About
Johnnie Burn is an English sound designer, re-recording mixer, and supervising sound editor, and founder of Wave Studios London, Amsterdam, and New York.
The sound design of Jonathan Glazers' 2013 film UNDER THE SKIN gained him much recognition, and a host of award nominations including The British Independent Film Awards, INOCA Film Awards, Seattle Film Critics, and he was named Sound Mixer of the Year by Resolution Magazine.His next film, Yorgos Lanthimos’s THE LOBSTER, had its sound design recognised at The Belgium Film Festival where it won The Georges Delerue Music and Sound Design Award. Sir Alan Parkers' jury cited 'For the creative, eclectic and imaginative use of music and sound design".
These films were followed by work on Rupert Sanders GHOST IN THE SHELL, James Marsh's THE MERCY, Yorgos Lanthimos' THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER and the recently released 'THE FAVOURITE'
This Summer 2019 has seen him sound design & mixing the intricate details of the soundscape that makes the film WAVES by future legend director Trey Edward Shults.
Johnnie spent years in commercials audio post winning many awards many times. He founded the highly regarded audio post house Wave Studios in London in 1999, now also in Amsterdam and New York, with his partner Warren Hamilton.
He also works on various other sound design projects, for example, you hear his voice going 'skkkyyype' whenever you log in!
The Sound Design and mix of 'the favourite'
Feature Films
WAVES Directed by Trey Edward Shults
THE FAVOURITE Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
THE MERCY Directed by James Marsh,
THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos,
UNDER THE SKIN. Directed by Jonathan Glazer
THE LOBSTER. Directed By Yorgos Lanthimos
BIRTH. Directed by Jonathan Glazer
Other
Skype - Sound Design of the Skype Login/ringtones etc Sound palette
Madonna 'Music' - by Jonas AkerlundDavid Bowie 'Thursday's Child' - by Walter Stern
The Dead Weather 'Treat Me Like Your Mother' - by Jonathan Glazer
The Fat Slags - Slags At Large
The Spice Girls 'Say You'll Be There' by Vaughn Arnell
Commercials
Guinness 'Surfer' - by Jonathan Glazer
Honda 'Cog' by Antoine Bardou-Jacquet
Audi 'Bull' by Niolcai Fuglisg
Xbox Mosquito by Danny Kleinman
Mercedes 'Lucky Star' by Michael Mann
Audi RS4 'Spider' by Sam Brown
Honda 'Grrrr' by Adam Foulkes and Alan Smith
Lanvin 'Oxygene' by Bruno Aveillan
Kiss FM 'Music is Life' by Malcolm Venville
Guiness 'Dreamer' by Jonathan Glazer
Guiness 'Lava' by Rupert Sanders
Audi 'Wakeboarder' by Danny Kleinman
Bridgestone 'Scream' by kinka Usher
Kronenbourg 'Bubbles' by Tony Kaye
Stella Artios 'Devils Island' by Jonathan Glazer
COI - Spin The Bottle by Dom & Nick
Audi A6 "Satellite" by Johnny Green
contact