Matt Temple (sound designer)
Matt Temple | |
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| Alma mater | Berklee College of Music |
| Occupations | Sound effects editor; sound designer |
| Known for | Better Call Saul, Ozark, Fargo |
Matt Temple is an American sound effects editor and sound designer for film and television, noted for work on the series Better Call Saul, Ozark and Fargo.[1][2] He has received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations between 2019 and 2022 for episodes of Better Call Saul and Fargo and for the documentary George Carlin's American Dream.[1] Temple shared a Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award (tie) for the Ozark episode "The Toll".[2]
Early life and education
Temple earned a Bachelor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music in 1989.[3] By 2011 he was based in Culver City, California, and released a self-titled album as a mobile app.[4] Before concentrating on screen sound, he worked as a composer and producer in the music industry, a background later noted in trade coverage of his post-production career.[5]
Career
Temple’s television credits include multiple seasons of the Netflix crime drama Ozark, where he served as a sound effects editor, including the season three finale "All In".[6][7] On AMC’s Better Call Saul, he was sound effects editor on "Bagman" and on the season six episode "Carrot and Stick".[1] His work on FX’s Fargo includes the season four episode "East/West".[1] Temple’s nonfiction credits include the two-part HBO documentary George Carlin’s American Dream.[1]
Awards
Temple has five Primetime Emmy nominations for Better Call Saul episode "Talk", Better Call Saul episode "Bagman", Fargo episode "East/West", Better Call Saul episode "Carrot and Stick", and the documentary George Carlin’s American Dream.[1][8] He was part of the team that won the Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Award (tie) for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Episodic Long Form Effects/Foley for Ozark episode "The Toll".[2] His work on Better Call Saul "Bagman" and Ozark "All In" also figured among Golden Reel honorees and category listings for 2021.[9][6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Matt Temple". Television Academy. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- 1 2 3 "MPSE Golden Reel Awards Winners 2018". Mix. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "Berklee Alumni and Faculty Nominated for 2020 Emmy Awards". Berklee College of Music. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "Alum Notes". Berklee Today. Berklee College of Music. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "Sound Designer & Supervising Sound Editor Matt Temple". Smart Post Sound. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- 1 2 "Longform FX/Foley". Motion Picture Sound Editors. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "Building the Brooding Sound of Netflix's Ozark Series". A Sound Effect. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "Seventeen Berklee Alumni Nominated for Emmy Awards". Berklee College of Music. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "'The Queen's Gambit' & 'Soul' Win Key CAS Awards And Golden Reel Honors". The Playlist. Retrieved 13 August 2025.