Dean Hurley

Biography

Dean Hurley is an American composer, sound designer, and re-recording mixer. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with director David Lynch.

Career Overview

Dean Hurley has 33 screen credits in a career dating back to 1925. Their work is anchored in the Chili Palmer Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include The Last Samurai, Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, Inland Empire. 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

33

Known For

• 

  The Last Samurai
• 

  Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
• 

  Inland Empire
• 

  Be Cool
• 

  The Sweet East
• 

  Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

Associated Universes

• Chili Palmer Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Vince Vaughn (2 collaborations)
• Grace Zabriskie (2 collaborations)
• David Lynch (2 collaborations)
• Tom Cruise (1 collaborations)
• Ken Watanabe (1 collaborations)
• Timothy Spall (1 collaborations)
• Tony Goldwyn (1 collaborations)
• Hiroyuki Sanada (1 collaborations)
• Koyuki (1 collaborations)
• Shin Koyamada (1 collaborations)

Credits

• sound (33 credits)

  • I Live Here Now

    sound designer

    sound
    2026
  • Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice

    sound designer

    sound
    2026
  • Caterpillar

    sound designer

    sound
    2025
  • Lula

    sound

    sound
    2024
  • The Sweet East

    sound designer

    sound
    2023
  • Divinity

    original music composer

    sound
    2023
  • My Animal

    sound designer

    sound
    2023
  • Nuclear Now

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    2023
  • JFK: Destiny Betrayed

    supervising sound editor

    sound

    - Episode 4 (2021) ... supervising sound editor sound

    - Episode 3 (2021) ... supervising sound editor sound

    - Episode 2 (2021) ... supervising sound editor sound

    - Episode 1 (2021) ... supervising sound editor sound
    2021
  • JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    2021
  • The Vandal

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2021
  • Happily

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    2021
  • Looks That Kill

    original music composer

    sound
    2020
  • Bosko and the Rebirth of Tiki

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2020
  • Stuntman

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2018
  • WHAT DID JACK DO?

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    2017
  • The Puppet Man

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2016
  • Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces

    sound mixer

    sound
    2014
  • Duran Duran: Unstaged

    sound mixer

    sound
    2014
  • Idem Paris

    sound mixer

    sound
    2013
  • Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2011
  • My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2010
  • Baraboo

    original music composer

    sound
    2009
  • More Things That Happened

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2007
  • Inland Empire

    sound mixer

    sound
    2006
  • Making 'The New World'

    sound re-recording mixer

    sound
    2006
  • The Great New Wonderful

    sound editor

    sound
    2005
  • The Curse of El Charro

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    2005
  • Be Cool

    sound effects

    sound
    2005
  • The Drone Virus

    supervising sound editor

    sound
    2004
  • The Last Samurai

    sound assistant

    sound
    2003
  • Twin Peaks

    - Part 18 (2017) ... sound re-recording mixer sound

    - Part 17 (2017) ... sound re-recording mixer sound

    - Part 16 (2017) ... sound re-recording mixer sound

    - Part 15 (2017) ... sound re-recording mixer sound

    - Part 14 (2017) ... sound re-recording mixer sound
    1990
  • The Mystic

    original music composer

    sound
    1925