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	'''Vince Balunas''' (also credited as '''Vincent Balunas'''<ref name="imdb_balunas_alternative_name_vincent" group="external">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Alternative%20name,Vincent%20Balunas\|title=Vince Balunas - Alternative Name\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>) is an American dialogue editor, ADR editor, and supervising sound editor who worked on the [[Miniseries]] and 56 episodes of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]].<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_bsg_56_episodes">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Battlestar%20Galactica,56%20eps\|title=Vince Balunas - Battlestar Galactica Credits\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> Balunas won the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series for the series finale "[[Daybreak, Part II]]" as Dialogue/ADR Editor, working alongside [[Daniel Colman]], MPSE, [[Jack Levy]], Sam C. Lewis, and the sound team.<ref group="external" name="televisionacademy_balunas_daybreak_emmy_win">{{cite web\|url=https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/battlestar-galactica#:~:text=Vince%20Balunas%2C%20Dialogue%2FADR%20Editor\|title=Battlestar Galactica - 2009 Emmy Winner\|publisher=Television Academy\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> He also received an Emmy nomination for ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome]]'' (2012).<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_blood_chrome_uncredited">{{cite web\|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/fullcredits?ref_=m_nmfm_1#:~:text=2012%20Battlestar%20Galactica%3A%20Blood%20%26%20Chrome\|title=Vince Balunas - Blood & Chrome Credits\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> Balunas also contributed to ''[[Caprica]]'' as dialogue editor on the [[Caprica pilot\|pilot episode]] (2009) and supervising dialogue editor on "[[Apotheosis (episode)\|Apotheosis]]" (2010).<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_caprica_credits">{{cite web\|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/fullcredits?ref_=m_nmfm_1#:~:text=Caprica%20(TV%20Series)%20(supervising%20dialogue%20editor%20%2D%201%20episode%2C%202010)%20(dialogue%20editor%20%2D%201%20episode%2C%202009)\|title=Vince Balunas - Caprica Credits\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>		'''Vince Balunas''' (also credited as '''Vincent Balunas'''<ref name="imdb_balunas_alternative_name_vincent" group="external">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Alternative%20name,Vincent%20Balunas\|title=Vince Balunas - Alternative Name\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>) is an American dialogue editor, ADR editor, and supervising sound editor who worked on the [[Miniseries]] and 56 episodes of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]].<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_bsg_56_episodes">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Battlestar%20Galactica,56%20eps\|title=Vince Balunas - Battlestar Galactica Credits\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> Balunas won the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series for the series finale "[[Daybreak, Part II]]" as Dialogue/ADR Editor, working alongside [[Daniel Colman]], MPSE, [[Jack Levy]], Sam C. Lewis, and the sound team.<ref group="external" name="televisionacademy_balunas_daybreak_emmy_win">{{cite web\|url=https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/battlestar-galactica#:~:text=Vince%20Balunas%2C%20Dialogue%2FADR%20Editor\|title=Battlestar Galactica - 2009 Emmy Winner\|publisher=Television Academy\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> He also received an Emmy nomination for ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome]]'' (2012).<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_blood_chrome_uncredited">{{cite web\|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/fullcredits?ref_=m_nmfm_1#:~:text=2012%20Battlestar%20Galactica%3A%20Blood%20%26%20Chrome\|title=Vince Balunas - Blood & Chrome Credits\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> Balunas also contributed to ''[[Caprica (series)\|Caprica]]'' as dialogue editor on the [[Caprica pilot\|pilot episode]] (2009) and supervising dialogue editor on "[[Apotheosis (episode)\|Apotheosis]]" (2010).<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_caprica_credits">{{cite web\|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/fullcredits?ref_=m_nmfm_1#:~:text=Caprica%20(TV%20Series)%20(supervising%20dialogue%20editor%20%2D%201%20episode%2C%202010)%20(dialogue%20editor%20%2D%201%20episode%2C%202009)\|title=Vince Balunas - Caprica Credits\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>

