Eric Arthur Tomlinson

Eric Arthur Tomlinson
Born	(1931-01-08)8 January 1931 Preston, Lancashire, England
Died	24 November 2015(2015-11-24) (aged 84) Exeter, Devon, England
Occupation	Audio engineer
Known for	Motion 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)

• Dr. No (1962)
• Charade (1963)
• From Russia with Love (1963)
• A Shot in the Dark (1964)
• Goldfinger (1964)[2]
• Zulu (1964)[2]
• The Ipcress File (1965)[2]
• Thunderball (1965)
• Born Free (1966)[2]
• Ryan's Daughter (1970)[2]
• Fiddler on the Roof (1971)[2]
• Star Wars (1977)
• Superman (1978)
• Alien (1979)[2]
• The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)[2]
• Return of the Jedi (1983)[2]
• Amadeus (1984)[2]
• Highlander (1986)
• RoboCop (1987)

Music (incomplete list)

• Sinatra Sings Great Songs from Great Britain
• Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey song)[3]

References

1. Eric Tomlinson, recording engineer - obituary - The Daily Telegraph
2. "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.

External links

• Eric Arthur Tomlinson at IMDb