Karen Baker Landers

Karen Baker Landers (also: Karen M. Baker ) is a sound engineer who has been involved in the sound editing of around 90 film and television productions since the beginning of her career in the early 1970s. Her work has received numerous awards, including two Oscars in the Best Sound Editing category , two British Academy Film Awards in the Best Sound category and five Golden Reel Awards from the Motion Picture Sound Editors Society. It has also been nominated for two other British Academy Film Awards and seven other Golden Reel Awards.

Landers graduated from California State University in Long Beach . Through her professor Steven Hubbard , she met the two sound designers Mark Mangini and Richard Anderson , where she did an internship and collected sound samples for the film The Goonies . Landers has worked regularly with Per Hallberg since 1988 . She currently works for the Soundelux Entertainment Group in Hollywood .

Filmography (selection)

• 1971: Directed by John Ford (documentary)
• 1980: Never Never Land
• 1981: The boat
• 1982: Blade Runner
• 1982: Enigma
• 1988: A Life of Passion ( Everybody's All-American )
• 1988: Arthur 2 - On the Rocks ( Arthur 2: On the Rocks )
• 1989: The Killer Brigade ( The Package )
• 1989: The favorite ( The Favorite )
• 1989: Renegades - On Your Own ( Renegades )
• 1990: Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School (short film)
• 1990: Narrow Margin - 12 hours of fear ( Narrow Margin )
• 1990: Air America
• 1991: House Party 2
• 1991: Der Poisonzwerg ( Dutch / Driving Me Crazy )
• 1991: Mama, me and the two of us ( Only the Lonely )
• 1991: Valkenvania - The Wonderful World of Madness ( Nothing But Trouble )
• 1992: The Last of the Mohicans ( The Last of the Mohicans )
• 1992: Up and Away ( Leaving Normal )
• 1993: Walter & Frank - A Weird Couple ( Wrestling Ernest Hemingway )
• 1993: The Fire Thing ( Wilder Napalm )
• 1993: In the Line of Fire - The Second Chance ( In the Line of Fire )
• 1993: Turtles III ( Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III )
• 1993: Bodies, Rest & Motion
• 1994: Legends of the Fall ( Legends of the Fall )
• 1994: The Pagemaster - Richie's Fantastic Journey ( The Pagemaster )
• 1994: Clifford - The Little Monster ( Clifford )
• 1995: Heat
• 1995: Crossing Guard - It happened on the open road ( The Crossing Guard )
• 1995: Braveheart
• 1996: Albino alligator
• 1996: Courage Under Fire ( Courage Under Fire )
• 1997: The Devil's Advocate ( The Devil's Advocate )
• 1997: Wild America
• 1998: Dark Legends ( Urban Legend )
• 1998: Godzilla
• 1998: The Replacement Killers - The Replacement Killers ( The Replacement Killers )
• 1999: Tarzan
• 2000: Signs of Life - Proof of Life ( Proof of Life )
• 2000: Bait - fat prey ( bait )
• 2000: The Patriot ( The Patriot )
• 2000: Gladiator
• 2001: Black Hawk Down
• 2001: evolution
• 2001: The Sky Is Falling
• 2001: Hannibal
• 2002: Without a Trace ( Without a Trace , TV series)
• 2002: The Bourne Identity ( The Bourne Identity )
• 2003: Beyond Borders ( Beyond Borders )
• 2003: Parallel Passage (short film)
• 2003: Tricks ( Matchstick Men )
• 2003: Seabiscuit - With the will to succeed ( Seabiscuit )
• 2004: Ray
• 2004: The Bourne Supremacy ( The Bourne Supremacy )
• 2004: Van Helsing
• 2005: The Big White - Always Trouble with Raymond (supervising sound editor)
• 2005: The island
• 2006: A Good Year ( A Good Year )
• 2006: Step Up
• 2006: Doogal
• 2006: Antarctica - Caught in the Ice ( Eight Below )
• 2007: American Gangster
• 2007: A New Chance ( Things We Lost in the Fire )
• 2007: The Bourne Ultimatum ( The Bourne Ultimatum )
• 2007: Freedom Writers
• 2008: The Man Who Never Lived ( Body of Lies )
• 2008: Eagle Eye - Out of Control ( Eagle Eye )
• 2008: 27 Dresses
• 2009: GI Joe - Secret Mission Cobra ( GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra )
• 2009: Self is the Bride ( The Proposal )
• 2010: Love Ranch
• 2010: Wolfman
• 2011: The Perfect Ex ( What's Your Number? )
• 2011: Green Lantern
• 2011: I Am Number Four ( I Am Number Four )
• 2012: Out and about with Mum ( The Guilt Trip )
• 2012: James Bond 007: Skyfall ( Skyfall )
• 2012: Ghost Recon: Alpha (short film)
• 2013: Carrie
• 2013: Standing Up
• 2013: Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters ( Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters )
• 2014: Dracula Untold
• 2014: RoboCop
• 2014: Dead Snow - Red vs. Dead
• 2015: In front of their eyes ( Secret in Their Eyes )
• 2015: James Bond 007: Specter ( Specter )
• 2015: Miss Bodyguard - In high heels on the run ( Hot Pursuit )