	Balunas has built an extensive television career with over 78 documented sound department credits spanning from 2003 through 2025.<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_78_credits">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Sound%20Department78\|title=Vince Balunas - Sound Department Credits\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> His career has totaled five wins and 11 nominations across various industry awards.<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_5_wins_11_nominations">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Won%201%20Primetime%20Emmy,5%20wins%20%26%2011%20nominations%20total\|title=Vince Balunas - Awards Summary\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> Major credits include ''[[w:Outlander (TV series)\|Outlander]]'' (2014-2025, 90 episodes), ''[[w:For All Mankind (TV series)\|For All Mankind]]'' (2019-2024, 40 episodes), and ''[[w:Gossip Girl\|Gossip Girl]]'' (2007-2012, 118 episodes).<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_major_series_credits">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Outlander,90%20eps\|title=Vince Balunas - Major Television Credits\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>		Balunas has built an extensive television career with over 78 documented sound department credits spanning from 2003 through 2025.<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_78_credits">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Sound%20Department78\|title=Vince Balunas - Sound Department Credits\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> His career has totaled five wins and 11 nominations across various industry awards.<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_5_wins_11_nominations">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Won%201%20Primetime%20Emmy,5%20wins%20%26%2011%20nominations%20total\|title=Vince Balunas - Awards Summary\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> Major credits include ''[[w:Outlander (TV series)\|Outlander]]'' (2014-2025, 90 episodes), ''[[w:For All Mankind (TV series)\|For All Mankind]]'' (2019-2024, 40 episodes), and ''[[w:Gossip Girl\|Gossip Girl]]'' (2007-2012, 118 episodes).<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_major_series_credits">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Outlander,90%20eps\|title=Vince Balunas - Major Television Credits\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>

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	'''Vince Balunas''' (also credited as Vincent Balunas.<ref name="imdb_balunas_alternative_name_vincent" group="external">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Alternative%20name,Vincent%20Balunas\|title=Vince Balunas - Alternative Name\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>) is an American dialogue editor, ADR editor, and supervising sound editor who worked on the [[Miniseries]] and 56 episodes of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]].<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_bsg_56_episodes">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Battlestar%20Galactica,56%20eps\|title=Vince Balunas - Battlestar Galactica Credits\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> Balunas won the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series for the series finale "[[Daybreak, Part II]]" as Dialogue/ADR Editor, working alongside [[Daniel Colman]], MPSE, [[Jack Levy]], Sam C. Lewis, and the sound team.<ref group="external" name="televisionacademy_balunas_daybreak_emmy_win">{{cite web\|url=https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/battlestar-galactica#:~:text=Vince%20Balunas%2C%20Dialogue%2FADR%20Editor\|title=Battlestar Galactica - 2009 Emmy Winner\|publisher=Television Academy\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> He also received an Emmy nomination for ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome]]'' (2012).<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_blood_chrome_uncredited">{{cite web\|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/fullcredits?ref_=m_nmfm_1#:~:text=2012%20Battlestar%20Galactica%3A%20Blood%20%26%20Chrome\|title=Vince Balunas - Blood & Chrome Credits\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> Balunas also contributed to ''[[Caprica]]'' as dialogue editor on the [[Caprica pilot\|pilot episode]] (2009) and supervising dialogue editor on "[[Apotheosis (episode)\|Apotheosis]]" (2010).<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_caprica_credits">{{cite web\|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/fullcredits?ref_=m_nmfm_1#:~:text=Caprica%20(TV%20Series)%20(supervising%20dialogue%20editor%20%2D%201%20episode%2C%202010)%20(dialogue%20editor%20%2D%201%20episode%2C%202009)\|title=Vince Balunas - Caprica Credits\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>		'''Vince Balunas''' (also credited as '''Vincent Balunas'''<ref name="imdb_balunas_alternative_name_vincent" group="external">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Alternative%20name,Vincent%20Balunas\|title=Vince Balunas - Alternative Name\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>) is an American dialogue editor, ADR editor, and supervising sound editor who worked on the [[Miniseries]] and 56 episodes of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]].<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_bsg_56_episodes">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Battlestar%20Galactica,56%20eps\|title=Vince Balunas - Battlestar Galactica Credits\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> Balunas won the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series for the series finale "[[Daybreak, Part II]]" as Dialogue/ADR Editor, working alongside [[Daniel Colman]], MPSE, [[Jack Levy]], Sam C. Lewis, and the sound team.<ref group="external" name="televisionacademy_balunas_daybreak_emmy_win">{{cite web\|url=https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/battlestar-galactica#:~:text=Vince%20Balunas%2C%20Dialogue%2FADR%20Editor\|title=Battlestar Galactica - 2009 Emmy Winner\|publisher=Television Academy\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> He also received an Emmy nomination for ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome]]'' (2012).<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_blood_chrome_uncredited">{{cite web\|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/fullcredits?ref_=m_nmfm_1#:~:text=2012%20Battlestar%20Galactica%3A%20Blood%20%26%20Chrome\|title=Vince Balunas - Blood & Chrome Credits\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> Balunas also contributed to ''[[Caprica]]'' as dialogue editor on the [[Caprica pilot\|pilot episode]] (2009) and supervising dialogue editor on "[[Apotheosis (episode)\|Apotheosis]]" (2010).<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_caprica_credits">{{cite web\|url=https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/fullcredits?ref_=m_nmfm_1#:~:text=Caprica%20(TV%20Series)%20(supervising%20dialogue%20editor%20%2D%201%20episode%2C%202010)%20(dialogue%20editor%20%2D%201%20episode%2C%202009)\|title=Vince Balunas - Caprica Credits\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>

