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Author Topic: Robert 'Buzz' Knudson famed Motion Picture sound mixer has passed away. Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 02-08-2006 06:31 PM                     One of Hollywood's most respected sound re-rerecording mixers and three-time Academy Award winner has died. He passed away January 21st., he was 80 years old. Knudson spent most of his 50 year career at Todd-AO sound. LA Times Just some of his credits include: A Star is Born 1976 Shampoo Close Encounters of the Third Kind Coming Home Ghost Scarface Trading Places Witness Who Framed Roger Rabbit Color Purple An Officer and a Gentleman Empire of the Sun Nuts Roxanne Some Kind of Wonderful Three Amigos White Nights Major League Into the Night The Karate Kid Romancing the Stone Let's Spend the Night Together Heaven's Gate The Idolmaker The Main Event Eyes of Laura Mars Hooper American Hot Wax Sorcerer Airport '77 Bound for Glory Texas Chain Saw Massacre Save the Tiger Fuzz Bank Shot Sea of Love Beaches Manhunter Spies Like Us Flashdance Blue Thunder E.T. Thief The Blues Brothers 1941 The Brink's Job Cabaret The Exorcist And let us not forget The Buzz and Bill Show Demonstration Disc from DTS.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 02-08-2006 06:46 PM                        That's an impressive list of films he worked on.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-08-2006 06:55 PM                     Had the pleasure of meeting Buzz about 1982 when I was visiting a friend that worked with him at Todd-AO. He was a gentleman and meeting and talking with him was an absolute pleasure. I'm sure that he will be missed by all his co-workers, friends, and family. Mark  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 02-09-2006 11:30 PM                       Indeed, such a great talent. I'd like to have met him, he's one of those fellows I could just speak with and absorb like a sponge. I appreciated seeing him in "The Buzz and Bill Show," as I'd noticed his name in credits for years.  |  IP: Logged

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