Kirk Francis obit

RIP Kirk Francis, Sound Engineer 

He was not on the list.

He was an American sound engineer. He won the 2008 Academy Award for The Bourne Ultimatum, and for LA Confidential he also received an Academy Award nomination in 1998. He was on the crew for the 1973 film Executive Action.

At the 98th Academy Awards, his name was mentioned in the In Memoriam section.

After having spent 46 years of his life standing in one spot 14-16 hours every day, wearing headphones, and listening to the sounds of a glamorized industrial work site, Francis in 2014 retired from the movie business to tend his garden in the central Pacific. He did not accept work calls.

 

Sound Department

Chris Pratt in Jurassic World (2015)

Jurassic World

6.9

sound mixer

2015

 

Chiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave (2013)

12 Years a Slave

8.1

production sound mixer

2013

 

Josh Peck, Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson, Isabel Lucas, and Adrianne Palicki in Red Dawn (2012)

Red Dawn

5.3

sound mixer

2012

 

Jeremy Renner in The Bourne Legacy (2012)

The Bourne Legacy

6.6

production sound mixer

2012

 

Brad Pitt in Killing Them Softly (2012)

Killing Them Softly

6.2

sound mixer

2012

 

Taylor Lautner in Abduction (2011)

Abduction

5.1

production sound mixer

2011

 

The Tree of Life (2011)

The Tree of Life

6.8

sound mixer

2011

 

Scott Caan, Chi McBride, Meaghan Rath, Ian Anthony Dale, Alex O'Loughlin, and Beulah Koale in Hawaii Five-0 (2010)

Hawaii Five-0

7.4

TV Series

sound mixer

2010

1 episode

 

Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan in Eagle Eye (2008)

Eagle Eye

6.6

sound mixer

2008

 

Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, and Ray Winstone in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

6.2

sound mixer: second unit

2008

 

Matt Damon in The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

The Bourne Ultimatum

8.0

production sound mixer

2007

 

Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn in The Break-Up (2006)

The Break-Up

5.8

sound mixer

2006

 

Paul Walker in Eight Below (2006)

Eight Below

7.3

sound mixer (as Kirk H. Francis)

2006

 

The Standard v.15 (2004)

The Standard v.15

7.2

Short

sound mixer

2004

 

John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix in Ladder 49 (2004)

Ladder 49

6.5

sound mixer

2004

 

Matt Damon in The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

The Bourne Supremacy

7.7

production sound mixer

2004

 

Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett in Hollywood Homicide (2003)

Hollywood Homicide

5.4

production sound mixer

2003

 

Tommy Lee Jones and Benicio Del Toro in The Hunted (2003)

The Hunted

6.1

sound mixer

2003

 

Jonathan Jackson and Alexis Bledel in Tuck Everlasting (2002)

Tuck Everlasting

6.6

production sound mixer

2002

 

Michael Douglas in Wonder Boys (2000)

Wonder Boys

7.2

sound mixer

2000

 

Kevin Costner in The Postman (1997)

The Postman

6.1

sound mixer

1997

 

Kim Basinger, Russell Crowe, Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, and Guy Pearce in L.A. Confidential (1997)

L.A. Confidential

8.2

production sound mixer

1997

 

Tin Cup (1996)

Tin Cup

6.4

sound mixer

1996

 

Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

Mr. Holland's Opus

7.4

production sound

1995

 

Jade (1995)

Jade

5.4

sound mixer

1995

 

Cobb (1994)

Cobb

6.4

sound mixer

1994

 

Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, Meryl Streep, and Joseph Mazzello in The River Wild (1994)

The River Wild

6.5

sound mixer

1994

 

Anthony C. Hall in Blue Chips (1994)

Blue Chips

6.3

sound mixer

1994

 

Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

Sleepless in Seattle

6.8

production sound mixer

1993

 

RoboCop 3 (1993)

RoboCop 3

4.2

sound mixer

1993

 

White Men Can't Jump (1992)

White Men Can't Jump

6.8

sound mixer

1992

 

Jeff Bridges and Cybill Shepherd in Texasville (1990)

Texasville

6.0

production sound mixer

1990

 

Bill Paxton, Brian Dennehy, Jeff Fahey, and Joe Pantoliano in The Last of the Finest (1990)

The Last of the Finest

5.8

sound mixer

1990

 

Paul Newman and Lolita Davidovich in Blaze (1989)

Blaze

6.0

sound mixer

1989

 

Time Flies When You're Alive (1989)

Time Flies When You're Alive

8.9

TV Movie

sound mixer

1989

 

Virginia Madsen and Treat Williams in Third Degree Burn (1989)

Third Degree Burn

5.6

TV Movie

production sound

1989

 

Big Top Pee-wee (1988)

Big Top Pee-wee

5.2

sound mixer

1988

 

Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon in Bull Durham (1988)

Bull Durham

7.0

sound mixer

1988

 

Molly Ringwald and Randall Batinkoff in For Keeps? (1988)

For Keeps?

