Eric Arthur Tomlinson Explained

Birth Date:8 January 1931
Birth Place:Preston, Lancashire, England
Death Place: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)

Music (incomplete list)

Notes and References

  1. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/12054197/Eric-Tomlinson-recording-engineer-obituary.html Eric Tomlinson, recording engineer - obituary
  2. Web site: Eric Tomlinson - In Loving Memory - Malone Digital. Malonedigital.com. 23 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Classic Tracks: Shirley Bassey 'Goldfinger'. Soundonsound.com. 23 August 2020.