Biography
Dominick Tavella is an American sound engineer. He has been sound mixing since 1976 and specializes in balancing and recording the final soundtrack in its many formats for film, TV, and documentaries. D.A. Pennebaker was one of his college instructors who eventually became his mentor and later connected him to his first sound job. His first Union was as a transfer engineer, later a re-recording engineer, at DuArt Film Laboratory in New York City. There he mixed documentaries and low budget feature films. In 1988, Tavella joined Sound One where he built his reputation among clients such as Paul Schrader, Jim Jarmusch, Darren Aronofsky, Ric Burns, and Ken Burns. His documentaries, Jazz and New York were both nominated for Emmys for best sound. In 2003, he won an Oscar for Best Sound Mixing and a BAFTA for best sound for the film Chicago. He has worked on more than 180 films since 1981.
Filmography
all 60
Movies 58
TV Shows 2
The Vietnam War (2017)
The Last Dalai Lama? (2017)
Queen of Katwe (2016)
Rock the Kasbah (2015)
The Humbling (2014)
Noah (2014)
Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
Hairbrained (2013)
The Last Keepers (2013)
The Bay (2012)
Prohibition (2011)
Black Swan (2010)
You Don't Know Jack (2010)
Anton Chekhov's The Duel (2010)
After.Life (2009)
Amelia (2009)
The Limits of Control (2009)
The Wrestler (2008)
Mamma Mia! (2008)
Definitely, Maybe (2008)
Dan in Real Life (2007)
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
The Fountain (2006)
Infamous (2006)
Romance & Cigarettes (2005)
Broken Flowers (2005)
The Massie Affair (2005)
Saving Face (2004)
Prey for Rock & Roll (2003)
Chicago (2002)
Tadpole (2002)
Double Whammy (2001)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
The Cider House Rules (1999)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Harvest (1999)
A Walk on the Moon (1999)
Pi (1998)
The House of Yes (1997)
Kicked in the Head (1997)
Ulee's Gold (1997)
Touch (1997)
Money Train (1995)
Living in Oblivion (1995)
The Search for One-eye Jimmy (1994)
Malcolm X (1992)
Far and Away (1992)
Chuck Berry: Rock and Roll Music (1992)
Night on Earth (1991)
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret (1990)
Depeche Mode: Live at the Pasadena Rose Bowl (1989)
Working Girls (1987)
The Tender Age (1986)
Parting Glances (1986)
Dream City (1986)
You Got to Move (1985)
A Flash of Green (1984)
The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez (1983)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1950-01-01 (74 years old)
Birth PlaceUnited States of America, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsDominick R. Tavella
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Sound
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