Ron Bartlett is a sound mixer who was nominated at the 85th Academy Awards for the film Life of Pi. He was nominated in the category of Best Sound Mixing, he shared his nomination with Doug Hemphill and Drew Kunin.[1] He was nominated again in the same category at the 90th Academy Awards for his work in Blade Runner 2049, along with Doug Hemphill and Mac Ruth.

Ron Bartlett
OccupationSound Mixer
Years active1985-present
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Sound for Dune (2022)

Nominated for Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing for Life of Pi (2013)

Nominated for Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing for Blade Runner 2049 (2018)

Bartlett won an Academy Award in the category Best Sound for the film Dune.[2] He has produced sound on over 150 films since 1985.

Career

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Bartlett began his career in the film industry in 1985 and has since worked on over 150 films. His early work included contributions to notable films such as Blade Runner and Delta Force. His expertise in sound mixing and design quickly established him as a sought-after professional in the industry.

Notable Works and Achievements

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Bartlett has been recognized for his exceptional work in sound mixing. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing for Life of Pi at the 85th Academy Awards, sharing the nomination with Doug Hemphill and Drew Kunin. He received another nomination in the same category for Blade Runner 2049 at the 90th Academy Awards, alongside Doug Hemphill and Mac Ruth. Bartlett won the Academy Award for Best Sound for his work on Dune. His contributions to the film were widely praised for their innovation and excellence.[3]

