MPSE Wavelength

Greg Hedgepath 72 n d M OT I O N P I C T U R E S O U N D E D I TO R S C A R E E R AC H I E V E M E N T AWA R D H O N O R E E 18 M PS E . O R G ack in January, the MPSE announced this year's Golden Reel nominees, including the great news that Greg Hedgepath MPSE had been chosen as the 2025 Career Achievement Award honoree. I was invited to interview Greg for my podcast and to share that interview with the readers of MPSE Wavelength. It was an honor and pleasure to talk with an editor and supervisor who has worked on some of my favorite movies. Greg was at the helm of the sound department for many films which have become touchstones of American pop culture, including multiple films with the late Hollywood auteur John Singleton. His sound design credits include films like Speed, Twister, The Incredible Hulk, and Frozen. I've interviewed Greg a few times before and knew he would have some great insights to share. In this interview, I asked Greg to give us something of a retrospective of his four- decades-long career, its turning points and highlights. Greg credits good fortune and the help of friends all along the way for his opportunities. But his stories also reveal that he was geared to succeed. His strong technical foundation and drive to excel must have inspired confidence among those who were in a position to give him a chance early on in his career. Since then, Greg has established himself as an exemplary sound supervisor across every genre, managing the complexities of post-production with great expertise. One thing was clear to me when I talked to Greg: he is someone who is still excited by what sound can do. Several times in our conversation, he paused to oˆer a detailed explanation of a particular recording technique or editing choice made decades earlier. Forty-plus years in, it's obvious he is still thrilled by those Holy Grail moments: when sound really gets to tell the story. BY TIMOTHY MUIRHEAD MPSE WITH TERESA MORROW MPSE B

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