# David Bondelevitch

David Bondelevitch is an American sound editor and re-recording mixer. He won Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special for The Hunley in 2000.

## Life and career

Bondelevitch was born in Swampscott, Massachusetts. He holds bachelor's degrees from both Berklee College of Music and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as well an MFA in film production from the University of Southern California. He began teaching at USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1993, where he was an assistant professor until 2008. He was president of the Motion Picture Sound Editors in 2004–2005. He is on the board of the Cinema Audio Society, board member of Motion Picture Sound Editors and Associate Professor of Recording Arts at the University of Colorado Denver.

## Selected filmography

* 2019 - El Vacio, Re-recording mixer and dialogue editor
* 2019 - Fresh Tracks, Re-recording mixer and sound designer
* 2018 - Empty Net, Re-recording mixer
* 2016 - Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero, Re-recording mixer and supervising sound editor
* 2016 - Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four, Re-recording mixer
* 2013 - Driven to Ride, Re-recording mixer and supervising sound editor
* 2011 - Above the Ashes, Re-recording mixer, sound editor and supervising sound editor
* 2009 - The Six Wives of Henry Lefay, Music editor
* 2007 - State of Mind, Music editor
* 2001 - Ruby's Bucket of Blood, Music editor
* 1999 - The Hunley, Music editor
* 1999 - Island of the Sharks, Music editor

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work |
| 1988 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing | Clash: The Last Soldier |
| 1989 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award | Best Foley Editing | State of Fear |
| 1996 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing – Music in a Feature Film | The Quest |
| 1998 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing - Television Episodic - Music | Brimstone |
| 1998 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing - Television Movies of the Week - Music | The Christmas Wish |
| 1999 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing - Television Episodic - Music | Cold Feet |
| 1999 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing – Television Movies and Specials – Dialogue & ADR | The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn |
| 1999 | Won | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing - Special Venue | Island of the Sharks |
| 2000 | Won | Primetime Emmy Award | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special | The Hunley |
| 2000 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing - Direct to Video - Sound Editorial | Stonebrook |
| 2000 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing - Television Movies and Specials - Music | Hendrix |
| 2001 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing - Music (Foreign & Domestic) | Black Knight |
| 2001 | Won | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Television - Music, Movies and Specials | Ruby's Bucket of Blood |
| 2002 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing – Direct to Video | Cowboy Up |
| 2002 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Television Long Form – Dialogue & ADR | Gleason |
| 2002 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Animated Features - Music | The Princess and the Pea |
| 2002 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Television Long Form - Music | Johnson County War |
| 2003 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Special Venue Film | Kilimanjaro |
| 2003 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in a Feature - Music - Feature Film | Jeepers Creepers 2 |
| 2004 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Television Long Form - Music | A Separate Peace |
| 2005 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Television Short Form - Music | Battlestar Galactica |
| 2006 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing in Music for Television - Long Form | The Ten Commandments |
| 2011 | Nominated | Golden Reel Award | Best Sound Editing - Short Form Documentary | Above the Ashes |
| 2012 | Nominated | Heartland Emmy Awards | Best Sound Designer | Above the Ashes |
| 2012 | Won | Heartland Emmy Awards | Documentary - Topical | Above the Ashes |