Legacy and Impact

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Ron Bartlett is known for his meticulous attention to detail and innovative approach to sound design like in works such as Heat, which used real gunfire for the final mix.[4] His work has had a significant impact on the film industry, influencing both peers and aspiring sound engineers.[5]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2024 Abigail Re-recording Mixer: Formosa Group
2024 Dune: Part Two Re-recording Mixer: Formosa Group
2024 Bob Marley: One Love Re-recording Mixer: Warner Bros. De Lane Lea
2023 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Re-recording Mixer: Formosa At Paramount
2023 Cocaine Bear Temp Mixer: Warner Bros
2023 Kiss the Future Re-recording Mixer
2022 Something from Tiffany's Re-recording Mixer
2022 My Butt Hazza Fever Re-recording Mixer Short
2022 The Bob's Burgers Movie Re-recording Mixer
2022 ¡Viva Maestro! Re-recording Mixer
2022 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Re-recording Mixer: Formosa Group
2021 The Harder They Fall Re-recording Mixer
2021 Dune: Part One Re-recording Mixer
2021 King Richard Re-recording Mixer
2021 Sweet Girl Re-recording Mixer
2021 Jungle Cruise Re-recording Mixer: Warner Bros
2021 Cruella Re-recording Mixer
2021 The Dark Side Re-recording Mixer
2021 Chaos Walking Re-recording Mixer
2019 Togo Re-recording Mixer
2019 Gemini Man Re-recording Mixer
2019 The Pink Chateau Re-recording Mixer
2019 Us Re-recording Mixer
2018 The Christmas Chronicles Re-recording Mixer
2018 Robin Hood Re-recording Mixer
2018 Instant Family Re-recording Mixer
2018 My Dinner with Hervé Re-recording Mixer TV Movie
2018 Operation Finale Re-recording Mixer
2018 The Meg Re-recording Mixer: Warner Bros
2017 Wonder Re-recording Mixer
2017 Blade Runner 2049 Re-recording Mixer
2017 Battle of the Sexes Re-recording Mixer
2017 Going in Style Re-recording Mixer
2017 Life Re-recording Mixer
2017 xXx: Return of Xander Cage Re-recording Mixer: Formosa Group
2016 Monster Trucks Re-recording Mixer
2016 Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk Re-recording Mixer
2016 Deepwater Horizon Re-recording Mixer
2016 Ben-Hur Additional Re-recording Mixer
2016 X-Men: Apocalypse Re-recording Mixer
2016 The Boss Re-recording Mixer
2016 Gods of Egypt Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
2015 Secret in Their Eyes Re-recording Mixer
2015 Black Mass Re-recording Mixer
2015 Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials Re-recording Mixer
2015 Hot Pursuit Re-recording Mixer
2014 The Gambler Re-recording Mixer
2014 The Maze Runner Re-recording Mixer
2014 X-Men: Days of Future Past Re-recording Mixer
2014 The Other Woman Re-recording Mixer
2013 Ender's Game Re-recording Mixer
2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Re-recording Mixer
2013 The Wolverine Re-recording Mixer
2013 The Internship Re-recording Mixer
2013 A Good Day to Die Hard Re-recording Mixer
2012 Hitchcock Re-recording Mixer
2012 Life of Pi Re-recording Mixer
2012 The Watch Re-recording Mixer
2012 Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Re-recording Mixer
2012 Prometheus ADR Voice Cast, Re-recording Mixer
2012 This Means War Re-recording Mixer
2011 The Cabin in the Woods Re-recording Mixer
2011 We Bought a Zoo Re-recording Mixer
2011 Pearl Jam Twenty Re-recording Mixer
2011 30 Minutes or Less Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
2011 Rise of the Planet of the Apes Re-recording Mixer
2011 Crazy, Stupid, Love. Re-recording Mixer
2011 Mr. Popper's Penguins Re-recording Mixer
2011 X-Men: First Class Re-recording Mixer
2011 The Hangover Part II Re-recording Mixer
2011 Red Riding Hood Re-recording Mixer
2010 Yogi Bear Re-recording Mixer
2010 Due Date Re-recording Mixer
2010 Life as We Know It Re-recording Mixer
2010 The Way Back Re-recording Mixer, Sound Mixer
2010 Valentine's Day Re-recording Mixer
2009 Sherlock Holmes Re-recording Mixer
2009 Fame Re-recording Mixer
2009 Orphan Re-recording Mixer
2009 My Sister's Keeper Re-recording Mixer
2009 Terminator Salvation Re-recording Mixer
2008 Yes Man Re-recording Mixer
2008 Max Payne Re-recording Mixer
2008 RocknRolla Re-recording Mixer
2008 Tropic Thunder Re-recording Mixer
2008 Visual Acoustics Re-recording Mixer
2008 Fool's Gold Re-recording Mixer
2007 Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem Re-recording Mixer
2007 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Re-recording Mixer
2007 Balls of Fury Supervising Sound Mixer
2007 Hairspray Re-recording Mixer
2007 Nancy Drew Re-recording Mixer
2007 The 11th Hour Re-recording Mixer
2007 Charlie Bartlett Re-recording Mixer
2007 TMNT Re-recording Mixer
2006 We Are Marshall Re-recording Mixer
2006 Idlewild Re-recording Mixer
2006 Superman Returns Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
2006 The Lake House Re-recording Mixer
2006 ATL Re-recording Mixer
2005 Serenity Re-recording Mixer
2005 Racing Stripes Re-recording Mixer
2004 A Cinderella Story Re-recording Mixer
2004 Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius Supervising Sound Mixer
2004 Iron Jawed Angels Re-recording Mixer TV Movie
2003 Gothika Re-recording Mixer
2003 Brother Bear Supervising Sound Mixer
