Eric James Zumbrunnen (November 4, 1964 – August 1, 2017) was a film editor who won the ACE Eddie Award for the film Being John Malkovich (1999).
Biography Zumbrunnen graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in journalism. From 1985 to 1987, Zumbrunnen was lead singer and guitarist in the Los Angeles proto-alt band, Holmes, alongside fellow singer and guitarist, Bart Lipton, keyboardist Kelly Bass, Bass player Robin Paulson and Drummer Paul Perme. Often referred to as "the 83rd hottest band in L.A.", Holmes was known mostly for its bizarre mashup hybrid tracks "Wagon Train to Hell" and "Ironsides".
Zumbrunnen was a member in the American Cinema Editors."American Cinema Editors > Members", webpage archived by WebCite from this original URL on 2008-03-04.
Zumbrunnen died from cancer on August 1, 2017.
Collaboration with Spike Jonze Zumbrunnen had a notable collaboration with the director Spike Jonze. He edited Jonze's early short films How They Get There (1997) and Amarillo by Morning (1998). He also edited a lot of Jonze’s music videos during this time, including the video for Weezer’s Buddy Holly . Jonze directed Being John Malkovich; in addition to winning the ACE Eddie for Zumbrunnen, that film was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing. Their next collaboration, Adaptation. (2002), was nominated both for an ACE Eddie Award and for a Satellite Award for Best Editing. For their last collaboration, Zumbrunnen, paired with editor Jeff Buchanan, was again nominated for the Eddie for Jonze's Her (2013).
Filmography Film Year Notes Gift 1993 Experimental docudrama film; made by Perry Farrell and Casey Niccoli Buddy Holly 1994 Weezer music video; directed by Spike Jonze. Featured on the 2004 compilation DVD Weezer – Video Capture Device: Treasures from the Vault 1991–2002. Zombie 1994 The Cranberries music video; directed by Samuel Bayer Tonight, Tonight 1996 The Smashing Pumpkins music video; directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris How They Get There 1997 Short film; directed by Spike Jonze Amarillo by Morning 1998 Short documentary film; directed by Spike Jonze Lick the Star 1998 Short film; directed by Sofia Coppola Being John Malkovich 1999 Feature film; directed by Spike Jonze Adaptation. 2002 Feature film; directed by Spike Jonze Where the Wild Things Are 2009 (with James Haygood) Feature film; directed by Spike Jonze I'm Here 2010 (with Stephen Berger) Feature film; directed by Spike Jonze John Carter 2012 Feature film; directed by Andrew Stanton Her 2013 (with Jeff Buchanan) Feature film; directed by Spike Jonze
See also List of film director and editor collaborations
References
Further reading Lombard, Matthew (2003). "The edit, the shot, the imagination An interview with Eric Zumbrunnen", Temple University webpage archived at Webcite from this original URL 2008-05-09. Interview with Zumbrunnen about the editing of Her (2013).
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