Dean Hurley is an American composer, record producer, musician, sound designer, re-recording mixer, and songwriter. He received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the third season of Twin Peaks. He is best known for his frequent collaborations with director David Lynch. Hurley has worked on many different types of films as a film score composer, sound supervisor, sound designer, re-recording mixer, sound mixer, and supervising sound editor. Notably he composed the original motion picture score for the 2023 feature film Divinity, along with DJ and record producer DJ Muggs.
He produced for Zola Jesus on her album Taiga (2014), and for the Veils on their album Total Depravity (2016). In 2017, Hurley released the album Anthology Resource Vol. 1: △△, which features original material created for Twin Peaks, and in 2019 he released Anthology Resource Vol. II: Philosophy of Beyond on Sacred Bones Records. He has worked with a variety of musicians aside from Lynch, DJ Muggs, Zola Jesus, and the Veils, such as Donovan, Chrystabell, Flying Lotus, Romance, Gloria de Oliveira, John Carpenter, Chromatics, Sky Ferreira, Dlina Volny, Trouble, Jaye Jayle, Jorja Chalmers, Tiny Ruins, and Sam Gendel, among others.
Select filmography YearTitle Contribution Note 2026 Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice Sound designer Feature film 2025 I Live Here Now Sound designer Feature film 2024 Lula Supervising sound editor Documentary 2023 Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Additional sound design Anime TV series The Sweet East Sound designer and composer Feature film The MysticNew film score and composer1925 feature film Blue-Ray set home media release by The Criterion Collection Divinity Film score and composer, along with DJ Muggs Feature film 2021 Past Is Prologue Editor Documentary 2020 Happily Sound designer and re-recording mixer Feature film Looks That Kill Film score and composer Feature film 2019 Flying Lotus featuring David Lynch: Fire Is Coming Additional sound design and mix Music video 2018 Stuntman Sound supervisor and re-recording mixer Documentary What Did Jack Do? Composer and re-recording mixer Short film 2017 Twin Peaks (season 3) Sound mixer and supervising sound editor TV series The Putin Interviews Re-recording mixer TV series 2015 The Music of David Lynch Benefit Concert Re-recording mixer TV special 2014 Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces Sound supervisor and re-recording mixer Feature film Duran Duran: Unstaged Sound mixer Video short 2012 Change Begins Within Re-recording mixer TV special 2011 Blue Velvet: The Lost Footage Sound supervisor and re-recording mixer Feature film 2010 Dior: Lady Blue Shanghai Film score and composer, along with David Lynch Short film 2009 My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done Sound supervisor and re-recording mixer Feature film 2008 Fight or Die Sound supervisor and re-recording mixer TV series 2006 Making 'the New World' Sound supervisor and re-recording mixer Documentary Inland Empire Sound supervisor and re-recording mixer Feature film
Awards and nominations YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.2018 NominatedPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or SpecialTwin Peaks NominatedPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie NominatedCinema Audio Society AwardsOutstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Television Movie or Mini-Series NominatedMotion picture Sound EditorsGolden Reel Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing - Music Score and Musical for Episodic Short Form Broadcast Media
Discography Solo albums Days of Thunder and Rain, self-released (2014) Anthology Resource Vol. 1, Sacred Bones Records (2017) Anthology Resource Vol. II, Sacred Bones Records (2019) Concrete Feather, Boomkat Editions (2020)
Solo singles "Our Day Will Come", Sacred Bones Records (2022)
Collaborative albums Inland Empire (Original Soundtrack) (by David Lynch), DLMC (2007) The Air is on Fire (by David Lynch), DLMC (2007) Crazy Clown Time (by David Lynch), Sunday Best (2010) This Train (by David Lynch and Chrystabell), La Rose Noire (2011) The Big Dream (by David Lynch), Sunday Best (2013) Somewhere in the Nowhere (by David Lynch and Chrystabell), Meta Hari (2016) In Every Dream Home a Heartache (with Romance), Ecstatic (2022) Oceans of Time (with Gloria de Oliveira), Sacred Bones Records (2022) River of Dreams (with Romance), Ecstatic (2023) Divinity (Original Motion Picture Score) (with DJ Muggs), Sacred Bones Records (2023) Cellophane Memories (by Chrystabell and David Lynch), Sacred Bones Records (2024)
Appearances and remixes Ghost of Love by David Lynch, David Lynch Music Company (2007) "Dark Night of the Soul" by Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse and David Lynch from Dark Night of the Soul, Capitol Records (2010) "Bad the John Boy" by David Lynch, Sacred Bones Records (2013) "I'm Waiting Here" by David Lynch and Lykke Li, Sacred Bones Records (2013) "Night (Zola Jesus and Dean Hurley remix)" from Lost Themes by John Carpenter, Sacred Bones Records (2015) "Dream Wave" by Tiny Ruins, Bella Union (2016) "Snake Eyes" by Trouble from Twin Peaks: Music from the Limited Event Series, Rhino Records (2017) "Slow 30s Room" (with David Lynch) from Twin Peaks: Limited Event Series Original Soundtrack, Rhino Records (2017) "Blue Girl (Dean Hurley remix)" from Camera by Chromatics, Italians Do It Better (2018) The Flame of Love by David Lynch and Jack Cruz, Sacred Bones Records (2020) "Saturday (Dean Hurley remix)" from Shadow (Remixes) by Chromatics, Italians Do It Better (2021)
Production discography
The Big Dream – David Lynch (2013) Taiga – Zola Jesus (2014) Total Depravity – The Veils (2016) Dies Occidendum – DJ Muggs (2021) "I Am the Shaman" – Donovan (2021)
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