	Balunas has built an extensive television career with over 78 documented sound department credits spanning from 2003 through 2025.<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_78_credits">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Sound%20Department78\|title=Vince Balunas - Sound Department Credits\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> His career has totaled five wins and 11 nominations across various industry awards.<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_5_wins_11_nominations">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Won%201%20Primetime%20Emmy,5%20wins%20%26%2011%20nominations%20total\|title=Vince Balunas - Awards Summary\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> Major credits include ''[[w:Outlander (TV series)\|Outlander]]'' (2014-2025, 90 episodes), ''[[w:For All Mankind (TV series)\|For All Mankind]]'' (2019-2024, 40 episodes), and ''[[w:Gossip Girl\|Gossip Girl]]'' (2007-2012, 118 episodes).<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_major_series_credits">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Outlander,90%20eps\|title=Vince Balunas - Major Television Credits\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>		Balunas has built an extensive television career with over 78 documented sound department credits spanning from 2003 through 2025.<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_78_credits">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Sound%20Department78\|title=Vince Balunas - Sound Department Credits\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> His career has totaled five wins and 11 nominations across various industry awards.<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_5_wins_11_nominations">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Won%201%20Primetime%20Emmy,5%20wins%20%26%2011%20nominations%20total\|title=Vince Balunas - Awards Summary\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> Major credits include ''[[w:Outlander (TV series)\|Outlander]]'' (2014-2025, 90 episodes), ''[[w:For All Mankind (TV series)\|For All Mankind]]'' (2019-2024, 40 episodes), and ''[[w:Gossip Girl\|Gossip Girl]]'' (2007-2012, 118 episodes).<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_major_series_credits">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Outlander,90%20eps\|title=Vince Balunas - Major Television Credits\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>

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'''Vince Balunas''' is an American dialogue editor, ADR editor, and supervising sound editor who worked on the [[Miniseries]] and 56 episodes of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]].<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_bsg_56_episodes">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Battlestar%20Galactica,56%20eps|title=Vince Balunas - Battlestar Galactica Credits|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> Balunas won the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series for the series finale "[[Daybreak, Part II]]" as Dialogue/ADR Editor, working alongside [[Daniel Colman]], MPSE, [[Jack Levy]], Sam C. Lewis, and the sound team.<ref group="external" name="televisionacademy_balunas_daybreak_emmy_win">{{cite web|url=https://www.televisionacademy.com/shows/battlestar-galactica#:~:text=Vince%20Balunas%2C%20Dialogue%2FADR%20Editor|title=Battlestar Galactica - 2009 Emmy Winner|publisher=Television Academy|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> He also received an Emmy nomination for ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome]]'' (2012).<ref group="external" name="televisionacademy_balunas_blood_chrome_win">{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/vince-balunas#:~:text=Battlestar%20Galactica%3A%20Blood%20%26%20Chrome,Winner|title=Vince Balunas - Blood & Chrome Emmy Win|publisher=Television Academy|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>

