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Dennis S. Sands

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Dennis S. Sands
OccupationSound engineer
Years active1979-present

Dennis S. Sands is an American sound engineer. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards in the category Best Sound. He has worked on more than 400 films since 1979 and is best known for his collaborations with composers Alan Silvestri and Danny Elfman.

Selected filmography

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Year Title Director(s) Composer(s) Roles Other notes
1979 Rocky II Sylvester Stallone Bill Conti Scoring Mixer
1980 Xanadu Robert Greenwald Barry De Vorzon Music Scoring Mixer
Inside Moves Richard Donner John Barry
1981 Escape from New York John Carpenter John Carpenter, Alan Howarth Scoring Recordist
1984 Romancing the Stone Robert Zemeckis Alan Silvestri Music Scoring Mixer First collaboration with Zemeckis & Silvestri
1985 Cat's Eye Lewis Teague
Back to the Future Robert Zemeckis
1988 Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1989 The Abyss James Cameron
Back to the Future Part II Robert Zemeckis
1990 Downtown Richard Benjamin Uncredited
Back to the Future Part III Robert Zemeckis Music Scoring Mixer/Re-Recording Mixer
Dick Tracy Warren Beatty Danny Elfman Score Recordist Music Editor: Bob Badami

First collaboration with Elfman

Darkman Sam Raimi Music Scoring Mixer First collaboration with Raimi
1991 Father of the Bride Charles Shyer Alan Silvestri Music Scoring Mixer (with Bob Fernandez and Bruce Botnick) First collaboration with Shyer
1992 FernGully: The Last Rainforest Bill Kroyer Music Scoring Mixer
1993 Army of Darkness Sam Raimi Danny Elfman ("March of the Dead" Theme), Joseph LoDuca
Cop and a Half Henry Winkler Alan Silvestri Uncredited
Super Mario Bros. Rocky Morton, Annabel Jankel Orchestrator: William Ross

Music Supervisor: Peter Afterman

1994 Forrest Gump[1] Robert Zemeckis
Blown Away Stephen Hopkins
The Shawshank Redemption Frank Darabont Thomas Newman First collaboration with Newman
Richie Rich Donald Petrie Alan Silvestri
1995 The American President Rob Reiner Marc Shaiman
Father of the Bride Part II Charles Shyer Alan Silvestri
1996 Independence Day Roland Emmerich David Arnold Scoring Mixer First collaboration with Emmerich
1997 Contact[2] Robert Zemeckis Alan Silvestri Music Scoring Mixer
Alien Resurrection Jean-Pierre Jeunet John Frizzell Scoring Mixer
1998 The Horse Whisperer Robert Redford Thomas Newman Score Recordist & Mixer Music Consultant: George Budd

Additional Recordists: Paul Wertheimer, Tom Hardisty

The Parent Trap Nancy Meyers Alan Silvestri Music Consultant & Editor: Andrew Silver
1999 American Beauty Sam Mendes Thomas Newman Music Scoring Mixer
Stuart Little Rob Minkoff Alan Silvestri Score Recordist & Mixer First collaboration with Minkoff
2001 The Mummy Returns Stephen Sommers Alan Silvestri Music Scoring Mixer First collaboration with Sommers
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Chris Columbus John Williams Digital Music Recordist
2002 Spider-Man Sam Raimi Danny Elfman Score Recordist & Mixer
Men in Black II Barry Sonnenfeld First collaboration with Sonnenfeld
Stuart Little 2 Rob Minkoff Alan Silvestri Recordist & Mixer
Punch-Drunk Love Paul Thomas Anderson Jon Brion Orchestra Recordist & Mixer Score Recordist: Greg Dennen
Chicago Rob Marshall Danny Elfman (Original Score Music), John Kander Original Score Music Recordist and Mixer Original Score Music Conductor & Orchestrator: Steve Bartek
2004 Van Helsing Stephen Sommers Alan Silvestri Music Recordist & Mixer Also Sound Mixer

Score Recordist: Adam Michalak

The Bourne Supremacy Paul Greengrass John Powell Additional Scoring Mixers: Eric Zobler, Steve Kempster
2005 xXx: State of the Union Lee Tamahori Marco Beltrami Score Mixer Additional Guitar: Tom Morello
Guess Who Kevin Rodney Sullivan John Murphy Music Scoring Mixer
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Adam Shankman John Debney
2006 The Wild Steve "Spaz" Williams Alan Silvestri Score Recordist and Mixer
Nacho Libre Jared Hess Danny Elfman, Beck Music Recordist and Mixer
Night at the Museum Shawn Levy Alan Silvestri Score Recordist and Mixer First collaboration with Levy
2007 Are We Done Yet? Steve Carr Teddy Castellucci Score Recordist and Mixer (with Shawn Murphy) Additional Music: Kevin Kliesch
Bee Movie Simon J. Smith, Steve Hickner Rupert Gregson-Williams Score Recordist (with Geoff Foster) Executive Music Producer: Hans Zimmer

