Frank Serafine
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Frank Serafine | |
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| Born | c. 1953 |
| Died | (aged 65) sound editor |
| Years active | 1975–2018 |
Frank Serafine (c. 1953 – September 12, 2018) was an American motion picture
Early career
After performing live with progressive rock guitarist Robben Ford and producing laser light shows at the Fiske Planetarium in Boulder, Colorado, Serafine was selected by Disneyland to compose and produce live grand opening summer shows at the Space Mountain Pavilion which brought him to Southern California. Shortly after that he created several records and toured live throughout Europe and the US with avant-garde jazz great Don Cherry.
Serafine produced music with his friend and music teacher Ravi Shankar along with George Harrison on Tana Mana. He produced the remixed Peter Gabriel "Kiss that Frog” travelling Pepsi ride film with William Orbit, which won the MTV Award in 1993.[1] In the same year Serafine worked on sound design live on stage with Gabriel's Secret World Concert Tour for the shows in California (Oakland, Los Angeles, and San Diego) and Phoenix, Arizona.
Sound Designer
Beginning his film career in the 1970s, Serafine worked on engineering sound effects on Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, and both Tron films (Tron and Tron: Legacy).[2]
Serafine made hundreds of commercials and TV episodes including
He supervised the audio production, acoustic design and construction installations for several ride films and interactive themed attractions with
Serafine's game credits include
He composed music and supervised the sound editing and design for
Serafine was a major part of several advanced hardware and software innovations in the film sound industry, including the first to implement Apple Computers and Avid/Digidesign Pro Tools on a major feature film.[citation needed]
Sound Advice Tour
In April 2015, Serafine went on an educational tour to 33 cities through
Death
Serafine was struck by a car on September 12, 2018, in Palmdale, California, as he was crossing Palmdale Boulevard between 12th and 15th streets East.[3][4] He died from his injuries at the scene.[5] Deputies at the scene said the driver stopped at the scene.
Accolades
Serafine won an
References
- ^ Johnston, Christopher R. Weingarten, Daniel Kreps, Al Shipley, Reed Fischer, Maura; Weingarten, Christopher R.; Kreps, Daniel; Shipley, Al; Fischer, Reed; Johnston, Maura (2014-08-22). "20 Best MTV VMAs Opening Performances". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Univision Communications. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ The AV Times Staff (September 12, 2018). "Man hit, killed by car in Palmdale". The Antelope Valley Times. Antelope Valley: ANG. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ^ KCBS-TV Staff (September 16, 2018). "'Star Trek' Sound Designer Frank Serafine ID'd As Victim In Calif. Crash". KCBS-TV. Los Angeles: CBS Corporation. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
- ^ Sippell, Margeaux (September 14, 2018). "Frank Serafine, 'Star Trek' and 'Tron' Sound Editor/Designer, Dies at 65". Variety. Los Angeles: Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- Primetime Emmy Awards. New York City: Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Frank Serafine at IMDb
