Kent Sparling
After early stints in theatrical sound and lighting design, Kent Sparling spent three years at Sound Transform Systems, hand-building Serge Modular analog synthesizers for musicians such as John McEntire and Trent Reznor. He departed STS in 1995 to work in film sound in Vancouver, BC, and since 1997 has been employed as a sound designer and re-recording mixer at Skywalker Sound, with credits on Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation and Marie Antoinette; Mike Mills’ Thumbsucker; Spike Jonze’s Adaptation and her; and We Own the Night and Two Lovers by James Gray. His deep ties to independent film are exemplified by his work on Lance Hammer’s Ballast, Miranda July’s The Future, Braden King’s Here, Bluebird from Lance Edmands, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints by David Lowery, Kelly Reichardt’s Night Moves and Ira Sachs’ Love is Strange.
Known for
SoundBirthday
September 17, 1966Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
41Place of birth
San Francisco, California, USAAlso known as
Kent Sparling C.A.S., Kent Sparling CAS, Kent Sparling CSA
Crew credits
Seventh Moon
Music, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sicko
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lost in Translation
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Approaching the Unknown
Sound Designer
The Princess of Nebraska
Original Music Composer
What Lies Beneath
Mix Technician
Love Is Strange
Sound Designer
Adaptation.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Epic
Sound Effects Editor
Night Moves
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Skateland
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Testosterone
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Pete's Dragon
Sound Designer, Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sphere
Mix Technician
Certain Women
Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
The Virgin Suicides
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
The Yards
Sound Mix Technician, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kajillionaire
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Minari
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Music Editor
Center Jenny
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