Sound Engineer

Hemphill began his career in 1981 as a sound effects recordist and has become one of the industry's most sought-after re-recording mixers.

Notable Films

• The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
• Hairspray (2007)
• Superman Returns (2006)
• X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
• Fantastic Four (2005)
• War of the Worlds (2005)
• I, Robot (2004)
• Ice Age (2002)
• Vanilla Sky (2001)
• Almost Famous (2000)
• Wild Things (1998)
• Gattaca (1997)
• Liar Liar (1997)
• Jerry Maguire (1996)
• The Rock (1996)
• Heat (1995)
• Immortal Beloved (1994)
• The Firm (1993)
• Last Action Hero (1993)
• Scent of a Woman (1992)
• The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
• Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
• Say Anything... (1989)
• Heathers (1989)
• Three Men and a Baby (1987)
• Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
• Weird Science (1985)
• Rumble Fish (1983)
• Dragonslayer (1981)

Notable Awards

BAFTA Awards

• Sound, Walk the Line (2006)
• Sound, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2004)
• Sound, Almost Famous (2001)
• Sound, The Fabulous Baker Boys (1991)

Cinema Audio Society Awards

• Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures, Walk the Line (2006)
• Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2004)

Oscar

Best Sound, The Last of the Mohicans (1992)