Simon Hayes (sound engineer)

Simon Hayes is a British sound engineer.[1] Hayes won an Academy Award for Best Sound at the 85th Academy Awards for his work on Les Misérables.[2] He won a BAFTA for Best Sound for the same film.[3] In 2022, the 94th Academy Awards included Hayes as a nominee for Best Sound Mixing for his work on No Time to Die.[4]

Simon Hayes
OccupationSound engineer
Years active1995-present
Awards
  • Conch Award for Production Sound Mixer of the year, 2008
  • Satellite Award for Best Sound (Editing and Mixing), 2012 [Satellite2012]
  • CAS Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing, 2013
  • BAFTA for Best Sound, Les Misérables, 2013
  • Oscar for Best Sound Mixing, Les Misérables, 2013
Websitesimonhayes.com

Career

After starting work as a runner for a Commercials production company when he was 16 years old, Simon Hayes moved into the sound department as an assistant and then boom operator, before mixing his first feature film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels at the age of 27.[1][5] Hayes was the production sound mixer for the 2012 epic period musical film Les Misérables, for which the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded him the Oscar for Best Sound Mixing at the 85th Academy Awards, alongside Andy Nelson and Mark Paterson.[2] The director Tom Hooper required all singing in the film to be recorded live, which was widely deemed to be impracticable.[6] Hayes and his team undertook complex recording, editing and mixing processes to achieve Hooper's aim. They captured recordings of the actors amidst loud film sets, edited the vocals, then overdubbed the orchestration.[6][7]

Awards

Nominations
  • BAFTA for Best Sound, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, 2017
  • Oscar for Best Sound Mixing, No Time to Die, 2022[4]
  • BAFTA for Best Sound, No Time to Die, 2022[11]

Filmography
BFI Filmography[5]
YearTitleRole
1998Lock, Stock and Two Smoking BarrelsSound Recordist
1999Fanny & ElvisProduction Sound Mixer
2000SnatchSound Mixer
2002Birthday GirlAdditional Shooting Crew UK
2002Mean MachineSound Mixer
2003Swept AwayProduction sound mixer
2004Bridget Jones: The Edge of ReasonProduction Sound Mixer
2004Layer CakeSound Mixer
2004Shaun of the DeadSound Recordist
2004The Calcium KidProduction Sound Mixer
2005Nanny McPheeProduction Sound Mixer
2005RevolverSound Recordist
2006Sixty Six “A True…Ish Story”Production Sound Mixer
200728 Weeks LaterProduction Sound Mixer
2007Copying BeethovenProduction Sound Mixer
2007StardustProduction Sound Mixer
2008IncendiaryProduction Sound Mixer
2008Mamma Mia!Production Sound Mixer
2008The Bank JobProduction Sound Mixer
2009FranklynProduction Sound Mixer
2009Harry BrownProduction Sound Mixer
2009Lesbian Vampire KillersProduction Sound Mixer
2010Green ZoneProduction Sound Mixer
2010Kick-AssProduction Sound Mixer
2010Nanny McPhee and the Big BangProduction Sound Mixer
2011X-Men: First ClassProduction Sound Mixer
2012Bel AmiProduction Sound Mixer
2012PrometheusProduction Sound Mixer
2012Les MisérablesProduction Sound Mixer
2013The CounselorProduction Sound Mixer
2013TranceProduction Sound Mixer
2014Before I Go to SleepProduction Sound Mixer
2014Guardians of the GalaxyProduction Sound Mixer
2015Kingsman: The Secret ServiceProduction Sound Mixer
2016AlliedProduction Sound Mixer
2016Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find ThemProduction Sound Mixer
2017The Legend of TarzanProduction Sound Mixer
2017Eat LocalsSound Consultant
2017King Arthur: Legend of the SwordProduction Sound Mixer
2017LifeProduction Sound Mixer
2018CatsProduction Sound Mixer
2019AladdinProduction Sound Mixer
2019YesterdayProduction Sound Mixer
2021No Time to DieProduction Sound Mixer

Personal life

Hayes is a 4th degree Brazilian jiu-jitsu blackbelt and coaches at Carlson Gracie London.[12][13] He also holds a 2nd dan blackbelt in Judo.[14] Hayes raced BMX in the 1980s winning the 1985 European BMX Championships in Barcelona.[15]

References
  1. "Simon Hayes, Production Sound Mixer, Les Misérables". dpamicrophones. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  2. "Oscars 2013: Full list of winners". BBC News. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  3. "Winner Les Miserables". BAFTA. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  4. "Oscars 2022: All the winners and nominees". BBC News. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  5. "Simon Hayes". British Film Institute. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  6. Tingen, Paul (1 April 2013). "The Les Misérables Sound Team: Part 1". Sound-on-Sound. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  7. Tingen, Paul (1 May 2013). "The Les Misérables Sound Team, Part 2". Sound-on-Sound. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  8. "Audio Success Celebrated At The Conch Awards 2012". 4rfv. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  9. "International Press Academy Satellite Awards 2012". International Press Academy. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  10. "49th CAS Award Winners". Cinema Audio Society Awards. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  11. "2022 EE British Academy Film Awards: The Winners". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  12. "Simon Hayes – BJJ Black Belt!". Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  13. "Carlson Gracie London Instructors". Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  14. "BJA Dan Grade register". Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  15. "Simon Hayes-British BMX Hall Of Fame". Retrieved 19 June 2022.
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