Balunas has built an extensive television career with over 78 documented sound department credits spanning from 2003 through 2025.<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_78_credits">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Sound%20Department78|title=Vince Balunas - Sound Department Credits|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> His career has totaled five wins and 11 nominations across various industry awards.<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_5_wins_11_nominations">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Won%201%20Primetime%20Emmy,5%20wins%20%26%2011%20nominations%20total|title=Vince Balunas - Awards Summary|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> Major credits include ''[[w:Outlander (TV series)|Outlander]]'' (2014-2025, 90 episodes), ''[[w:For All Mankind (TV series)|For All Mankind]]'' (2019-2024, 40 episodes), and ''[[w:Gossip Girl|Gossip Girl]]'' (2007-2012, 118 episodes).<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_major_series_credits">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Outlander,90%20eps|title=Vince Balunas - Major Television Credits|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== Early Work and ''Battlestar Galactica'' Franchise ===

Balunas began his documented television career as a dialogue editor on [[Miniseries]], working on both episodes of the pilot.<ref group="external" name="imdb_bsg_miniseries_balunas_dialogue_editor">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0314979/fullcredits/#:~:text=Vince%20Balunas,dialogue%20editor%20%2F%20sound%20editor|title=Battlestar Galactica Miniseries - Vince Balunas Credits|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> The miniseries sound team, which included supervising sound editor [[Jack Levy]], sound designer [[Daniel Colman]], and re-recording mixers [[Kevin Patrick Burns]] and [[Todd Orr]], earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special in 2004, with Balunas credited as sound editor.<ref group="external" name="imdb_bsg_miniseries_emmy_nomination_balunas">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314979/awards/#:~:text=2004%20Nominee%20Primetime%20Emmy,Vince%20Balunas%20%28sound%20editor%29|title=BSG Miniseries - 2004 Emmy Nomination|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>

Balunas continued as dialogue editor throughout the regular series (2004-2009), working on 56 episodes across all four seasons in various capacities including dialogue editor and ADR editor.<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_bsg_56_episodes" /><ref group="external" name="imdb_bsg_series_balunas_dialogue_adr">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407362/fullcredits/#:~:text=Vince%20Balunas,dialogue%20editor%20%2F%20adr%20editor|title=BSG Series - Vince Balunas Dialogue/ADR Editor|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> He received Emmy nominations for sound editing on "[[Exodus, Part II]]" in 2007 and the series finale "[[Daybreak, Part II]]" in 2009.<ref group="external" name="televisionacademy_balunas_exodus_nomination">{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/vince-balunas#:~:text=Exodus%2C%20Part%202,Nominee|title=Vince Balunas - Exodus Part 2 Nomination|publisher=Television Academy|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>

The sound team won the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series for "Daybreak (Part 2)," with Balunas serving as Dialogue/ADR Editor alongside [[Daniel Colman]], MPSE (Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer), [[Jack Levy]] (Supervising Sound Editor), [[Sam C. Lewis]] (Sound Effects Editor), [[Michael Baber]] (Music Editor), and foley artists [[Doug Madick]] and [[Richard Partlow]].<ref group="external" name="imdb_bsg_series_2009_emmy_win_balunas">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407362/awards/#:~:text=2009%20Winner%20Primetime%20Emmy,Vince%20Balunas%20%28dialogue%2Fadr%20editor%29|title=BSG 2009 Emmy Win - Vince Balunas|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>

