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

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