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John Kurlander(1951-2025)

  • Music Department
  • Sound Department
  • Additional Crew
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John Kurlander was born on 25 May 1951 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is known for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). He died on 9 February 2025 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 25, 1951
DiedFebruary 9, 2025(73)
BornMay 25, 1951
DiedFebruary 9, 2025(73)
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  • Awards
    • 8 wins & 14 nominations total

Known for

Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Elijah Wood, Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, and John Rhys-Davies in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
8.9
  • Music Department
  • 2001
Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Christopher Lee, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, John Rhys-Davies, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
8.8
  • Music Department
  • 2002
Liv Tyler, Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, and Andy Serkis in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
9.0
  • Music Department
  • 2003
Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, and Jake Abel in The Host (2013)
The Host
5.8
  • Music Department
  • 2013

Credits

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Music Department

  • Implosion: Zero Day
    • sound engineer
    • Production Unknown
  • South of Midnight (2025)
    South of Midnight
    7.4
    Video Game
    • music recording engineer
    • orchestral mixing
    • 2025
  • Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force (2025)
    Creation of the Gods II: Demon Force
    6.2
    • music recording engineer
    • score mixer
    • 2025
  • World of Warcraft: 20 Years of Music (2024)
    World of Warcraft: 20 Years of Music
    5.9
    • music recording engineer
    • score mixer
    • 2024
  • Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance (2024)
    Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance
    6.5
    TV Series
    • score mixed by
    • score recorded by
    • 2024
  • Star Wars Outlaws (2024)
    Star Wars Outlaws
    7.1
    Video Game
    • music recording engineer
    • score mixer
    • 2024
  • Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms (2023)
    Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms
    6.6
    • music recording engineer
    • score mixer
    • 2023
  • Diablo IV (2023)
    Diablo IV
    7.6
    Video Game
    • music recording engineer
    • orchestral mixing
    • recording engineer ...
    • 2023
  • World of Warcraft: Dragonflight (2022)
    World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
    7.0
    Video Game
    • music recording engineer
    • score mixer
    • 2022
  • World of Warcraft: Dragonflight (2022)
    World of Warcraft: Dragonflight
    6.6
    Short
    • music recording engineer
    • score mixer
    • 2022
  • A Plague Tale: Requiem (2022)
    A Plague Tale: Requiem
    8.5
    Video Game
    • music recording engineer
    • score mixer
    • 2022
  • Overwatch 2 (2022)
    Overwatch 2
    5.4
    Video Game
    • music recording engineer
    • score mixer
    • scoring mixer
    • 2022
  • Mending the Line (2022)
    Mending the Line
    6.7
    • score mixer
    • 2022
  • Dying Light 2: Stay Human (2022)
    Dying Light 2: Stay Human
    7.5
    Video Game
    • score mixer
    • 2022
  • Jing Wu, Ziyi Zhang, Zheng Xu, and Teng Shen in My Country, My Parents (2021)
    My Country, My Parents
    6.1
    • music recording engineer
    • score mixer
    • 2021
  • Eden (2021)
    Eden
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • mixed by
    • 2021

Sound Department

  • Implosion: Zero Day
    • sound mixer
    • Production Unknown
  • Lost Sphear (2017)
    Lost Sphear
    6.0
    Video Game
    • recording mix engineer
    • 2017
  • Howard Shore in Creating the Lord of the Rings Symphony: A Composer's Journey Through Middle-Earth (2004)
    Creating the Lord of the Rings Symphony: A Composer's Journey Through Middle-Earth
    7.7
    Video
    • balance engineer
    • 2004
  • George Harrison in Concert for George (2003)
    Concert for George
    8.6
    • surround sound consultant
    • 2003
  • The Watcher (2000)
    The Watcher
    5.3
    • sound engineer
    • 2000
  • Jonathan Taylor Thomas in Walking Across Egypt (1999)
    Walking Across Egypt
    7.2
    • sound mix engineer
    • sound recording engineer
    • 1999
  • Sharon Stone and Jean-Luke Figueroa in Gloria (1999)
    Gloria
    5.2
    • recording engineer
    • 1999
  • Gold and Silver Gala with Placido Domingo (1996)
    Gold and Silver Gala with Placido Domingo
    8.0
    TV Special
    • balance engineer
    • 1996
  • Tom Hanks, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn, Ethan Embry, and Tom Everett Scott in That Thing You Do! (1996)
    That Thing You Do!
    7.0
    • recording engineer
    • 1996
  • Perlman in Russia (1992)
    Perlman in Russia
    6.9
    TV Special
    • audio engineer
    • balance engineer
    • 1992

Additional Crew

  • Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez in Resident Evil (2002)
    Resident Evil
    6.6
    • technical supervisor: Marco Beltrami
    • 2002

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • John J. Kurlander
  • Born
    • May 25, 1951
    • Hammersmith, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 9, 2025
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Legend of Zelda fan album, Twilight Symphony, by Zelda Reorchestrated - Recording Engineer

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