Audio engineer & composer · Washington, DC
Sam Zimmerman
Dialogue editing, mixing, original music, and sound design
for film and live performance.
Selected work
01—04 / Film, performance & place
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Whole in the Head
Dialogue editing, audio production, mixing & mastering
I edited and mixed dialogue for Josh Shelton’s short horror film, recorded with different microphones across locations including a reverberant bathroom and outdoor scenes captured with a shotgun mic. Through EQ and level balancing, I maintained clear, consistent dialogue throughout each scene while preserving the character of the recording space and balancing speech with music.
I incorporated director feedback and delivered the final master and stems through a Premiere Pro–Pro Tools workflow.
Dialogue before & after Coming soon
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Obey Olivia
Audio engineer & composer
I composed music and handled dialogue editing, restoration, Foley integration, and mixing for Josh Shelton’s film, bringing dialogue, music, and effects together in the finished soundtrack.
Watch the filmMénilmontant
+ Shorts
Recording, audio editing & live production support · Barbican Cinema
I prepared the orchestral recording space, set up microphones, organized multichannel recordings, and edited audio for picture. The project brought together musicians, recording personnel, and the Barbican A/V team for a silent-film programme with live music.
View the programmeWorcester
Projections
Composer & audio engineer
I composed, mixed, and mastered music for projections onto Worcester’s historic landmarks. Working through director feedback, I tested playback and corrected levels, clipping, and loop cutouts before delivering the finished audio.
Watch the projectionMore work
Music, collaborations & explorationsBrian Eno Songwriting Workshop
Songwriter & producer · Workshop work
Songs I created and produced through the Brian Eno songwriting workshop: “Count On Me,” “Of that Idea,” and “In Circles.”
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Count On Me
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Of that Idea
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In Circles
Adrianne Lenker Songwriting Workshop
Songwriter & producer · Workshop work
Songs I created and produced through the Adrianne Lenker songwriting workshop: “Shore,” “Swivell,” and “Step Foot In This House.”
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Shore
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Swivell
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Step Foot In This House
ytmp3 — outside
Creator & producer · Music project
A collection of tracks I created and produced for ytmp3, bringing together original music and interpretations of songs by other artists.
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Tim Buckley - Song To the Siren
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Dome
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Swivel
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uuuuuu
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Grass
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Thanks
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A Sailor's End
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Starecase
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Moment
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Cave Song
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Run
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Elliot Smith - Twilight
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Sea of Teeth
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Checkpoint
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Mirror
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Moment's Notice
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Way Way
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Imogen Heap - Just For Now
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Joanna Newsom - Peach, Plum, Pear
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Brian Eno - By This River
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Sawdust
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Bird on Wire Eye View
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Fleetwood Mac - Landslide
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MK Ultra Sweetheart
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Tuesday
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Silent Night, Holy Night
Aridia: The Forgotten Kingdoms
Composer & producer · Game music
Music I created and produced for Aridia: The Forgotten Kingdoms, with themes for its menu, locations, story moments, and battles. The battle theme is presented as a work in progress.
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1. Main Menu
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2. Prologue
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3. Danger in the Dungeon
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4. Battle theme (work in progress)
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5. Betrayal
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6. Dungeon theme
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7. Home, Sweet Home
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8. Map Theme
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9. Summer Respite
Essence — spring
Creator & producer · Music project
Music I created and produced for Essence’s spring release.
ytmp3 — memos
Creator & producer · Music project
A collection of tracks I created and produced for ytmp3’s memos.
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Apartment 89
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so along
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Faces
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Jaw
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Lapse
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No Dream
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Pipes
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Seamen on the Shore
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The Donkey
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This is it
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Thin Dragon
Antigone 2
Creator & producer
A project I created and produced. Watch Antigone 2 below.
Pears Film
Audio producer · Film
Audio work I created and produced for Pears, a film by Josh Shelton. Watch the finished film below.
ytmp3 — world’s yours
Creator & producer · Music project
Music I created and produced for ytmp3’s world’s yours release.
ytmp3 — Aridea vol. 1
Creator & producer · Music project
Music I created and produced for ytmp3’s Aridea vol. 1 release.
Caesura
Creator & producer
A project I created and produced. Watch Caesura below.
Cristle Hart
Creator & producer · Music project
Explore the music I create and produce for Cristle Hart.
About
Sam ZimmermanAudio engineer & composer
I’m an audio engineer and composer based in Washington, DC, working across dialogue editing, mixing, original music, and sound design for film and live performance.
Trained at London’s Guildhall School of Music & Drama (BMus, Electronic Music, 2025), I combine composition, studio engineering, and live production in close collaboration with filmmakers and musicians.
- In the studio
- Pro Tools, iZotope RX, Audio Hijack, Ableton Live, Logic Pro
- For picture
- Adobe Premiere Pro, AAF workflows, mixing and mastering
- In collaboration
- Dropbox file sharing, organized project files, director feedback and revisions
- In performance
- Recording, live sound, signal flow, Dante audio networking
- In my hands
- Guitar, piano, and synthesizers
Contact
For projects, collaborations, or a hello.