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Paul Hsu
Paul Hsu
Born	U.S.
Occupation(s)	sound designer, Re-recording mixer, Supervising sound editor
Years active	1995–present

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Paul Hsu is an American sound designer, re-recording mixer and supervising sound editor.^[1]^[2]^[3] He has won one Primetime Emmy Award from three nominations.^[4]

Career

Paul was invited to become a member of Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2016.^[5] He is a principal partner at c5 sound, inc.^[6]^[7]

Selected filmography

2023 – Beau Is Afraid (supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer)
2022 – Jeen-Yuhs (re-recording mixer)
2022 – Nanny (sound designer)
2021 – Tick, Tick... Boom! (supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer)
2021 – Respect (re-recording mixer)
2021 – Stillwater (supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer)
2021 – Summer of Soul (re-recording mixer)
2020 – American Utopia (re-recording mixer)
2020 – Da 5 Bloods (re-recording mixer)
2019 – Motherless Brooklyn (supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer)
2017-2019 – She's Gotta Have It (supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer)
2018 – Ocean's 8 (supervising sound editor)
2017 – Lady Bird (supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer)
2017 – A Night at the Garden (supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer)
2017 – American Made (sound designer)
2017 – The Meyerowitz Stories (supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer)
2016 – Free State of Jones (supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer)

2015 – Chi-Raq (re-recording mixer)
2015 – Creative Control (re-recording mixer)
2014 – While We're Young (supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer)
2014 – Foxcatcher (supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer)
2013 – Cutie and the Boxer (supervising sound editor)
2012 – Frances Ha (supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer)
2011 – Win Win (supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer)
2010 – Salt (supervising sound editor)
2010 – Bill Cunningham New York (re-recording mixer)
2010 – Greenberg (supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer)
2009 – Away We Go (supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer)
2009 – Fighting (supervising sound editor)
2008 – Be Kind Rewind (supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer)
2006 – God Grew Tired of Us (supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer)
2005 – Street Fight (re-recording mixer)

As composer

2021 – Ruby
2016 – Modern Houses
2006 – Flannel Pajamas
2002 – Justice and the Generals
2001 – Limón: A Life Beyond Words

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work	Ref.
2022	Won	Satellite Awards	Best Sound	Tick, Tick... Boom!	^[8]
	Won	Cinema Audio Society Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Motion Picture – Documentary	Summer of Soul	^[9]
	Nominated	Cinema Eye Honors	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design	Summer of Soul	^[10]
2021	Won	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special	American Utopia	^[11]
2013	Won	News and Documentary Emmy Awards	Outstanding Music and Sound	In Tahrir Square: 18 Days of Egypt's Unfinished Revolution	^[12]
2011	Nominated	Motion Picture Sound Editors	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Sound Effects and Foley for Feature Film	Salt	^[13]
2006	Nominated	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)	Baghdad ER	^[14]
1999	Nominated	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program (Single or Multi-Camera)	The Farm: Angola, USA	^[15]

References

^ "'Summer of Soul' Rerecording Mixer Paul Hsu on Why Questlove Was Right Director for Doc". hollywoodreporter.com. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
^ "'tick, tick… Boom!' re-recording mixer and supervising sound editor Paul Hsu on the challenges of creating the 'Sunday' sequence". goldderby.com. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
^ "Supervising Sound Editor Paul Hsu Breaks Down His Approach To Elevating 'tick, tick…BOOM!' – Production Value". deadline.com. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
^ "Paul Hsu". emmys.com. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
^ "NEW MEMBERS 2016: ACADEMY INVITES 683 TO MEMBERSHIP". oscars.org. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
^ "C5 Kicks Out the Jams At Its State-of-the-Art House of Sound". cinemontage.org. November 2009. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
^ "Documentary Fundamentals: Editing and Sound Design". uniondocs.org. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
^ "26th International Press Academy Satellite Awards winners: 'Belfast,' 'The Power of the Dog' tops in film; 'Ted Lasso,' 'Squid Game' in television". awardswatch.com. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
^ "58th CAS Awards Winners". cinemaaudiosociety.org. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
^ "'Flee' & 'Summer Of Soul' Lead Cinema Eye Honors Nominations". deadline.com. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
^ "Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special - 2021". emmys.com. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
^ "CBS, PBS and HBO Dominate News and Doc Emmy Noms as 'Project NIM,' 'The Interrupters,' 'Saving Face' All Get Nods". indiewire.com. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
^ "Motion Picture Sound Editors announce nominees for the Golden Reel Awards". Los Angeles Times. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
^ "Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming (single Or Multi-camera) - 2006". emmys.com. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
^ "OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NON-FICTION PROGRAMMING - SOUND EDITING - 1999". emmys.com. Retrieved 2023-06-07.

External links

Official website
Paul Hsu at IMDb

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[1] "'Summer of Soul' Rerecording Mixer Paul Hsu on Why Questlove Was Right Director for Doc". hollywoodreporter.com. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 2023-06-07.

[2] "'tick, tick… Boom!' re-recording mixer and supervising sound editor Paul Hsu on the challenges of creating the 'Sunday' sequence". goldderby.com. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-07.

[3] "Supervising Sound Editor Paul Hsu Breaks Down His Approach To Elevating 'tick, tick…BOOM!' – Production Value". deadline.com. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 2023-06-07.

[4] "Paul Hsu". emmys.com. Retrieved 2023-06-07.

[5] "NEW MEMBERS 2016: ACADEMY INVITES 683 TO MEMBERSHIP". oscars.org. Retrieved 2023-06-07.

