Eric Arthur Tomlinson
Eric Arthur Tomlinson | |
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| Born | 8 January 1931 Preston, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 24 November 2015 (aged 84) |
| Occupation | Audio engineer |
| Known for | Motion picture soundtracks |
Eric Arthur Tomlinson (8 January 1931 – 24 November 2015) was an English recording engineer, who recorded and mixed the scores to more than 120 movies.[1]
He had an aeronautical engineering apprenticeshipship at Fairey Aviation, and served in the Royal Air Force.[1] He then began doing small jobs for Radio Luxemburg, and later joined the International Broadcasting Company, where he recorded John Dankworth, Cleo Laine and Ted Heath among others.[1]
At the end of the 1950s, he moved to cinematic recordings, first with Muir Mathieson.[1] He joined Cine-Tele Sound (CTS) Studios in Bayswater in 1959, where some of his first projects were early James Bond films.[1]
Films (incomplete list)
- Dr. No (1962)
- Charade (1963)
- From Russia with Love (1963)
- A Shot in the Dark (1964)
- Goldfinger (1964)[2]
- Zulu (1964)[2]
- The Ipcress File (1965)[2]
- Thunderball (1965)
- Born Free (1966)[2]
- Ryan's Daughter (1970)[2]
- Fiddler on the Roof (1971)[2]
- Star Wars (1977)
- Superman (1978)
- Alien (1979)[2]
- The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)[2]
- Return of the Jedi (1983)[2]
- Amadeus (1984)[2]
- Highlander (1986)
- RoboCop (1987)
Music (incomplete list)
References
- ^ a b c d e Eric Tomlinson, recording engineer - obituary - The Daily Telegraph
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Eric Tomlinson - In Loving Memory - Malone Digital". Malonedigital.com. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ^ "Classic Tracks: Shirley Bassey 'Goldfinger'". Soundonsound.com. Retrieved 23 August 2020.