Steve Maslow: Hollywood's Legendary Sound Mixer

0:00It's April 28th, this is entertainment in celebrity news, AI-powered stories from the world of fame, I'm Cory with the story. Steve Maslow, the legendary re-recording mixer behind some of cinema's biggest sound scapes, passed away this past Monday at age 81 after, fighting cancer. He snagged three Oscars for best sound on the Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Arc, and Speed, plus seven nominations total including Dune, back in 1984. Throughout his career, Maslow mixed over 200 features, often partnering with Greg Landaker on more than 130 of them, handling, dialogue and music while Landaker tackled effects. They kicked off together on Star Trek, the motion picture in 1979, and shared most of those Oscar nods. Starting out of music, Maslow grew up in Los Angeles, roadied for the psychedelic band Strawberry Alarm Clock in 1969, and engineered, hits like, Oh, What a Night, by Frankie Valley in the Four Seasons.

1:01He transitioned to films through music docs like The Last Waltz and Hair, then leveled up with George Lucas on blockbusters. He shaped sounds for icons like John Carpenter, on flicks such as The Thing and Christine, Tim Burton on Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands and Tons. More from Ferris Bueller's Day Off to Mad Max, Fury Road, Pears remember him as the best of the best, always cracking jokes on the mixing stage. Maslow leased behind his wife Rana, son Travis, and a granddaughter, carrying forward a legacy that echoed to Hollywood for decades.