In 2012, Balunas was nominated another Emmy for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special for ''[[Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome]]'' as Dialogue/ADR Editor.<ref group="external" name="televisionacademy_balunas_blood_chrome_win" />

=== ''Gossip Girl'' and Network Television ===

Following his ''Battlestar Galactica'' work, Balunas became supervising sound editor on ''[[w:Gossip Girl|Gossip Girl]]'' (2007-2012), working on 118 episodes throughout the series' entire six-season run.<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_gossip_girl_118_episodes">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Gossip%20Girl,118%20eps|title=Vince Balunas - Gossip Girl 118 Episodes|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> On ''Gossip Girl'', Balunas worked in multiple capacities including supervising sound editor, dialogue editor, and ADR editor, often collaborating with sound effects editor [[Daniel Colman]] and supervising foley editor Sam C. Lewis.<ref group="external" name="imdb_gossip_girl_balunas_supervising_dialogue_adr">{{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1266865/fullcredits/#:~:text=Vince%20Balunas,adr%20editor%20%2F%20dialogue%20editor%20%2F%20supervising%20sound%20editor|title=Gossip Girl - Vince Balunas Multiple Roles|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>

=== Expanding Television Portfolio ===

Balunas built a diverse portfolio across multiple networks and streaming platforms. His credits include ''[[w:Covert Affairs|Covert Affairs]]'' (2010-2014),<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_covert_affairs">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Covert%20Affairs|title=Vince Balunas - Covert Affairs|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> ''[[w:Wayward Pines|Wayward Pines]]'' (2015-2016),<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_wayward_pines">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Wayward%20Pines|title=Vince Balunas - Wayward Pines|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> ''[[w:Runaways (TV series)|Runaways]]'' (2017-2019),<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_runaways">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Runaways,2017%E2%80%932019|title=Vince Balunas - Runaways|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> ''[[w:Looking for Alaska (miniseries)|Looking for Alaska]]'' (2019),<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_looking_alaska">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Looking%20for%20Alaska,2019|title=Vince Balunas - Looking for Alaska|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> ''[[w:Nancy Drew (2019 TV series)|Nancy Drew]]'' (2019-2023),<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_nancy_drew">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Nancy%20Drew,2019%E2%80%932023|title=Vince Balunas - Nancy Drew|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> ''[[w:Power Book III: Raising Kanan|Power Book III: Raising Kanan]]'' (2021-2022),<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_raising_kanan">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Power%20Book%20III%3A%20Raising%20Kanan,2021%E2%80%932022|title=Vince Balunas - Raising Kanan|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> and ''[[w:Chicago Fire|Chicago Fire]]'' (2018-2025).<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_chicago_fire">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Chicago%20Fire,2018%E2%80%932025|title=Vince Balunas - Chicago Fire|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>

=== Outlander and Premium Cable ===

Beginning in 2014, Balunas became a key member of the sound team for ''[[w:Outlander (TV series)|Outlander]]'', working on 90 episodes through 2025 as dialogue editor, supervising sound editor, and sound effects editor.<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_outlander_90_episodes">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Outlander,90%20eps|title=Vince Balunas - Outlander 90 Episodes|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> This represents one of his longest continuous collaborations on a single series. He also worked on the prequel series ''[[w:Outlander: Blood of My Blood|Outlander: Blood of My Blood]]'' (2025) as both dialogue editor and supervising sound editor.<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_outlander_blood_my_blood">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Outlander%3A%20Blood%20of%20My%20Blood,dialogue%20editor,Supervising%20Sound%20Editor|title=Vince Balunas - Outlander: Blood of My Blood|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>

=== For All Mankind and Streaming Era ===

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From 2019 through 2024, Balunas worked as dialogue editor, supervising sound editor, and ADR mixer on Apple TV+'s ''[[w:For All Mankind (TV series)|For All Mankind]]'', contributing to 40 episodes of the alternate history space drama.<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_for_all_mankind_40_episodes">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=For%20All%20Mankind,40%20eps|title=Vince Balunas - For All Mankind 40 Episodes|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> This work demonstrated his continued presence in high-profile streaming productions alongside his ongoing cable and broadcast television commitments.

