Wayne Pashley is a Sydney based Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer, and Re-recording mixer, whose feature film credits include Australian and international titles.
Beginning his career in the mid 1980’s, by 1993 he opened the doors to his own sound studio, Big Bang Sound Design, which has become one of Australia’s pre-eminent sound post facilities. During his almost 40 year career he has worked with some of the finest directors and producers in the film industry, and contributed to the soundtracks of over 75 feature films including Peter Weir's “Greencard” and “Fearless”, George Miller's “Happy Feet” and “Mad Max: Fury Road”, Zack Snyder’s “Legend of the Guardians - The Owls of Ga’Hoole”, and Phil Lord & Chris Millers “The Lego Movie”.
His 30 year working relationship with Baz Luhrmann has seen him work on “Strictly Ballroom”, “Australia” and take home the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts award for Best Sound on “The Great Gatsby”.
A multi award winning Supervising Sound Editor/Re-recording Mixer, Wayne has garnered awards that range from Best Artistic Contribution at the Montreal World Film Festival to multiple Australian Screen Sound Guild, and Motion Picture Sound Editors awards, as well as five AACTA awards for his work including George Miller’s “Mad Max: Fury Road”, which also won the 2016 Oscar for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing.
Wayne has earned head, or main on ends credits, on nine of his films recognising his invaluable contribution to the overall movie going experience, and the ever evolving expectation of an immersive sound and vision cinematic event.