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Michael Babcock(I)

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Michael Babcock
Graduate of the University Miami School of Music with majors in Music Engineering, Jazz Saxophone and Electrical Engineering. Michael joined the re-recording mixing and sound editing union at the age of 22. Was on the Academy Award winning sound teams of "The Dark Knight," "Inception" and "Dune 2: Part Two." Also on nominated sound teams of "Interstellar," "Transformers," "There Will Be Blood," and "War of the Worlds." He was the sole sound designer and re-recording mixer on the Academy Award Winning Animated Short "If Anything Happens I Love You." A film without dialogue making a strong, but beautiful statement about gun violence in schools. Michael has also played on various film/TV scores as a saxophonist, flutist, and clarinetist. A member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), The Cinema Audio Society (CAS),and The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE), 2025 marks his 29th year as a re-recording mixer/sound designer/supervising sound editor.
BornOctober 7
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    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 6 wins & 26 nominations total

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    Known for

    Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)
    Inception
    8.8
    • Sound Department
    • 2010
    Ji-young Yoo, Ejae Kim, Arden Cho, and May Hong in KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
    KPop Demon Hunters
    7.7
    • Sound Department
    • 2025
    Jason Schwartzman, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Rachel Zegler, Josh Rivera, Tom Blyth, and Hunter Schafer in Hunger Games : La Ballade du serpent et de l'oiseau chanteur (2023)
    Hunger Games : La Ballade du serpent et de l'oiseau chanteur
    6.6
    • Sound Department(Sony Post Production Services)
    • 2023
    Les Sept de Chicago (2020)
    Les Sept de Chicago
    7.7
    • Sound Department
    • 2020

    Credits

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    Sound Department



    • Nuremberg
      • re-recording mixer
      • sound designer
      • supervising sound editor
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • Way of the Warrior Kid
      • re-recording mixer
      • supervising sound editor
      • Completed
      • 2025
    • People We Meet on Vacation
      • re-recording mixer
      • Completed
      • 2026



    • Ji-young Yoo, Ejae Kim, Arden Cho, and May Hong in KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
      KPop Demon Hunters
      7.7
      • re-recording mixer
      • sound designer
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2025
    • Joey King, Brianne Tju, Keith Powers, and Chase Stokes in Uglies (2024)
      Uglies
      4.7
      • re-recording mixer
      • sound designer
      • supervisor sound editor
      • 2024
    • Hugh Grant in Heretic (2024)
      Heretic
      7.0
      • re-recording mixer
      • 2024
    • La Malédiction : L'Origine (2024)
      La Malédiction : L'Origine
      6.5
      • re-recording mixer
      • 2024
    • Brian Cox, Kelly Reilly, and Brooklynn Prince in Little Wing (2024)
      Little Wing
      6.1
      • re-recording mixer
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2024
    • Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya in Dune : Deuxième Partie (2024)
      Dune : Deuxième Partie
      8.5
      • additional sound designer
      • 2024
    • Michelle Yeoh, Sam Song Li, and Justin Chien in The Brothers Sun (2024)
      The Brothers Sun
      7.5
      TV Series
      • re-recording mixer
      • sound designer
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2024
    • Jennifer Garner, Ed Helms, Lincoln Sykes, Theodore Sykes, Emma Myers, and Brady Noon in Family Switch (2023)
      Family Switch
      5.7
      • re-recording mixer
      • 2023
    • Jason Schwartzman, Viola Davis, Peter Dinklage, Rachel Zegler, Josh Rivera, Tom Blyth, and Hunter Schafer in Hunger Games : La Ballade du serpent et de l'oiseau chanteur (2023)
      Hunger Games : La Ballade du serpent et de l'oiseau chanteur
      6.6
      • re-recording mixer: Sony Post Production Services
      • 2023
    • Love You, Mama (2023)
      Love You, Mama
      Short
      • re-recording mixer
      • sound designer
      • 2023
    • Alicia Silverstone, Benicio Del Toro, and Justin Timberlake in Reptile (2023)
      Reptile
      6.8
      • re-recording mixer
      • sound designer
      • co-supervising sound editor (uncredited) ...
      • 2023
    • Adam Driver and Ariana Greenblatt in 65 : La Terre d'avant (2023)
      65 : La Terre d'avant
      5.4
      • re-recording mixer
      • 2023
    • Snow Day (2022)
      Snow Day
      4.2
      • re-recording mixer
      • 2022
    • Jamie Lee Curtis and James Jude Courtney in Halloween Ends (2022)
      Halloween Ends
      5.0
      • re-recording mixer: Imax
      • 2022
    • Bros (2022)
      Bros
      6.3
      • re-recording mixer
      • 2022

    Music Department



    • The Hunting Ground (2015)
      The Hunting Ground
      7.4
      • re-recording mixer
      • 2015
    • Fame (2009)
      Fame
      5.0
      • soundtrack mixing engineer
      • 2009
    • Vince Vaughn, Carmen Electra, Ben Stiller, Snoop Dogg, Amy Smart, and Owen Wilson in Starsky & Hutch (2004)
      Starsky & Hutch
      6.1
      • soundtrack mixing engineer
      • 2004

    Composer



    • 3 Rounds
      5.9
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2005
    • A Clean Break
      6.2
      Short
      • Composer (as Mike Babcock)
      • 1999

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Michael T. Babcock
    • Born
      • October 7
      • Rochester, New York, USA
    • Spouses
        Selma BabcockJanuary 2, 2020 - ?
    • Children
      • Thomas Babcock

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      In the movie "Red Dragon," can be briefly seen playing flute next to the man who Dr. Hannibal Lectner later eats.

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