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Kent Sparling

Biography

After early stints in theatrical sound and lighting design, Kent Sparling spent three years at Sound Transform Systems, hand-building Serge Modular analog synthesizers for musicians such as John McEntire and Trent Reznor. He departed STS in 1995 to work in film sound in Vancouver, BC, and since 1997 has been employed as a sound designer and re-recording mixer at Skywalker Sound, with credits on Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation and Marie Antoinette; Mike Mills’ Thumbsucker; Spike Jonze’s Adaptation and her; and We Own the Night and Two Lovers by James Gray. His deep ties to independent film are exemplified by his work on Lance Hammer’s Ballast, Miranda July’s The Future, Braden King’s Here, Bluebird from Lance Edmands, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints by David Lowery, Kelly Reichardt’s Night Moves and Ira Sachs’ Love is Strange.

Sound

The Graduates

2024

Sound Designer

The Graduates

2024

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Good Girl Jane

2024

Original Music Composer

Sorry, We're Dead

2024

Sound Designer

The Evening Hour

2021

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Minari

2021

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Minari

2021

Sound Designer

Minari

2021

Music Editor

Uncle Frank

2020

Sound Designer

Kajillionaire

2020

Sound Designer

Kajillionaire

2020

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

2019

Sound Designer

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

2019

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Call Her Ganda

2018

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Of Minor Prophets

2017

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Certain Women

2016

Sound Designer

Certain Women

2016

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Pete's Dragon

2016

Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Pete's Dragon

2016

Sound Designer

Approaching the Unknown

2016

Sound Designer

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

2015

Sound Designer

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

2015

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Love Is Strange

2014

Sound Designer

Night Moves

2014

Sound Designer

Night Moves

2014

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Center Jenny

2013

Sound Assistant

Ain't Them Bodies Saints

2013

Sound Designer

Ain't Them Bodies Saints

2013

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Epic

2013

Sound Effects Editor

Skateland

2011

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Two Lovers

2008

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Seventh Moon

2008

Music

Seventh Moon

2008

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The Princess of Nebraska

2008

Original Music Composer

We Own the Night

2007

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sicko

2007

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Marie Antoinette

2006

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Trudell

2005

Sound Designer

Lost in Translation

2003

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Testosterone

2003

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Adaptation.

2002

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

2002

Sound Mix Technician

2001

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The Hi-Line

2000

Sound Mixer

The Yards

2000

Sound Mix Technician

The Yards

2000

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The Virgin Suicides

2000

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

1999

Sound Mix Technician

Arlington Road

1999

Sound Mix Technician

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later

1998

Sound Mix Technician

Wag the Dog

1997

Sound Mix Technician

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

1991

Sound Mix Technician

Kent Sparling

Sound

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