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Alan Splet(1939-1994)

  • Sound Department
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Alan Splet was born on 31 December 1939 in the USA. He is known for Dune (1984), Rising Sun (1993) and The Black Stallion (1979). 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

Sean Young and Kyle MacLachlan in Dune (1984)
Dune
6.2
  • Sound Department
  • 1984
Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes in Rising Sun (1993)
Rising Sun
6.3
  • Sound Department
  • 1993
The Black Stallion (1979)
The Black Stallion
7.4
  • Sound Department
  • 1979
Harrison Ford in The Mosquito Coast (1986)
The Mosquito Coast
6.6
  • 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 The English Patient (1996)
    The English Patient
    7.4
    • additional sound effects (uncredited)
    • 1996
  • Sean Connery and Wesley Snipes in Rising Sun (1993)
    Rising Sun
    6.3
    • sound designer
    • 1993
  • Wind (1992)
    Wind
    6.5
    • re-recording mixer
    • sound designer
    • 1992
  • Tom Berenger, Daryl Hannah, Kathy Bates, John Lithgow, Aidan Quinn, and Tom Waits in At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991)
    At Play in the Fields of the Lord
    6.8
    • supervising sound editor
    • 1991
  • By the Sword (1991)
    By the Sword
    6.4
    • sound designer
    • 1991
  • Christina Applegate, Keith Coogan, Robert Hy Gorman, Danielle Harris, Eda Reiss Merin, and Christopher Pettiet in Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991)
    Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead
    6.4
    • sound editor
    • 1991
  • Uma Thurman and Fred Ward in Henry & June (1990)
    Henry & June
    6.3
    • sound designer
    • 1990
  • Mountains of the Moon (1990)
    Mountains of the Moon
    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
  • American Experience (1988)
    American Experience
    8.6
    TV Series
    • supervising sound editor
    • 1989
  • Robin Williams in Dead Poets Society (1989)
    Dead Poets Society
    8.1
    • supervising sound editor
    • 1989
  • Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, and Terry Kiser in Weekend at Bernie's (1989)
    Weekend at Bernie's
    6.5
    • 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 Rising Sun (1993)
    Rising Sun
    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 The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
    The Unbearable Lightness of Being
    7.2
    • music selection: Janacek's works
    • 1988
  • Howzer (1973)
    Howzer
    7.1
    • music recordist
    • 1973

Soundtrack

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

Personal details

  • 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

  • Trivia
    In 1979, Splet won a special Academy Award for sound effects on The Black Stallion (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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