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Eric Arthur Tomlinson

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Eric Arthur Tomlinson
Born(1931-01-08)8 January 1931
Died24 November 2015(2015-11-24) (aged 84)
Exeter, Devon, England
OccupationAudio engineer
Known forMotion picture soundtracks

Eric Arthur Tomlinson (8 January 1931 in Preston, Lancashire – 24 November 2015 in Exeter, Devon) was an English recording engineer, who recorded and mixed the scores to more than 120 movies.[1]

He had an aeronautical engineering apprenticeshipship at Fairey Aviation, and served in the Royal Air Force.[1] He then began doing small jobs for Radio Luxemburg, and later joined the International Broadcasting Company, where he recorded John Dankworth, Cleo Laine and Ted Heath among others.[1]

At the end of the 1950s, he moved to cinematic recordings, first with Muir Mathieson.[1] He joined Cine-Tele Sound (CTS) Studios in Bayswater in 1959, where some of his first projects were early Bond movies.[1]

Movies (incomplete list)

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Music (incomplete list)

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Eric Tomlinson, recording engineer - obituary - The Daily Telegraph
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Eric Tomlinson - In Loving Memory - Malone Digital". Malonedigital.com. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Classic Tracks: Shirley Bassey 'Goldfinger'". Soundonsound.com. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
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