Additional streaming and limited series credits include ''[[w:The Irrational (TV series)|The Irrational]]'' (2024),<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_irrational">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=The%20Irrational,2024|title=Vince Balunas - The Irrational|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> ''[[w:How to Die Alone|How to Die Alone]]'' (2024),<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_how_die_alone">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=How%20to%20Die%20Alone,2024|title=Vince Balunas - How to Die Alone|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> ''[[w:City on Fire (miniseries)|City on Fire]]'' (2023),<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_city_on_fire">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=City%20on%20Fire,2023|title=Vince Balunas - City on Fire|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> and Netflix's ''[[w:Florida Man (miniseries)|Florida Man]]'' (2023).<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_florida_man">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Florida%20Man,2023|title=Vince Balunas - Florida Man|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>

== Professional Expertise ==

Throughout his career, Balunas has worked in multiple sound department capacities, demonstrating versatility across different aspects of post-production audio:

* '''Dialogue Editor''': Editing and assembling dialogue tracks from production recordings
* '''ADR Editor''': Managing automated dialogue replacement sessions and editing
* '''Supervising Sound Editor''': Overseeing entire sound editorial teams and workflows
* '''Sound Supervisor''': Managing overall sound post-production on projects
* '''ADR Mixer''': Recording and mixing automated dialogue replacement sessions
* '''Sound Effects Editor''': Creating and editing sound effects elements

This range of skills has enabled Balunas to work across different production scales and budgets, from network broadcast television to premium cable and streaming platforms.

== Personal Life ==

Despite his extensive professional credits and Emmy recognition, biographical details about Vince Balunas remain limited in public sources. No birth date, birth location, educational background, or professional training information is available in entertainment industry databases.<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_no_biography">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/bio/#:~:text=Vince%20Balunas%20is%20known%20for|title=Vince Balunas - Biography|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref> Balunas sometimes works under the alternative professional name Vincent Balunas.<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_alternative_name_vincent">{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1619147/#:~:text=Alternative%20name,Vincent%20Balunas|title=Vince Balunas - Alternative Name|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>

== Awards and Recognition ==

Balunas has received five wins and 11 nominations across his career.<ref group="external" name="imdb_balunas_5_wins_11_nominations" />

'''Emmy Awards:'''
* 2012 – Primetime Emmy, Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (''Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome''), Dialogue/ADR Editor – '''Winner'''<ref group="external" name="televisionacademy_balunas_blood_chrome_win" />
* 2009 – Primetime Emmy, Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series (''Battlestar Galactica'', "Daybreak, Part 2"), Dialogue/ADR Editor – '''Winner'''<ref group="external" name="televisionacademy_balunas_daybreak_emmy_win" />
* 2007 – Primetime Emmy nomination, Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series (''Battlestar Galactica'', "Exodus, Part 2"), Sound Editor<ref group="external" name="televisionacademy_balunas_exodus_nomination" />
* 2007 – Primetime Emmy nomination, Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) (''American Experience'', "Two Days in October"), Sound Editor<ref group="external" name="televisionacademy_balunas_american_experience_nomination">{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/vince-balunas#:~:text=Two%20Days%20In%20October,Sound%20Editor|title=Vince Balunas - American Experience Nomination|publisher=Television Academy|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>
* 2005 – Primetime Emmy nomination (''Battlestar Galactica'' series), Dialogue Editor<ref group="external" name="televisionacademy_balunas_2005_bsg_nomination">{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/vince-balunas#:~:text=Battlestar%20Galactica,Sci%20Fi,Dialogue%20Editor|title=Vince Balunas - 2005 BSG Nomination|publisher=Television Academy|accessdate=November 17, 2025}}</ref>
* 2004 – Primetime Emmy nomination (''Battlestar Galactica'' miniseries), Sound Editor<ref group="external" name="imdb_bsg_miniseries_emmy_nomination_balunas" />

== References ==

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