Vince Balunas

Vince Balunas
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Role:	Dialogue Editor / ADR Editor / Supervising Sound Editor
BSG Universe:	Re-imagined Series and Caprica
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Nationality:	USA
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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 Re-imagined Series. 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. He also received an Emmy nomination for Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (2012).

Balunas has built an extensive television career with over 78 documented sound department credits spanning from 2003 through 2025. His career has totaled five wins and 11 nominations across various industry awards. Major credits include Outlander (2014-2025, 90 episodes), For All Mankind (2019-2024, 40 episodes), and Gossip Girl (2007-2012, 118 episodes).

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. 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.

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. He received Emmy nominations for sound editing on "Exodus, Part II" in 2007 and the series finale "Daybreak, Part II" in 2009.

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.

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.

Gossip Girl and Network Television

Following his Battlestar Galactica work, Balunas became supervising sound editor on Gossip Girl (2007-2012), working on 118 episodes throughout the series' entire six-season run. 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.

Expanding Television Portfolio

Balunas built a diverse portfolio across multiple networks and streaming platforms. His credits include Covert Affairs (2010-2014), Wayward Pines (2015-2016), Runaways (2017-2019), Looking for Alaska (2019), Nancy Drew (2019-2023), Power Book III: Raising Kanan (2021-2022), and Chicago Fire (2018-2025).

Outlander and Premium Cable

Beginning in 2014, Balunas became a key member of the sound team for Outlander, working on 90 episodes through 2025 as dialogue editor, supervising sound editor, and sound effects editor. This represents one of his longest continuous collaborations on a single series. He also worked on the prequel series Outlander: Blood of My Blood (2025) as both dialogue editor and supervising sound editor.

For All Mankind and Streaming Era



From 2019 through 2024, Balunas worked as dialogue editor, supervising sound editor, and ADR mixer on Apple TV+'s For All Mankind, contributing to 40 episodes of the alternate history space drama. 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 The Irrational (2024), How to Die Alone (2024), City on Fire (2023), and Netflix's Florida Man (2023).

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. Balunas sometimes works under the alternative professional name Vincent Balunas.

Awards and Recognition

Balunas has received five wins and 11 nominations across his career.

Emmy Awards:

• 2012 – Primetime Emmy, Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome), Dialogue/ADR Editor – Winner
• 2009 – Primetime Emmy, Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series (Battlestar Galactica, "Daybreak, Part 2"), Dialogue/ADR Editor – Winner
• 2007 – Primetime Emmy nomination, Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series (Battlestar Galactica, "Exodus, Part 2"), Sound Editor
• 2007 – Primetime Emmy nomination, Outstanding Sound Editing for Nonfiction Programming (Single or Multi-Camera) (American Experience, "Two Days in October"), Sound Editor
• 2005 – Primetime Emmy nomination (Battlestar Galactica series), Dialogue Editor
• 2004 – Primetime Emmy nomination (Battlestar Galactica miniseries), Sound Editor

References

External Links

• Vince Balunas at the Internet Movie Database