Walter Murch
"Apocalypse Now," "Ghost," "Julia," "House of Cards"
San Francisco, CA USA
"You always have to keep your antenna open to receive the message, evaluate it, and then do what's right. Don't get stuck in a rut."
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Walter's work combines: Film, Music, and Being Creative
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Johns Hopkins University
Graduate Degree
Film/Cinema/Media Studies
University of Southern California
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
He grew up in Manhattan and had no connection to the film industry.
2.
When he was 10 or 11, he became obsessed with his tape recorder.
3.
He'd tape all kinds of sounds and, then he taught himself how to cut up the tapes and make his own edits.
4.
As he got older, he drifted away from that interest; he explored the fields of architecture and oceanography.
5.
One day, he saw "The Seventh Seal", a film by Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman.
6.
He walked out of the theater and felt floored that people had made that film; realized he could've make that film.
7.
Amazingly, he'd tapped back into his 11-year-old self's passion; says at that age, you know enough about yourself to have a pure, untarnished vision.
8.
He went to USC's film school-where he met George Lucas-and kicked off what would become an incredibly esteemed sound editing career.
