians (2012) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Turbo (2013) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Interstellar (2014) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Lily & Lester (2016) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Prism (2016) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Suicide Squad (2016) (sound: design) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Dunkirk (2017) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019) (supervising sound editor)
 * Tenet (2020) (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
 * Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) (supervising sound editor)