Dennis S. Sands | |
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Occupation | Sound engineer |
Years active | 1979-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.
Year | Title | Director(s) | Composer(s) | Roles | Other notes |
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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 | Also Re-Recording Mixer | |||
Darkman | Sam Raimi | Danny Elfman | 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 | |
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 |
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 | |
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 |
2014 | Godzilla | Gareth Edwards | Alexandre Desplat | 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 | 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 | |
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 | |
Avengers: Endgame | Anthony and Joe Russo | Alan Silvestri | Score Mixer / Additional Recordist | ||
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 |
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