Overview
- Steve Maslow died Monday at a therapy facility in West Hills after a long battle with cancer, his wife Ronna told The Hollywood Reporter.
- A re-recording mixer balances dialogue, music and effects to create a movie’s final soundtrack heard in theaters.
- He won three Academy Awards for The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Speed, with four additional nominations including Dune, Waterworld, Twister and U-571.
- His career spanned more than 200 features, teaming with fellow mixer Gregg Landaker on over 130 projects starting with Star Trek: The Motion Picture in 1979.
- He drew tributes from colleagues such as sound mixer Greg P. Russell on Instagram, and he is survived by his wife Ronna, his son Travis and a granddaughter.