Alan Robert Murray, Oscar-Winning Sound Editor on ‘American Sniper’ and ‘Joker,’ Dies at 66
Frequent Clint Eastwood collaborator holds the record for most nominations of any sound editor with 10Brian Welk | February 25, 2021 @ 1:53 PM Last Updated: February 25, 2021 @ 1:54 PM
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Alan Robert Murray, a two-time Oscar winner and sound editor who has worked on films such as “American Sniper,” “Joker” and “Letters From Iwo Jima,” has died. He was 66.
Murray’s passing was confirmed by his family via Kim Waugh, an executive with Warner Bros. Sound, where Murray has been based since 1979. His family said he died Wednesday. His cause of death was not mentioned.
Space Cowboys (2000),
Sully (2016) and for Chuck Russell's
Eraser (1996) and Denis Villeneuve's
Sicario (2015).
Escape From Alcatraz (1979) to
Richard Jewell (2019), in a stretch that also included the best picture winners
Unforgiven (1992) and
Million Dollar Baby (2004).
In addition, he partnered with Eastwood on several others movies that the Hollywood legend produced and/or starred in, including
Any Which Way You Can (1980),
Tightrope (1984),
Trouble With the Curve (2012).
Eastwood "has always been one who lets the artists bring what they can to the table," Murray said backstage at the Oscars after his win for
American Sniper (2014). "He gives you specific notes but lets you create on your own. And he respects the artists on his crew."