Michael Hedges

Biography

Career Overview

Michael Hedges has 48 screen credits in a career dating back to 1989. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently Middle-earth (Tolkien) with 6 titles. Signature works include Avatar: Fire and Ash, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Sound

Gender

male

Known Credits

48

Birth Place

Wellington, New Zealand

Known For

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  Avatar: Fire and Ash
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  The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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  The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
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  Avatar: The Way of Water
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  The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
• 

  The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

• Middle-earth (Tolkien) (6 titles)
• Avatar (2 titles)
• Tickled Collection (1 titles)
• Neill Blomkamp Trilogy (1 titles)
• Boogeyman Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Peter Jackson (16 collaborations)
• Richard Taylor (13 collaborations)
• James Cameron (12 collaborations)
• Alan Lee (9 collaborations)
• Fran Walsh (9 collaborations)
• Christopher Boyes (8 collaborations)
• Dan Hennah (8 collaborations)
• Howard Shore (8 collaborations)
• Peter Swords King (7 collaborations)
• Tim Wong (6 collaborations)

Credits

• sound (47 credits)

  • Avatar: Fire and Ash

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2025
  • Heart Eyes

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2025
  • The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2024
  • Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2023
  • Avatar: The Way of Water

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2022
  • The Raid

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2022
  • The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2022
  • The Beatles: Get Back

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound

    - Part 3: Days 17-22 (2021) ... sound re-recording mixer sound

    - Part 2: Days 8-16 (2021) ... sound re-recording mixer sound

    - Part 1: Days 1-7 (2021) ... sound re-recording mixer sound
    2021
  • Mortal Engines

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2018
  • They Shall Not Grow Old

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2018
  • The World In Your Window

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2017
  • Tickled

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2016
  • The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2014
  • The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2013
  • The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2012
  • When a City Falls

    sound mixer

    sound
    2011
  • Love Birds

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2011
  • Boy

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2010
  • Separation City

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2009
  • District 9

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2009
  • Show of Hands

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2008
  • Bridge to Terabithia

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2007
  • Earthquake

    sound mixer

    sound
    2006
  • King Kong

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2005
  • The World's Fastest Indian

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2005
  • Boogeyman

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2005
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2003
  • Perfect Strangers

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2003
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2002
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    additional sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2001
  • Stickmen

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2001
  • Infection

    sound

    sound
    2000
  • Thinking About Sleep

    recording supervision

    sound
    1999
  • Punitive Damage

    sound mixer

    sound
    1999
  • Time is a Spider

    sound mixer

    sound
    1997
  • Delf

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    1997
  • Jack Brown: Genius

    sound mixer

    sound
    1996
  • The Frighteners

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    1996
  • War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    1996
  • Cinema of Unease: A Personal Journey by Sam Neill

    sound

    sound
    1995
  • Dirty Creature

    sound mixer

    sound
    1995
  • Red Scream

    sound

    sound
    1994
  • Stroke

    sound mixer

    sound
    1994
  • Valley of the Stereos

    sound mixer

    sound
    1992
  • Mana Waka

    sound mixer

    sound
    1990
  • The Ray Bradbury Theater: A Sound of Thunder

    sound

    sound
    1989
  • Snail's Pace

    sound

    sound
    1989

• crew (1 credits)

  • Wasted

    mixing engineer

    crew
    1998