---
name: "Johnnie Burn"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/johnnie-burn"
roles: ["Sound designer"]
born: "1 January 1970"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-09-21T03:19:59.871909+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Johnnie Burn

Sound designer. Born 1 January 1970.

## Details

- **Work:** Sound designer
- **Born:** 1 January 1970
- **Active:** 2014–present
- **Also known as:** Johnnie Maxwell Burn
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 82 (3), 2020s 74 (8)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 76 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 8 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Comedy 5, Science Fiction 4, Thriller 4, Romance 3, History 2
- **Screen time:** 22 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $622m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnnie_Burn, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110908998, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1908855/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1341735

## Biography

Johnnie Burn (born May 1970) is a British sound designer, re-recording mixer and supervising sound editor. He co-founded Wave Studios in London in 1999.

Burn is known for his long-term collaborations with directors Jonathan Glazer, Yorgos Lanthimos and Jordan Peele. His credits include *Under the Skin* (2013), *The Lobster* (2015), *The Favourite* (2018), *Nope* (2022), *The Zone of Interest* (2023) and *Poor Things* (2023). He also contributed music to *September Says* (2025).

For *The Zone of Interest*, Burn shared the 2024 Academy Award for Best Sound with Tarn Willers.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, johnnieburn.com.*

## On Fi1m (11)

- *Tuner* (2026), Fi1m 74, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/tuner.md)
- *28 Years Later* (2025), Fi1m 76, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer — [page](https://film.one/film/28-years-later.md)
- *Bugonia* (2025), Fi1m 72, Music Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/bugonia.md)
- *Hamnet* (2025), Fi1m 76, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/hamnet.md)
- *September Says* (2025), Fi1m 63, Music, Sound Designer, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/september-says.md)
- *Kinds of Kindness* (2024), Fi1m 63, Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/kinds-of-kindness.md)
- *Poor Things* (2023), Fi1m 76, Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Music Editor, Supervising Sound Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/poor-things.md)
- *The Zone of Interest* (2023), Fi1m 91, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-zone-of-interest.md)
- *The Favourite* (2018), Fi1m 87, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Music Editor, Sound Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-favourite.md)
- *The Lobster* (2015), Fi1m 78, Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Music Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lobster.md)
- *Under the Skin* (2014), Fi1m 81, Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/under-the-skin.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Tuner* (2026), Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/tuner.md)
- *Hamnet* (2025), Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/hamnet.md)
- *Bugonia* (2025), Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Music Editor — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/bugonia.md)
- *28 Years Later* (2025), Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/28-years-later.md)
- *Hurry Up Tomorrow* (2025), Sound Designer, Music Editor
- *September Says* (2025), Sound Designer, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/september-says.md)
- *Kinds of Kindness* (2024), Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/kinds-of-kindness.md)
- *The Zone of Interest* (2023), Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/the-zone-of-interest.md)
- *Poor Things* (2023), Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, Music Editor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/poor-things.md)
- *Nope* (2022), Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- *A Black Rift Begins to Yawn* (2021), Thanks
- *Ammonite* (2020), Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- *Strasbourg 1518* (2020), Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- *Nimic* (2020), Sound Designer
- *Waves* (2019), Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- *The Fall* (2019), Thanks
- *Olla* (2019), Sound Editor
- *The Favourite* (2018), Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Music Editor — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/the-favourite.md)
- *The Mercy* (2018), Sound Designer
- *The Killing of a Sacred Deer* (2017), Music Editor, Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor
- *Ghost in the Shell* (2017), Temp Sound Editor
- *The Lobster* (2015), Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer, Music Editor, Supervising Sound Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lobster.md)
- *A Plea for Grimsby* (2015), Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- *Under the Skin* (2014), Sound Designer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/under-the-skin.md)
- *St George's Day* (2012), Supervising Sound Editor
- *The Devil's Dosh* (2012), Thanks, ADR Supervisor
- *Payback Season* (2012), Supervising Sound Editor
- *Warrioress* (2011), Supervising Sound Editor
- *Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection* (2009), Sound Designer
- *The Work of Director Jonathan Glazer* (2005), Sound Editor
- *Birth* (2004), Sound Designer
- *David Bowie: Best of Bowie* (2002), Sound Designer
- *Weekender* (1992), Sound Designer
- *The Fat Slags* (1992), Sound Re-Recording Mixer

## Gallery

- ![Johnnie Burn](https://film.one/media/person/95866/gallery-012dffdd0d74.jpg) Johnnie Burn — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Johnnie_Burn_%2810_of_33%29_%2853259242031%29_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![PoorThingsBFILFF141023 (10 of 33) (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/95866/gallery-bf5142623f83.jpg) PoorThingsBFILFF141023 (10 of 33) (2023) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/PoorThingsBFILFF141023_%2810_of_33%29_%2853259242031%29.jpg/1280px-PoorThingsBFILFF141023_%2810_of_33%29_%2853259242031%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PoorThingsBFILFF141023 (8 of 33) (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/95866/gallery-ffb2e7f7c1a5.jpg) PoorThingsBFILFF141023 (8 of 33) (2023) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/PoorThingsBFILFF141023_%288_of_33%29_%2853259728390%29.jpg/1280px-PoorThingsBFILFF141023_%288_of_33%29_%2853259728390%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![PoorThingsBFILFF141023 (9 of 33) (2023)](https://film.one/media/person/95866/gallery-65aa74e4d2c0.jpg) PoorThingsBFILFF141023 (9 of 33) (2023) — Raph_PH, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/PoorThingsBFILFF141023_%289_of_33%29_%2853258364232%29.jpg/1280px-PoorThingsBFILFF141023_%289_of_33%29_%2853258364232%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 2024: Best Sound (won), for *The Zone of Interest*

### Other awards — 3 won

- CST Award of the Technical Artist 2025: CST Award of the Technical Artist (won), for *The Zone of Interest*
- CST Award of the Technical Artist 2024: CST Award of the Technical Artist (won), for *The Zone of Interest*
- European Film Award for Best Sound Designer 2023: European Film Award for Best Sound Designer (won), for *The Zone of Interest*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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