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Attended Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA). Sound re-recording mixer and sound effects/foley mixer who entered American film with William Friedkin's RAMPAGE (1988). Semanick's other feature film credits include CADILLAC MAN (1990), RAMBLING ROSE (1991), TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME (1992), THE SECRET GARDEN (1993), ED WOOD (1994), BOYS ON THE SIDE (1995), JACK and ROMEO + JULIET (both 1996), THE GAME, THE RAINMAKER, GREAT EXPECTATIONS, THE NEWTON BOYS, RUSHMORE and THE FACULTY (all 1998), OFFICE SPACE, ARLINGTON ROAD, FIGHT CLUB and MAGNOLIA (all 1999), FREQUENCY, SPACE COWBOYS and UNBREAKABLE (all 2000), SPY KIDS and THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (both 2001), THE MOTHMAN PROPHESIES, JOHN Q, STAR WARS: EPISODE II - ATTACK OF THE CLONES, PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE, SIGNS, SPY KIDS 2: ISLAND OF LOST DREAMS and THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (all 2002), O HOMEM DO ANO / THE YEAR OF THE MAN, MYSTIC RIVER, HULK and THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (all 2003), TWISTED, INOSENSU: KÔKAKU KIDÔTAI / GHOST IN THE SHELL 2: INNOCENCE, HELLBOY, HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN, WICKER PARK, THE NEXT MOVEI, THE VILLAGE, HAURU NO UGOKU SHIRO / HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE, TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE and MILLION DOLLAR BABY (all 2004), CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, CORPSE BRIDE, STAY and KING KONG (all 2005), LADY IN THE WATER, GEDO SENKI / TALES FROM EARTHSEA, and STRANGER THAN FICTION (all 2006), ZODIAC, RATATOUILLE, THERE WILL BE BLOOD, THE KITE RUNNER and SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (all 2007).  Nominated for Achievement in Sound 2001: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (w. Christopher Boyes, Gethin Creagh & Hammond Peek)  Nominated for Achievement in Sound 2002: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (w. Christopher Boyes, Michael Hedges & Hammond Peek)  Best Achievement in Sound Mixing 2003: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (w. Christopher Boyes, Hammond Peek, Michael Hedges)  Nominated for Achievement in Sound Mixing 2005: KING KONG (w. Christopher Boyes, Hammond Peek, Michael Hedges)  Nominated for Achievement in Sound Mixing 2007: RATATOUILLE (w. Randy Thom & Doc Kane) 5 nominations, 1 Award