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Paul Hackner

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Paul Hackner
Paul Hackner is an award winning sound designer and mixer who was born in South Africa, raised in Los Angeles, and attended Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Paul's 20+ year career as a audio engineer and sound designer has included work on over 130 films and other projects. Notable feature projects include the The Incredible Hulk, Drive, Sinister, Insidious 3, The Revenant and the 2017 remake of Stephen King's It.

Although he's worked on Hollywood blockbusters, Paul continues to work with indie filmmakers on documentaries and features. Notable indies include the award winning documentary The Garden as well as Asia Argento's Misunderstood. Paul lives in Los Angeles with his wife Angela Hackner and his son Ari.
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      • 1 win & 8 nominations total

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    Known for

    Ethan Hawke in The Black Phone (2021)
    The Black Phone
    6.9
    • Sound Department
    • 2021
    Justin Timberlake, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Kenan Thompson, George Clinton, Kelly Clarkson, Gustavo Dudamel, Rachel Bloom, and Anthony Ramos in Trolls World Tour (2020)
    Trolls World Tour
    6.1
    • Sound Department
    • 2020
    Bill Skarsgård and Jackson Robert Scott in It (2017)
    It
    7.3
    • Sound Department
    • 2017
    Clare Foley in Sinister (2012)
    Sinister
    6.8
    • Sound Department
    • 2012

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    • Informal Crooks
      • sound designer
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Brisa
      • re-recording mixer: Transported Audio
      • Post-production



    • Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Gorge (2025)
      The Gorge
      6.7
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2025
    • Antonella Rose, Juliana Lamia, David Howard Thornton, Sienna Hubert-Ross, Charlotte McKee, and Elliott Fullam in Terrifier 3 (2024)
      Terrifier 3
      6.3
      • Additional Re-recording Mixer
      • Additional Sound Design
      • 2024
    • David Alan Grier and Justice Smith in The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024)
      The American Society of Magical Negroes
      3.8
      • re-recording mixer
      • 2024
    • Taraji P. Henson, Fantasia Barrino, and Danielle Brooks in The Color Purple (2023)
      The Color Purple
      6.8
      • dialogue editor
      • 2023
    • Justin Timberlake, Anna Kendrick, Kenan Thompson, Eric André, Troye Sivan, Kid Cudi, Daveed Diggs, and Camila Cabello in Trolls Band Together (2023)
      Trolls Band Together
      6.0
      • re-recording mixer
      • supervising sound editor & designer
      • 2023
    • Will Ferrell and Jamie Foxx in Strays (2023)
      Strays
      6.3
      • dialog & adr editor
      • 2023
    • Jacob Latimore and Tosin Cole in House Party (2023)
      House Party
      4.4
      • re-recording mixer
      • 2023
    • Maika Monroe and Jake Lacy in Significant Other (2022)
      Significant Other
      5.7
      • adr editor
      • 2022
    • Charlie Day and Jenny Slate in I Want You Back (2022)
      I Want You Back
      6.5
      • re-recording mixer
      • 2022
    • Bruce Thomas and Steve Downes in Halo Infinite (2021)
      Halo Infinite
      8.0
      Video Game
      • sound designer: Sweet Justice, Game Audio
      • 2021
    • Ethan Hawke in The Black Phone (2021)
      The Black Phone
      6.9
      • re-recording mixer
      • sound designer
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2021
    • The Forever Purge (2021)
      The Forever Purge
      5.4
      • re-recording mixer
      • sound designer
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2021
    • Jennifer Hale, David Kaye, and James Arnold Taylor in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (2021)
      Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
      8.7
      Video Game
      • sound editor: Cinematic Sound Design
      • 2021
    • P!nk in P!nk: All I Know So Far (2021)
      P!nk: All I Know So Far
      7.8
      • supervising sound editor
      • 2021
    • Destruction AllStars (2021)
      Destruction AllStars
      5.5
      Video Game
      • Sound Editor: Cinematics: Sweet Justice Sound Ltd
      • 2021

    Soundtrack



    • Robert Daniel Sloan and Dartanian Sloan in Sinister 2 (2015)
      Sinister 2
      5.3
      • arranger: "Bae Bae Lille Lam"
      • performer: "Bae Bae Lille Lam"
      • 2015

    Music Department



    • Dragonheart: A New Beginning (1999)
      Dragonheart: A New Beginning
      4.5
      Video
      • music editor (uncredited)
      • 1999
    • Random Acts of Violence (1999)
      Random Acts of Violence
      3.7
      • music editor
      • 1999

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