Awards

• 2002: Golden Reel Award for Black Hawk Down ( Dialogue and ADR together with Per Hallberg , Chris Jargo , Mark L. Mangino and Chris Hogan )
• 2002: Golden Reel Award for Black Hawk Down ( Effects & Foley together with Per Hallberg , Craig S. Jaeger , Jon Title , Christopher Assells , Dino Dimuro , Dan Hegeman , Michael A. Reagan , Gregory Hainer , Perry Robertson , Peter Staubli , Bruce Tanis , Michael Hertlein and Solange S. Schwalbe )
• 2005 : British Academy Film Award in the category Best Sound | Best Sound for Ray (together with Per Hallberg , Steve Cantamessa , Scott Millan , Greg Orloff and Bob Beemer )
• 2008: Golden Reel Award for Das Bourne Ultimatum ( Sound Effects and Foley together with Per Hallberg , Craig S. Jaeger , Kelly Oxford , Peter Staubli , Christopher Assells , Dino Dimuro , Dan Hegeman , Ann Scibelli , Jon Title , Chris Hogan and Hector C . Gika )
• 2008: Golden Reel Award for Das Bourne Ultimatum ( Dialogue and ADR together with Per Hallberg , Anna MacKenzie , Frederick H. Stahly , Kimaree Long , Chris Jargo and Michelle Pazer )
• 2008 : British Academy Film Award for Best Sound for The Bourne Ultimatum (with Kirk Francis , Scott Millan , David Parker and Per Hallberg )
• 2008 : Oscar in the category Best Sound Editing for The Bourne Ultimatum (together with Per Hallberg )
• 2013: Golden Reel Award for James Bond 007: Skyfall (together with Per Hallberg , Peter Staubli , Christopher Assells , Craig S. Jaeger , Dan O'Connell , John T. Cucci , Dino Dimuro , Dan Hegeman , William R. Dean and Piero Mura )
• 2013 : Oscar in the category Best Sound Editing for James Bond 007: Skyfall (together with Per Hallberg , tie with Paul NJ Ottosson for Zero Dark Thirty )

Web links

• Karen Baker Landers in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Interview with Karen Baker Landers and Per Hallberg on creativecow.net (English)
2. ↑ Karen Baker Landers on bloomberg.com (English)
3. ↑ ^{a b} Golden Reel Awards 2002 for Black Hawk Down at variety.com (English)
4. ↑ BAFTA Film | Sound 2005 at awards.bafta.org (English)
5. ↑ ^{a b} Golden Reel Awards 2008 for The Bourne Ultimatum at designingsound.org (English)
6. ↑ BAFTA Film | Sound 2008 at awards.bafta.org (English)
7. ↑ The 80th Academy Awards | 2008 at oscar.org (English)
8. ↑ Golden Reel Awards 2013 at deadline.com (English)
9. ↑ The 85th Academy Awards | 2013 at oscar.org (English)