6.0

sound mixer

1988

 

Steve Akahoshi, Tony Becker, Eric Bruskotter, Stephen Caffrey, Kevin Conroy, Stan Foster, Ramón Franco, Terence Knox, Joshua D. Maurer, and Miguel A. Núñez Jr. in Tour of Duty (1987)

Tour of Duty

8.3

TV Series

sound mixer

1987

1 episode

 

Kevin Bacon and Sean Astin in White Water Summer (1987)

White Water Summer

6.2

sound mixer

1987

 

Royce D. Applegate, Eddie Deezen, Douglas Emerson, Richard Fleischer, Stephen F. Kesten, Mona Lyden, Pam Matteson, Daniel McDonald, Rick Overton, Wendy Sherman, and Miguel Tejada-Flores in Million Dollar Mystery (1987)

Million Dollar Mystery

5.1

sound mixer

1987

 

Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist in Remington Steele (1982)

Remington Steele

7.3

TV Series

production sound mixer

1987

2 episodes

 

Louis Gossett Jr. and Chuck Norris in Firewalker (1986)

Firewalker

5.1

production sound mixer (uncredited)

1986

 

Miracles (1986)

Miracles

5.3

production sound mixer

1986

 

Ted Danson, Christine Lahti, Mary Tyler Moore, and Sam Waterston in Just Between Friends (1986)

Just Between Friends

6.0

sound mixer

1986

 

Robin Williams and Kurt Russell in The Best of Times (1986)

The Best of Times

6.0

production sound

1986

 

Stripper (1985)

Stripper

5.7

sound recordist

1985

 

Louie Bluie (1985)

Louie Bluie

7.6

production sound mixer

1985

 

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985)

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend

5.1

production sound mixer

1985

 

Dennis Quaid, Kate Capshaw, Christopher Plummer, Cory 'Bumper' Yothers, Larry Cedar, Redmond Gleeson, Peter Jason, David Patrick Kelly, and Chris Mulkey in Dreamscape (1984)

Dreamscape

6.3

sound mixer

1984

 

Jamie Lee Curtis, Patrick Swayze, and C. Thomas Howell in Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)

Grandview, U.S.A.

5.5

production sound mixer

1984

 

UFOria (1984)

UFOria

6.2

production sound mixer

1984

 

Flicks (1983)

Flicks

4.9

production sound mixer

1983

 

Under Fire (1983)

Under Fire

7.0

sound mixer

1983

 

New Wave Theatre (1982)

New Wave Theatre

8.5

TV Series

sound recordistsound mixer (1982)

1982

1 episode

 

Human Highway (1982)

Human Highway

5.9

sound mixer

1982

 

Losin' It (1982)

Losin' It

5.0

sound mixer

1982

 

Full Moon High (1981)

Full Moon High

4.8

production sound mixer (uncredited)

1981

 

Bill Moyers' Journal (1972)

Bill Moyers' Journal

7.7

TV Series

audio

1981

1 episode

 

Foxes (1980)

Foxes

6.1

sound mixer

1980

 

Susan Damante, Robert Logan, and Heather Rattray in The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1978)

The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family

6.4

production mixer

1978

 

Bernie Casey and Vonetta McGee in Brothers (1977)

Brothers

6.5

sound

1977

 

The Amazing Dobermans (1976)

The Amazing Dobermans

5.1

sound mixer (uncredited)

1976

 

Deliver Us from Evil (1975)

Deliver Us from Evil

5.7

production sound mixer

1975

 

Juanita Brown in Black Starlet (1974)

Black Starlet

5.9

sound mixer

1974

 

So Evil, My Sister (1974)

So Evil, My Sister

4.4

production sound mixer

1974

 

Tough (1974)

Tough

6.2

sound mixer

1974

 

The Naughty Stewardesses (1973)

The Naughty Stewardesses

3.6

sound

1973

 

Burt Lancaster, Will Geer, Paul Carr, and Robert Ryan in Executive Action (1973)

Executive Action

6.7

sound

1973

 

Teenage Innocence (1973)

Teenage Innocence

5.7

sound recordist

1973

 

An Eye for an Eye (1973)

An Eye for an Eye

5.1

sound mixer

1973

 

Zooey Hall and Geri Reischl in Poor Albert & Little Annie (1972)

Poor Albert & Little Annie

4.1

sound

1972

 

Actor

UFOria (1984)

UFOria

6.2

Heckler

1984

 

Soundtrack

Paul Walker in Eight Below (2006)

Eight Below

7.3

performer: "Mukilteo Hula"writer: "Mukilteo Hula" (as Kirk H. Francis, as Kirk H. Francis)

2006

 

Self

The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)

The 80th Annual Academy Awards

6.8

TV Special

Self - Winner

2008

 

Man on the Move: Jason Bourne (2007)

Man on the Move: Jason Bourne

7.2

Video

Self

2007