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Dean Hurley

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Dean Hurley
Background information
Genres
Occupations
  • Composer
  • record producer
  • musician
  • sound designer
  • re-recording mixer
  • sound supervisor
  • sound mixer
  • supervising sound editor
  • songwriter
Years active2004–present
Labels

Dean Hurley is an American composer, record producer, musician, sound designer, re-recording mixer and songwriter.[1][2][3] He has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award two times for the series, Twin Peaks: The Return.[4] He is best known for his frequent collaborations with director David Lynch.[5][6] Hurley has worked on several and different type of films, as a film score composer, sound supervisor, sound designer, re-recording mixer, sound mixer, and supervising sound editor. Notably he composed the film score of the 2023 feature film Divinity, along with DJ and record producer DJ Muggs.[7]

He produced for the Veils on their album Total Depravity (2016). In 2017, Hurley released the album, Anthology Resource Vol. 1, which featured original material created for Twin Peaks and in 2019, Anthology Resource Vol. II: Philosophy of Beyond, on Sacred Bones Records.[8][9] He has worked with a variety of musicians aside from Lynch and the Veils, such as Romance, John Carpenter, Chromatics, Sky Ferreira, Zola Jesus, Gloria de Oliveira, Dlina Volny, Donovan, Trouble, Chrystabell, Jaye Jayle, Jorja Chalmers, Tiny Ruins, Sam Gendel, among others.

Select filmography

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Year Title Contribution Note
2023 Divinity Composer, along with DJ Muggs Feature film
2020 Happily Sound designer and re-recording mixer Feature film
2020 Looks That Kill Composer Feature film
2019 Flying Lotus Feat. David Lynch: Fire Is Coming Sound designer Video short
2018 Stuntman Sound supervisor and re-recording mixer Documentary
2018 What Did Jack Do? Composer and re-recording mixer Short film
2017 Twin Peaks (season 3) Sound mixer and supervising sound editor TV series
2017 The Putin Interviews Re-recording mixer TV series
2015 The Music of David Lynch Benefit Concert Re-recording mixer TV special
2014 Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces Sound supervisor and re-recording mixer Feature film
2014 Duran Duran: Unstaged Sound mixer Video short
2012 Change Begins Within Re-recording mixer TV special
2011 Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage Sound supervisor and re-recording mixer Feature film
2010 Dior: Lady Blue Shanghai Composer Short film
2009 My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done Sound supervisor and re-recording mixer Feature film
2008 Fight or Die Sound supervisor and re-recording mixer TV series
2006 Making 'The New World Sound supervisor and re-recording mixer Documentary
2006 Inland Empire Sound supervisor and re-recording mixer Feature film

Awards and nominations

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Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2018 Nominated Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special Twin Peaks [10]
Nominated Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie [11]
Nominated Cinema Audio Society Awards Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Movie or Mini-Series [12]
Nominated Motion picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Music Score and Musical for Episodic Short Form Broadcast Media

Discography

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Solo albums

Solo singles

Collaborative albums


Appearances and remixes

Production discography

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References

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  1. ^ ""Twin Peaks" Sound Supervisor Dean Hurley Announces New Album". pitchfork.com. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  2. ^ "Dean Hurley: Anthology Resource Vol. 1". popmatters.com. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  3. ^ "Twin Peaks: An Interview with Music Director Dean Hurley". rhino.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  4. ^ "Awards & Nominations". emmys.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  5. ^ "Dean Hurley is David Lynch's long time sound and music collaborator". abc.net.au. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  6. ^ "Sound Comes First: Inside David Lynch's Bunker, Where He Started Creating the 'Twin Peaks' Sound Design Over 7 Years Ago". indiewire.com. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  7. ^ "DJ Muggs and Dean Hurley". sacredbonesrecords.com. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Dean Hurley explores life after death on Philosophy of Beyond". factmag.com. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  9. ^ "Dean Hurley ANTHOLOGY RESOURCE VOL. II: PHILOSOPHY OF BEYOND Review". thequietus.com. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  10. ^ "Outstanding Sound Editing For A Limited Series, Movie Or Special - 2018". emmys.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  11. ^ "Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Limited Series Or Movie - 2018". emmys.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
  12. ^ "CINEMA AUDIO SOCIETY NOMINATIONS FOR THE 54th ANNUAL CAS AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN SOUND MIXING FOR 201". cinemaaudiosociety.org. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
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