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Tom Koester(I)

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  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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A blues man shares his music and wisdom with a club crowd on Chicago's west side.
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Tail Dragger: Live at Rooster's Lounge (2009)
Tom Koester is known for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) and Street Pirates (1994).
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      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    7.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 1977
    Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Persis Khambatta in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
    Star Trek: The Motion Picture
    6.4
    • Visual Effects(as Thomas Koester)
    • 1979
    Street Pirates (1994)
    Street Pirates
    8.3
    • Sound Department
    • 1994
    Anne-Marie Martin, Harrison Page, and David Rasche in Sledge Hammer! (1986)
    Sledge Hammer!
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Sound Department

    Credits

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    Sound Department

    • Chicano Rock! The Sounds of East Los Angeles (2008)
      Chicano Rock! The Sounds of East Los Angeles
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • sound
      • 2008
    • Mike Holmes in Holmes on Homes (2001)
      Holmes on Homes
      8.6
      TV Series
      • sound recordist
      • 2007
    • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
      P.O.V.
      8.1
      TV Series
      • sound recordist
      • 2006
    • Al otro lado (2005)
      Al otro lado
      7.6
      • sound recordist
      • 2005
    • The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
      The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
      7.7
      • additional sound
      • 2004
    • Rides (2003)
      Rides
      7.9
      TV Series
      • production sound
      • 2004
    • Lars von Trier and Jørgen Leth in The Five Obstructions (2003)
      The Five Obstructions
      7.4
      • sound engineer (segment "Benspænd #4: Det perfekte menneske, tegnefilm")
      • 2003
    • Street Pirates (1994)
      Street Pirates
      8.3
      • sound mixer
      • 1994
    • Good Cop, Bad Kid (1993)
      Good Cop, Bad Kid
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • sound mixer
      • 1993
    • João Magueijo in Equinox (1986)
      Equinox
      7.2
      TV Series
      • sound
      • 1993
    • Alex Cox, Ruben Barela, Heather Ashley Chase, Andrew Fincher, Michael Roberts, and Ryan Mann in Cops (1989)
      Cops
      7.0
      TV Series
      • sound
      • 1989–1991
    • Hotels - Geschichte und Geschichten
      TV Series
      • sound
      • 1990
    • Lou Ferrigno and Bill Bixby in The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988)
      The Incredible Hulk Returns
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • sound mixer
      • 1988
    • Anne-Marie Martin, Harrison Page, and David Rasche in Sledge Hammer! (1986)
      Sledge Hammer!
      8.1
      TV Series
      • sound
      • 1986–1988
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • sound
      • 1984

    Director

    • Tail Dragger: Live at Rooster's Lounge (2009)
      Tail Dragger: Live at Rooster's Lounge
      Video
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Fred Anderson 80th Birthday Bash: Live at the Velvet Lounge (2009)
      Fred Anderson 80th Birthday Bash: Live at the Velvet Lounge
      Video
      • Director
      • 2009
    • It Ain't Over: Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues (2009)
      It Ain't Over: Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues
      Video
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Byther Smith: Blues on the Moon - Live at Natural Rhythm Social Club (2008)
      Byther Smith: Blues on the Moon - Live at Natural Rhythm Social Club
      Video
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Dave Specter: Live in Chicago (2008)
      Dave Specter: Live in Chicago
      Video
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Little Arthur Duncan: Live at Rosa's Blues Lounge (2007)
      Little Arthur Duncan: Live at Rosa's Blues Lounge
      Video
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Ari Brown: Live at the Green Mill (2007)
      Ari Brown: Live at the Green Mill
      Video
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Black Unstoppable: Live at the Velvet Lounge
      Video
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Gettin' Up: Carey & Lurrie Bell Live at Buddy Guy's Legends, Rosa's, and Lurrie's Home (2007)
      Gettin' Up: Carey & Lurrie Bell Live at Buddy Guy's Legends, Rosa's, and Lurrie's Home
      Video
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Live at the Ascension Loft (2007)
      Ethnic Heritage Ensemble Live at the Ascension Loft
      Video
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Jimmy Burns in Jimmy Burns Live at B.L.U.E.S. (2007)
      Jimmy Burns Live at B.L.U.E.S.
      Video
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Deep Blue Organ Trio: Goin' to Town, Live at the Green Mill
      Video
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Ernest Dawkins' New Horizons Ensemble: Live at the Original Velvet Lounge
      Video
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Timeless: Live at the Velvet Lounge (2006)
      Timeless: Live at the Velvet Lounge
      Video
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Mississippi Heat: One Eye Open - Live at Rosa's Lounge Chicago
      Video
      • Director
      • 2005

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Alex Cox, Ruben Barela, Heather Ashley Chase, Andrew Fincher, Michael Roberts, and Ryan Mann in Cops (1989)
      Cops
      7.0
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 1990–2003
    • Roger Taylor, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, and Queen in Queen: Magic Years, Volume One - A Visual Anthology (1987)
      Queen: Magic Years, Volume One - A Visual Anthology
      8.6
      • camera operator
      • 1987
    • Queen: Magic Years, Volume Three - A Visual Anthology (1987)
      Queen: Magic Years, Volume Three - A Visual Anthology
      8.5
      • camera operator
      • 1987
    • Queen: Magic Years, Volume Two - A Visual Anthology (1987)
      Queen: Magic Years, Volume Two - A Visual Anthology
      8.4
      • camera operator
      • 1987

    Videos19

    It Ain't Over: Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues
    Clip 2:41
    It Ain't Over: Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues
    Fred Anderson 80th Birthday Bash: Live at the Velvet Lounge
    Trailer 2:08
    Fred Anderson 80th Birthday Bash: Live at the Velvet Lounge
    Fred Anderson 80th Birthday Bash: Live at the Velvet Lounge
    Trailer 2:08
    Fred Anderson 80th Birthday Bash: Live at the Velvet Lounge
    Tail Dragger: Live at Rooster's Lounge
    Trailer 1:50
    Tail Dragger: Live at Rooster's Lounge
    It Ain't Over: Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues
    Trailer 1:07
    It Ain't Over: Delmark Celebrates 55 Years of Blues
    Dave Specter: Live in Chicago
    Trailer 2:11
    Dave Specter: Live in Chicago
    Byther Smith: Blues on the Moon - Live at Natural Rhythm Social Club
    Trailer 2:43
    Byther Smith: Blues on the Moon - Live at Natural Rhythm Social Club

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      • Thomas Koester

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