2003 Eloise at the Plaza Sound Re-recording Mixer: New York TV Movie
2003 Malibu's Most Wanted Re-recording Mixer
2003 Cradle 2 the Grave Re-recording Mixer
2003 Confidence Re-recording Mixer
2002 8 Mile Re-recording Mixer
2002 S1m0ne Re-recording Mixer
2002 Death to Smoochy Re-recording Mixer
2002 The Salton Sea Re-recording Mixer
2001 Don't Say a Word Re-recording Mixer
2001 Swordfish Additional Sound Re-recording Mixer
2001 Just Visiting Re-recording Mixer
2001 Driven Re-recording Mixer
2000 Red Planet Re-recording Mixer
2000 Wonder Boys Re-recording Mixer
1999 Flawless Re-recording Mixer
1999 Random Hearts Re-recording Mixer
1999 Tarzan Re-recording Mixer
1999 8MM Sound Re-recordist
1999 American Pimp Re-recording Mixer
1998 Meet Joe Black Re-recording Mixer
1998 Small Soldiers Additional Re-recording Mixer
1998 Six Days Seven Nights Re-recording Mixer
1998 Lost in Space Re-recording Mixer
1997 As Good as It Gets Re-recording Mixer
1997 The Jackal Re-recording Mixer
1997 The Fifth Element Re-recording Mixer
1997 Dante's Peak Re-recording Mixer
1996 The Preacher's Wife Re-recording Mixer
1996 The Evening Star Re-recording Mixer
1996 The Chamber Re-recording Mixer
1996 Escape from L.A. Re-recording Mixer
1996 Harriet the Spy Re-recording Mixer
1996 Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension Sound Editor Short
1996 Mission: Impossible Additional Re-recording Mixer
1996 Hype! Re-recording Mixer
1995 Theodore Rex Re-recording Mixer
1995 Heat Re-recording Mixer
1995 Carrotblanca Re-recording Mixer Short
1995 Fluke Sound Editor
1995 Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back Re-recorded by: Pre-dubs, Weddington Productions
1995 Village of the Damned Sound Effects Pre-dub Re-recording Mixer
1995 For Better or Worse Sound Editor
1995 The Living Sea Sound Effects: Weddington Productions Short
1994 In the Mouth of Madness Sound Effects Mixer
1994 Rampo Re-recording Mixer
1994 The Flintstones Sound Effects Editor
1994 Fresh Re-recording Mixer, Sound Editor
1993 The Painted Desert Re-recording Mixer
1993 The Discoverers Sound Effects Supervisor: Weddington Productions Short
1993 Lush Life Re-recording Mixer, Sound Editor TV Movie
1993 Love Matters Re-recording Mixer TV Movie
1993 Suture Re-recording Mixer
1993 Hard Target Re-recording Mixer, Sound Editor (uncredited)
1993 King of the Hill Sound Effects Editor
1993 Best of the Best II Re-recording Mixer
1992 Glory Days Re-recording Designer
1992 Aladdin Sound Editor
1992 Basic Instinct Sound Effects Editor: Los Angeles
1992 Gladiator Sound Editor
1992 Reservoir Dogs Re-recording Mixer
1991 Kafka Additional Sound Effects Editing
1991 Beauty and the Beast Sound Editor
1991 Deceived Sound Editor
1991 Eyes of an Angel Re-recording Mixer, Sound Editor
1991 Dice Rules Re-recording Mixer
1991 Scenes from a Mall Sound Editor
1990 Predator 2 Sound Editor, Sound Effects Editor
1990 The Exorcist III Sound Editor (uncredited)
1990 Fear Sound Editor TV Movie
1990 The Adventures of Ford Fairlane Sound Effects Editor
1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch Sound Editor (uncredited)
1990 Total Recall Sound Effects Editor (as Ronald Bartlett)
1990 The Guardian Sound Editor
1989 Worth Winning Foley Editor
1989 Dad Sound Editor
1989 Fat Man and Little Boy Sound Editor
1989 The Package Foley Editor
1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier Foley Editor
1989 The 'Burbs Foley Editor
1989 Sex, Lies, and Videotape Sound Editor (uncredited)
1988 The Good Mother Foley Editor
1988 Monkey Shines Sound Effects Editor
1988 Die Hard Foley Editor
1988 Poltergeist III Sound Editor
1988 A Time of Destiny Sound Editor
1988 Bad Dreams Sound Effects Editor
1988 Action Jackson Foley Editor
1987 Cold Steel Foley Supervisor
1987 Bulletproof Foley Supervisor
1987 The Price of Life Foley Walker Short
1987 Shy People Foley Editor
1987 The Hanoi Hilton Sound Editor
1986 Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold Sound Editor
1986 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 Sound Editor
1986 Invaders from Mars Sound Editor
1986 P.O.W. the Escape Sound Editor
1986 The Delta Force Sound Editor
1985 Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime) Sound Editor
1985 Invasion U.S.A. Assistant Sound Editor
1982 Blade Runner Re-recording Mixer (2007 Final Cut version)

References

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  1. ^ "The 85th Academy Awards (2013) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "THE 94TH ACADEMY AWARDS". oscars.org. Retrieved 2023-02-25.
  3. ^ Campbell, Scott (2023-06-30). "Exclusive interview: Oscar-winning re-recording mixer Ron Bartlett talks 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts'". We Got This Covered. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  4. ^ TVTechnology (2016-04-05). "Film Audio Guru Ron Bartlett Cautions About Pushing Noise Reduction Tools Too Far". TVTechnology. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  5. ^ W (2022-07-12). "MixWithTheMasters Ron Bartlett Re-Recording Mixing Dune Inside The Track #74". Go AudiO [Official]. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
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