Todd Boekelheide

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Todd Boekelheide
Born (1954-06-27) June 27, 1954 (age 69)
Chico, California
OccupationFilm Composer
Years active1985 – present
FamilyJay Boekelheide (brother)

Todd Boekelheide (born June 27, 1954) is an American composer based in the

Best Sound (Amadeus, 1984)[1] and was nominated for another in the same category (Never Cry Wolf, 1983).[2]

Audio engineer

Boekelheide's film career began in 1974 at

Fighting For Our Lives.[3]

Early film career

In 1976, Boekelheide accepted an invitation to be an apprentice

lightsabers and optical scene transitions.[4]

His next film was Carroll Ballard’s The Black Stallion (1979), where he started as an assistant film editor, then was promoted to associate film editor, working alongside Robert Dalva through the rough-cut stage of the film. From fine cut through to the end of the project he edited sound, and was responsible for fashioning temp music for the film for each public work-in-progress screening.[5]

Composing for film

The temp music work ignited an interest in

Oakland. The Mills music department was known for its eclectic roots and broad-minded approach.[6] Boekelheide studied harmony and counterpoint with Allaudin Matthieu, Indian raga singing with Terry Riley, conducting with David Rosenboom, and became a member of Lou Harrison’s Javanese gamelan
.

After his time at Mills, Boekelheide was asked to score his first film, a short, End of Innocence: June 19, 1953, directed by Stephen Stept.

Hector Babenco, Bob Rafelson, David Lynch, and David Fincher
.

For a time, Boekelheide was both scoring films and mixing films. But as the scoring work increased, the mixing work gradually tapered off, and his last job as a re-recording mixer was for David Fincher on Panic Room in 2002.

As a film composer, Boekelheide came to be known for his scores for documentary films, and was awarded an Emmy for his score for Kids of Survival: The Life and Art of Tim Rollins and K.O.S. in 1999.

Genie Award nomination for Best Original Score at the 14th Genie Awards in 1994, for his work on the 1993 Canadian film Digger.[14]

Boekelheide is a member of both the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, and since 2012 he has regularly served as an advisor for the Sundance Documentary Music and Sound Design Lab, currently held every year at Skywalker Sound in Lucas Valley, near Nicasio, California.

His scoring work continues, with recent credits including 3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets for Marc Silver, and Saving Eden for Bill Couturié.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners".
  2. ^ "The 56th Academy Awards (1984) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
  3. ^ "Cast: Fighting for Our Lives, p.7" (PDF). cityprojectca.org. The City Project.
  4. ^ "Full Credits: Star Wars, aka Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)". afi.com. American Film Institute.
  5. ^ "Full Credits: The Black Stallion (1979)". theblackstallion.com. July 18, 2010.
  6. ^ "Mills College and Creative Experimentation". mills.edu. Mills College.
  7. ^ "Credits: End of Innocence". miff.com.au. Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF).
  8. ^ "Oscar Nomination: Never Cry Wolf (1984)". digitalhit.com. Digital Hit Entertainment.
  9. ^ "Oscar Win: Amadeus (1985)". oscars.org. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
  10. ^ "Emmy Win: Kids of Survival (1999)" (PDF). emmyonline.com. National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
  11. ^ "Emmy Nomination: Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters". emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
  12. ^ "Emmy Nomination: Blessed is the Match (2010)". emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
  13. ^ "Emmy Nomination: Symphony of the Soil (2017)". pbs.org. Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
  14. ^ "The Lotus Eaters strong contender at Genies". The Globe and Mail, December 11, 1993.

External links

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