Additional Music: Lorne Balfe

2009 He's Just Not That Into You Ken Kwapis Cliff Eidelman Score Recordist and Mixer
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Shawn Levy Alan Silvestri Score Recordist & Mixer (with Steve Kempster) Digital Recordists: Adam Olmstead, Larry Mah

Stage Recordist: Tim Lauber

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Stephen Sommers Music Recordist and Mixer Scoring Coordinator: Dave Bifano

Additional Music Recordist and Mixer: Stephen Kempster

2011 Captain America: The First Avenger Joe Johnston Alan Silvestri Music Recordist & Mixer First collaboration with Marvel Studios
2012 The Avengers Zak Penn
Men in Black 3 Barry Sonnenfeld Danny Elfman Score Recordist & Mixer (with Shawn Murphy)
2013 The Croods Chris Sanders, Kirk DeMicco Alan Silvestri Score Recordist & Mixer Additional Recordist: Pete Cobbin
Pacific Rim Guillermo Del Toro Ramin Djawadi Score Recordist (with Dave Way, Steve Kaplan & Satoshi Mark Noguchi) Music Scoring Mixer: Alan Meyerson

First collaboration with Djawadi

2014 Godzilla Gareth Edwards Alexandre Desplat Score Recordist & Mixer Additional Recordist: Brad Haehnel
The Maze Runner Wes Ball John Paesano First collaboration with Ball and Paesano
Penguins of Madagascar Eric Darnell, Simon J. Smith Lorne Balfe Score Mixer First collaboration with Balfe
2015 Goosebumps Rob Letterman Danny Elfman Recordist & Mixer (with Noah Snyder) Additional Music: Chris Bacon, TJ Lindgren, Paul Mounsey
2016 Alice Through the Looking Glass James Bobin Danny Elfman Score Mixer Score Recordist: Peter Cobbin

Additional Music: Chris Bacon, TJ Lindgren

Independence Day: Resurgence Roland Emmerich Harald Kloser, Thomas Wanker Score Recordist
Ice Age: Collision Course Michael Thurmeier, Galen Tan Chu John Debney Additional Mixer Score Recordist: Shawn Murphy

Score Mixer: Brad Haehnel

Allied Robert Zemeckis Alan Silvestri Re-Recording Mixer/Score Recordist & Mixer
2018 Maze Runner: The Death Cure Wes Ball John Paesano Score Recordist & Mixer
Ready Player One Steven Spielberg Alan Silvestri Music Recordist & Mixer
Avengers: Infinity War Anthony and Joe Russo Score Mixer Score Orchestrator & Conductor: Mark Graham

First collaboration with The Russo Brothers

Christopher Robin Marc Forster Geoff Zanelli, Jon Brion Score Recordist & Mixer (with Greg Koller)
Welcome to Marwen Robert Zemeckis Alan Silvestri Re-Recording Mixer / Score Mixer
2019 Captain Marvel Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck Alan Silvestri (Mid Credits Scene), Pinar Toprak Score Mixer (Mid Credits Scene) Uncredited

Score Mixer: Alan Meyerson

Wonder Park Dylan Brown Steven Price Score Recordist Score Mixer: Gareth Cousins
Dumbo Tim Burton Danny Elfman Score Mixer Additional Engineering: Noah Snyder
Avengers: Endgame Anthony and Joe Russo Alan Silvestri Score Mixer / Additional Recordist
The Secret Life of Pets 2 Chris Renaud Alexandre Desplat Score Recordist and Additional Mixer Score Mixer: Frank Wolf
Men in Black: International F. Gary Gray Danny Elfman, Chris Bacon Score Recordist Score Mixer: Noah Snyder
2020 The Witches Robert Zemeckis Alan Silvestri Score Mixer
2022 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Sam Raimi Danny Elfman Score Mixer
Pinocchio Robert Zemeckis Alan Silvestri Re-Recording Mixer / Score Mixer
2023 Gran Turismo Neill Blomkamp Lorne Balfe, Andrew Kawczynski Digital Music Recordist Uncredited
Leo Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel, David Wachtenheim Geoff Zanelli (Score), Robert Smigel (Songs) Score and Songs Mixer / Additional Music Recordist Score Recordist: Nick Wollage

Digital Score Recordist: Chris Barnett

2024 Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F Mark Molloy Lorne Balfe Recording Engineer
2025 The Electric State Anthony & Joe Russo Alan Silvestri Score Mixer

References

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  1. ^ "The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "The 70th Academy Awards (1998) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  3. ^ "The 73rd Academy Awards (2001) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  4. ^ "The 77th Academy Awards (2005) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
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