Steve Maslow: Legendary Re-Recording Mixer Passes

0:00It's April 28th. Welcome to Entertainment and Celebrity News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Steve Maslow, the legendary reseccordary mixer behind some of cinema's biggest sounds, passed away at 81 from cancer on April 27th. In West Hills, California, he snagged back-to-back Oscars for the Empire Strikes Back in 1980 and Raiders of the Lost Arc in 1981, then another four. Speed in 1994. Beyond those wins, Maslow earned four more Academy Award nominations for films like Dune, Waterworld, Twister, and U571. His resume stacks up with hundreds of credits, from poltergeist and gremlins to Batman Returns, The Conjuring, and Mad Max, Fury Road. Maslow's journey kicked off in the rock scene, born October 17th, 1944, in L.A. San Fernando Valley. He ditched college to Rody for Strawberry Alarm Clock, then engineered hits like the four seasons December 1963, and a taste of.

1:02Honey's Boogie Oogie Oogie, before pivoting to film at Samuel Goldwyn Studios. He mixed sound for iconic concert films and docks, including Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz, with the band. Talking head stop making sense, and, princes sign of the times, plus music flicks like Little Shop of Horrors. Teaming with directors like Spielberg, Scorsese and Tim Burton over five decades, Maslow shaped the audio for generations of blockbusters. He leases Waivrana in Sun Travis, but his crisp mixes echo on forever.