Eric Zumbrunnen

Eric James Zumbrunnen
Born	November 4, 1964
Died	August 1, 2017(2017-08-01) (aged 52) Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles
Known for	Collaboration with Spike Jonze
Spouse	Suzanne Marie Berry

Eric James Zumbrunnen (November 4, 1964 – August 1, 2017) was a film editor who won the ACE Eddie Award for the film Being John Malkovich (1999).

Biography

Zumbrunnen graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in journalism. From 1985 to 1987, Zumbrunnen was lead singer and guitarist in the Los Angeles proto-alt band, Holmes, alongside fellow singer and guitarist, Bart Lipton, keyboardist Kelly Bass, Bass player Robin Paulson and Drummer Paul Perme. Often referred to as "the 83rd hottest band in L.A.", Holmes was known mostly for its bizarre mashup hybrid tracks "Wagon Train to Hell" and "Ironsides".

Zumbrunnen was a member in the American Cinema Editors.

Zumbrunnen died from cancer on August 1, 2017.

Collaboration with Spike Jonze

Zumbrunnen had a notable collaboration with the director Spike Jonze. He edited Jonze's early short films How They Get There (1997) and Amarillo by Morning (1998). Jonze directed Being John Malkovich; in addition to winning the ACE Eddie for Zumbrunnen, that film was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing. Their next collaboration, Adaptation. (2002), was nominated both for an ACE Eddie Award and for a Satellite Award for Best Editing. For their last collaboration, Zumbrunnen, paired with editor Jeff Buchanan, was again nominated for the Eddie for Jonze's Her (2013).

Filmography

Film	Year	Notes
Gift	1993
How They Get There	1997	Short
Amarillo by Morning	1998	Documentary short
Lick the Star	1998	Short
Being John Malkovich	1999
Adaptation.	2002
Weezer – Video Capture Device: Treasures from the Vault 1991–2002	2004	Compilation film with multiple directors and three editors. Zumbrunnen edited the "Buddy Holly" section directed by Jonze.
Where the Wild Things Are	2009	(with James Haygood)
I'm Here	2010	(with Stephen Berger)
John Carter	2012
Her	2013	(with Jeff Buchanan)

See also

• List of film director and editor collaborations

Further reading

• Lombard, Matthew (2003). "The edit, the shot, the imagination An interview with Eric Zumbrunnen", Temple University webpage archived at Webcite from this original URL 2008-05-09.
• Zeitchik, Steven (December 30, 2013). "Five days of 'Her': Editing Samantha in (and out)". The Los Angeles Times. Interview with Zumbrunnen about the editing of Her (2013).

External links

• Eric Zumbrunnen at IMDb