Derek Ball (died 26 July 1989) was a British

sound engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a recording or a live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization, dynamics processing and audio effects, mixing, reproductio ...

. He won an

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

for Best Sound for the film '' Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope''. He worked on 40 films between 1968 and 1987.

Selected filmography

* '' Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope'' (1977)

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* Year of birth missing 1989 deaths British audio engineers Best Sound BAFTA Award winners Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners {{UK-film-bio-stub