Mark Mangini Explained

Mark Mangini
Birth Name:Mark Anthony Mangini
Birth Date:31 August 1956
Birth Place:Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation:Sound editor
Yearsactive:1976–present
Spouse:
  • Ann Mangini
Children:3, including Rio Mangini

Mark Mangini (born 1956) is an American sound editor with over 125 film credits. He has won two Academy Awards, in 2021 for Best Sound for Dune and in 2015 for Best Sound Editing along with David White for their work on .[1]

Mangini is renowned for recording and editing a new roar track for Leo the Lion, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) lion mascot (ironically, tiger sounds were used for the effect).[2]

In April 2017, Mangini partnered with Pro Sound Effects to release The Odyssey Collection, developed from his personal sound library built throughout his career with partner Richard L. Anderson.[3] [4]

Mangini is of Italian descent.[5] He married actress Annette McCarthy in 1984 and they have two sons. They separated some time later.[6] [7] [8] He also has a son, Rio, from his marriage to Ann Whatu.

Oscar nominations

Mangini has received the following nominations for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound (for Dune in 2021):

Notes and References

  1. News: Mark Mangini, David White win sound editing Oscar for 'Mad Max: Fury Road' . LA Times . February 28, 2016 . February 29, 2016. February 29, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160229223933/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-sound-editing-20160229-story.html. live.
  2. Web site: Susan King . Updated style for MGM's lion – Los Angeles Times . Articles.latimes.com . November 7, 2008 . March 16, 2014 . April 2, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402202601/http://articles.latimes.com/2008/nov/07/entertainment/et-quick7 . live.
  3. Web site: Pro Sound Effects Announces The Odyssey Collection: Essentials Mixonline. www.mixonline.com. en. September 26, 2017. October 24, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171024053805/http://www.mixonline.com/thewire/pro-sound-effects-announces-odyssey-collection-essentials/430345. live.
  4. Web site: Mark Mangini and Richard Anderson Join the Pro Sound Effects Library Mixonline. www.mixonline.com. en. September 26, 2017. September 27, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170927052329/http://www.mixonline.com/thewire/mark-mangini-and-richard-anderson-join-pro-sound-effects-library/429611. live.
  5. Web site: The sound of Oscar. Mark Mangini | SNM . March 12, 2020 . January 8, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210108194756/http://spynewsmagazine.com/the-sound-of-oscar-mark-mangini/ . live.
  6. Web site: MyHeritage . 2023-01-14 . www.myheritage.com.
  7. Web site: Annette McCarthy on Twitter . 2023-01-14 . Twitter . en.
  8. Web site: Annette McCarthy on Instagram: "My boys, Matt and Joe Mangini, getting ready with their dad." . 2023-01-14 . Instagram . en.
  9. Web site: The 59th Academy Awards (1987) Nominees and Winners . March 16, 2014 . oscars.org . November 2, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171102051934/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1987 . live.
  10. News: The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners . March 16, 2014 . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . AMPAS. November 2, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171102051952/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1993. live.
  11. Web site: The 70th Academy Awards (1998) Nominees and Winners . March 16, 2014 . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . AMPAS. November 2, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171102052005/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1998. live.
  12. Web site: 88th Academy Awards . January 14, 2016. September 20, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170920221449/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2016. live.
  13. Web site: AWARDS . markmangini.com . en. March 31, 2018. April 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180401003726/http://markmangini.com/Mark_Mangini/AWARDS.html. live.
  14. Web site: THE 94TH ACADEMY AWARDS. oscars.org. 2023-02-25.