Dear New School Friends:

Walter Murch is a film editor and sound designer. His work includes Apocalypse Now, the Godfather series, The Conversation, and The English Patient. He has won three Academy Awards from nine nominations. Roger Ebert called him “the most respected film editor and sound designer in the modern cinema.” For me, the most interesting thing about Walter is the quality of his mind.

We have had Walter to the New School for five conversations, including one of my favorites, Waves Passing in the Night: Walter Murch in the Land of the Astrophysicists,
the title of a book about Walter by his friend Lawrence Weschler.

So it was with considerable joy that I received this email from Walter, which I pass on to you with his permission. Continue reading →