David J. Hudson

David J. Hudson (born December 16, 1943 - May 21, 2011 ) was an American sound engineer .

Life

Hudson began his career in 1978 with the short film Xenogenesis , James Cameron's film debut (there was a second collaboration with Terminator in 1984 ). Hudson has worked on three films in the Star Trek franchise, from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan to Star Trek IV: Back to the Present . For the latter film he was nominated for the first time in 1987 for the Oscar in the category Best Sound . He later worked on a number of Disney films , including Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin . For both films he received another Oscar nomination, but never won the award.

For his work in television he was nominated for five Primetime Emmys between 1982 and 1987 , and in 1985 he received the award for the miniseries Space - A man reaches for the stars . Hudson retired from the film business in 1998, he died in 2011.

Filmography (selection)

• 1978: Xenogenesis (short film)
• 1980: The Incredible Journey in a Crazy Plane (Airplane!)
• 1982: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
• 1984: Star Trek III : The Search for Spock (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
• 1984: Terminator
• 1986: Star Trek IV: Back to the Present (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home)
• 1987: Good Morning, Vietnam
• 1988: Rain Man
• 1989: Ariel the Mermaid (The Little Mermaid)
• 1990: Pretty Woman
• 1991: Beauty and the Beast (Beauty and the Beast)
• 1992: Aladdin
• 1994: The Lion King (The Lion King)
• 1997: Snow White (Snow White: A Tale of Terror)

Awards

• 1987 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for Star Trek IV: Back to the Present
• 1992 : Oscar nomination in the Best Sound category for Beauty and the Beast
• 1993 : Oscar nomination for Best Sound for Aladdin

Web links

• David J. Hudson in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Oscars 1987 (English)
2. ↑ Oscars 1992 (English)
3. ↑ Oscars 1993 (English)