[6] "C5 Kicks Out the Jams At Its State-of-the-Art House of Sound". cinemontage.org. November 2009. Retrieved 2023-06-07.

[7] "Documentary Fundamentals: Editing and Sound Design". uniondocs.org. Retrieved 2023-06-07.

[8] "26th International Press Academy Satellite Awards winners: 'Belfast,' 'The Power of the Dog' tops in film; 'Ted Lasso,' 'Squid Game' in television". awardswatch.com. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2023-06-07.

[9] "58th CAS Awards Winners". cinemaaudiosociety.org. Retrieved 2023-06-07.

[10] "'Flee' & 'Summer Of Soul' Lead Cinema Eye Honors Nominations". deadline.com. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 2023-06-07.

[11] "Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special - 2021". emmys.com. Retrieved 2023-06-07.

[12] "CBS, PBS and HBO Dominate News and Doc Emmy Noms as 'Project NIM,' 'The Interrupters,' 'Saving Face' All Get Nods". indiewire.com. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 2023-06-07.

[13] "Motion Picture Sound Editors announce nominees for the Golden Reel Awards". Los Angeles Times. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 2023-06-07.

[14] "Outstanding Sound Mixing For Nonfiction Programming (single Or Multi-camera) - 2006". emmys.com. Retrieved 2023-06-07.

[15] "OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NON-FICTION PROGRAMMING - SOUND EDITING - 1999". emmys.com. Retrieved 2023-06-07.

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+'''Paul Hsu''' is an American [[sound designer]], [[re-recording mixer]] and [[Sound editor (filmmaking)|supervising sound editor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/summer-of-soul-rerecording-mixer-interview-questlove-1235059727/|title='Summer of Soul' Rerecording Mixer Paul Hsu on Why Questlove Was Right Director for Doc|website=hollywoodreporter.com|date=12 December 2021 |access-date=2023-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldderby.com/feature/paul-tsu-tick-tick-boom-sound-video-interview-1204718105/|title='tick, tick… Boom!' re-recording mixer and supervising sound editor Paul Hsu on the challenges of creating the 'Sunday' sequence|website=goldderby.com|date=20 January 2022 |access-date=2023-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/video/tick-tick-boom-paul-hsu-on-crafting-lin-manuel-miranda-pics-sound/|title=Supervising Sound Editor Paul Hsu Breaks Down His Approach To Elevating 'tick, tick…BOOM!' – Production Value|website=deadline.com|date=9 December 2021 |access-date=2023-06-07}}</ref> He has won one [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]] from three nominations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/paul-hsu|title=Paul Hsu|website=emmys.com|access-date=2023-06-07}}</ref>
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+Paul was invited to become a member of [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/news/academy-invites-683-membership|title=NEW MEMBERS 2016: ACADEMY INVITES 683 TO MEMBERSHIP|website=oscars.org|access-date=2023-06-07}}</ref> He is a principal partner at c5 sound, inc.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cinemontage.org/c5-kicks-out-jams/|title=C5 Kicks Out the Jams At Its State-of-the-Art House of Sound|website=cinemontage.org|date=November 2009 |access-date=2023-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uniondocs.org/event/2018-06-23-doc-fundamentals-editing/|title=Documentary Fundamentals: Editing and Sound Design|website=uniondocs.org|access-date=2023-06-07}}</ref>
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1990s	Gary Alper, Skip Lievsay, and Frank Morrone (1999)
2000s	Frank E. Eulner (2000) Christopher Boyes, Gethin Creagh, Hammond Peek, and Michael Semanick (2001) Larry Blake (2002) Doug Hemphill, Richard King, Paul Massey, and Art Rochester (2003) Elliott Koretz, Michael Minkler, Myron Nettinga, and Lee Orloff (2004) Paul Brincat, Ben Burtt, Tom Myers, Andy Nelson, Christopher Scarabosio, and Matthew Wood (2005) Bob Beemer, Willie D. Burton, Michael Minkler, and Richard E. Yawn (2006) Kirk Francis, Per Hallberg, Karen Baker Landers, Scott Millan, and David Parker (2007) Lora Hirschberg, Richard King, and Gary Rizzo (2008) Jeffrey J. Haboush, Michael Keller, Rick Kline, Michael McGee, and Paul N. J. Ottosson (2009)
2010s	Beau Borders, William B. Kaplan, Kevin O'Connell, and Mark Stoeckinger (2010) Lon Bender, Robert Eber, Victor Ray Ennis, Robert Fernandez, and Dave Paterson (2011) Simon Hayes, Andy Nelson, Lee Walpole, and John Warhurst (2012) Niv Adiri, Glenn Freemantle, Skip Lievsay, and Chris Munro (2013) Thomas Curley, Craig Mann, and Ben Wilkins (2014) Paul Massey, Mac Ruth, Oliver Tarney, and Mark Taylor (2015) Peter Grace, Robert Mackenzie, Kevin O'Connell, and Andy Wright (2016) Alex Gibson, Richard King, Gregg Landaker, Gary Rizzo, and Mark Weingarten (2017) Erik Aadahl, Michael Barosky, Brandon Proctor, and Ethan Van der Ryn (2018) David Giammarco, Paul Massey, Steven A. Morrow, and Donald Sylvester (2019)
2020s	Jaime Baksht, Nicolas Becker, Phillip Bladh, Carlos Cortés, Michelle Couttolenc, and Carolina Santana (2020) Paul Hsu and Tod A. Maitland (2021) Al Nelson, James Mather, Mark Weingarten, and Bjorn Schroeder (2022) Richard King, Steven A. Morrow, Tom Ozanich, Jason Ruder, and Dean A. Zupancic (2023)