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Alan Splet(1939-1994)

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Alan Splet was born on 31 December 1939 in the USA. He is known for Dune (1984), Soleil levant (1993) and Mosquito Coast (1986). He was married to Ann Kroeber. He died on 2 December 1994 in Berkeley, California, USA.
BornDecember 31, 1939
DiedDecember 2, 1994(54)
BornDecember 31, 1939
DiedDecember 2, 1994(54)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 4 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Dune (1984)
Dune
6.2
  • Sound Department
  • 1984
Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes in Soleil levant (1993)
Soleil levant
6.3
  • Sound Department
  • 1993
Harrison Ford in Mosquito Coast (1986)
Mosquito Coast
6.6
  • Sound Department
  • 1986
Isabella Rossellini in Blue Velvet (1986)
Blue Velvet
7.7
  • Sound Department
  • 1986

Credits

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Sound Department



  • America's Woman (2024)
    America's Woman
    • sound recordist
    • 2024
  • Baltimore Nightmare: Night Visit to Huge, Historic 1906 Abandoned School Turned Crack Den (2021)
    Baltimore Nightmare: Night Visit to Huge, Historic 1906 Abandoned School Turned Crack Den
    Short
    • sounds
    • 2021
  • Ralph Fiennes and Kristin Scott Thomas in Le patient anglais (1996)
    Le patient anglais
    7.4
    • additional sound effects (uncredited)
    • 1996
  • Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes in Soleil levant (1993)
    Soleil levant
    6.3
    • sound designer
    • 1993
  • Wind (1992)
    Wind
    6.4
    • re-recording mixer
    • sound designer
    • 1992
  • En liberté dans les champs du Seigneur (1991)
    En liberté dans les champs du Seigneur
    6.8
    • supervising sound editor
    • 1991
  • Par l'épée (1991)
    Par l'épée
    6.4
    • sound designer
    • 1991
  • Christina Applegate, Keith Coogan, Robert Hy Gorman, Danielle Harris, and Christopher Pettiet in Panique chez les Crandell (1991)
    Panique chez les Crandell
    6.4
    • sound editor
    • 1991
  • Uma Thurman and Fred Ward in Henry & June (1990)
    Henry & June
    6.3
    • sound designer
    • 1990
  • Patrick Bergin and Iain Glen in Aux sources du Nil (1990)
    Aux sources du Nil
    7.1
    • supervising sound editor (as Alan R. Splet)
    • 1990
  • Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven (1989)
    Yosemite: The Fate of Heaven
    8.1
    • supervising sound editor
    • 1989
  • David Ogden Stiers, David McCullough, and Michael Murphy in American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • supervising sound editor
    • 1989
  • Robin Williams in Le Cercle des poètes disparus (1989)
    Le Cercle des poètes disparus
    8.1
    • supervising sound editor
    • 1989
  • Andrew McCarthy and Jonathan Silverman in Week-end chez Bernie (1989)
    Week-end chez Bernie
    6.4
    • supervising sound editor
    • 1989
  • Kelly McGillis and Kurt Russell in Winter People (1989)
    Winter People
    6.2
    • supervising sound editor
    • 1989

Music Department



  • Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes in Soleil levant (1993)
    Soleil levant
    6.3
    • music editor
    • 1993
  • Uma Thurman and Fred Ward in Henry & June (1990)
    Henry & June
    6.3
    • music selected by
    • 1990
  • Lena Olin in L'insoutenable légèreté de l'être (1988)
    L'insoutenable légèreté de l'être
    7.2
    • music selection: Janacek's works
    • 1988
  • Howzer (1973)
    Howzer
    7.3
    • music recordist
    • 1973

Soundtrack



  • Swipe (2014)
    Swipe
    Short
    • performer: "Digah's Stomp" (as Alan R. Splet)
    • 2014

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Alan R. Splet
  • Born
    • December 31, 1939
    • USA
  • Died
    • December 2, 1994
    • Berkeley, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Ann KroeberJune 5, 1981 - December 2, 1994 (his death)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    In 1979, Splet won a special Academy Award for sound effects on L'Étalon noir (1979) but didn't show to pick up the statue. "It always happens," said host Johnny Carson. "First George C. Scott doesn't show, then Marlon Brando, and now Alan Splet.".
  • Trademark
      Frequently worked with David Lynch and his wife, Ann Kroeber.

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