Geoff Foster (sound engineer)


Geoff Foster is an English recording and mix engineer, best known for his work on numerous film scores.

History

Foster joined George Martin's AIR Studios in 1987 after graduating from Brunel University with a 2.1 degree in Electronic Engineering. In 1994, shortly after AIR made its historic move to Lyndhurst Hall, Hampstead, he was made Chief Engineer. Having trained under George Martin's engineers he came to prominence as an engineer himself collaborating with David Arnold on the film Stargate which broke box office records upon its release.
In 2000, his work with Björk was nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Song, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Score.
In 2001, he received a Grammy for his work on Joni Mitchell's album Both Sides Now. In 2005, he received a Grammy for his work on the soundtrack for the biopic film Ray. In 2008, he received a Grammy for his work on the soundtrack for the film The Dark Knight. In 2021, he recorded the orchestra for the Grammy winning James Bond theme song No Time to Die by Billie Eilish and in 2023, won his 5th Grammy for Vince Mendoza's Songbird (Orchestral version).
In 2002, he won a Golden Reel award for his work on the score of Focus.
In 2007, Foster was taken on by the newly formed AIR Management after the sale of AIR Studios to Strongroom's owner Richard Boote. Throughout 2010, Foster has been an ambassador for Phillips Obsessed with sound product range. In 2011, he was awarded a BASCA gold badge for services to the music industry. In 2012, he won "Engineer of the Year" awarded by The Music Producer's Guild (MPG). In 2012, Foster worked on Life of Pi, which won an Academy Award for best score in 2013.
Foster's numerous film projects over recent years include The Dark Knight, Black Swan (film), Inception, Nocturnal Animals, Dunkirk and Elvis.

Filmography

Stargate Black Beauty Don Juan DeMarco When a Man Loves a Woman Jack and Sarah Last of the Dogmen Restoration Une femme française Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain Mrs. Winterbourne Hamlet James and the Giant Peach Romeo + Juliet Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire D3: The Mighty Ducks The Peacemaker Robinson Crusoe Photographing Fairies Meet Wally Sparks Perdita Durango / Dance with the Devil Swept from the Sea The Wings of the Dove The Matchmaker The Visitor Tomorrow Never Dies Smilla's Sense of Snow The Other Conquest The Place of LionsB. Monkey Prince Of Egypt City of Angels (film) Cousin Bette (film) Great Expectations What Dreams May Come The Avengers The Bone Collector Summer of Sam Plunkett & Macleane The Loss of Sexual Innocence Pola X Dreaming of Joseph Lees Entrapment Eye of the Beholder Mickey Blue Eyes A Midsummer Night's Dream Ride With The Devil Wing Commander The War Zone The World Is Not Enough The Insider The Last September Dancer In The Dark Bamboozled Born Romantic Circus Jason and the Argonauts There's Only One Jimmy Grimble Lost Souls Mission: Impossible 2 The Beach Moulin Rouge! Mr In-Between Shrek Monkeybone Kiss of the Dragon Just Visiting (Les Visiteurs 2 ) 2001Comment j'ai tue mon pere (How I killed my father) The Others The Muskateer Die Another Day Close Your Eyes The Magdalene Sisters Changing Lanes Below (film) Between Strangers About A Boy Focus Gangs Of New York The Quiet American The Ring Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron Thunderpants Swept Away 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure 25th Hour Hope Springs (film) The Sleeping Dictionary It's All About Love Ned Kelly Effroyables Jardins The Boys From County Clare Love Actually Les Demoiselles De Rochefort (Re-Record) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Secondhand Lions The Statement A Different Loyalty The Threat (Hotet) Silmido (film) The Order / The Sin Eater Octane Little Britain Ray Tropic Island Hum Beyond the Sea Prince and Me One Perfect Day She Hate Me The Clearing Thunderbirds In My Father's Den King Arthur Alien V Predator Shark Tale Pooh's Heffalump Movie The River King Kingdom Of Heaven D'Artagnan et les trois mousquetairesNaboer / Next Door (UK) Ring 2 Madagascar Mother of Mine (Äideistä parhain) All the Invisible Children Stoned The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D Asylum The Rocket Post Mrs Henderson Presents Renaissance Half Light Batman Begins The Thief Lord Doom Curious George (film) Copying Beethoven When a Stranger Calls The Fountain Free Jimmy The Da Vinci Code (film) The Last King of Scotland Open Season Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Astronaut Farmer Amazing Grace World Trade Center Smoking Aces Windkracht 10: Koksijde Rescue Casino Royale Blood Diamond The Year Of The Wolf (Suden Vuosi) Hot Fuzz Quest for a heart (Rölli) Elvis and Anabelle A Secret Daddy Day Camp Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Lady Godiva The Water Horse Arn – The Knight Templar Bee Movie The Great Debators Transformers Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Fly Me to The Moon Mongol Elizabeth: The Golden Age 10,000 BCDefinitely, Maybe Alien Love Triangle Caught in the Act How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Iron Man My Zinc Bed The Dark Knight The Wrestler Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa Quantum of Solace An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (Girl of the Year) Angels & Demons Moon Blood: The Last Vampire State of Play Rebound Farewell (L'affaire Farewell) The Invention of Lying (This Side of The Truth) Sherlock Holmes Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Last Night Sammy's Adventures: The Secret Passage The Book of Eli The Italian Key Made in Dagenham One Night In Jordan: A Concert For Peace Clash Of The Titans Inception Morning Glory Despicable Me The First Grader Love & Other Drugs The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader Black Swan (film) Tron: Legacy Enthiran Faster Hella W Paul Rango United Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Beneath the Darkness Kull of Atlantis Captain America Ghost Recon Transformers: Dark of the Moon Immortals A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
  • On ne choisit pas sa famille
(You Don't Choose Your Family) Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows The Raven Dolphin Tale The Dark Knight Rises Contraband Red Lights Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted Safe House The Great Gatsby Filth (film) And So It Goes (film) Kochadaiyaan the legend Evil Dead Prisoners RoboCop Le crocodile du Botswanga Pompeii (film) Noah The Legend of Hercules Kochadaiiyaan Interstellar (film) The Hundred-Foot Journey (film) Exodus: Gods and Kings Gone Girl (film) Penguins of Madagascar Muhammad: The Messenger of God (film) Dough (film) Strange Magic (film) Home (2015 film) Victor Frankenstein (film) The Little Prince (2015 film) High-Rise (film) Terminator Genisys Man Down (film) Snowden (film) Kung Fu Panda 3 Me Before You (film) 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi Emperor The Siege of Jadotville (film) Nocturnal Animals Bridget Jones's Baby Emerald City (TV series) La porta rossa Ghost in the Shell (2017 film) The Boss Baby Dunkirk (2017 film) The Adventurers (2017 film) Loving Vincent Only the Brave (2017 film) Mute (2017 film) Wolf Warriors 2 Omerta The Mercy Mute Mary Magdalene Hunter Killer Adrift Mission Impossible:The Fallout Out Of Blue Happy New Year, Colin The Kid Who Would Be King The Warrior Queen of Jhansi Asura Oh Mercy! Balance, Not Symmetry The Art Of Racing In The Rain Judy The King Gemini Man Fanny Ly'd 6 Underground When Hitler Stole Summerland The Stonghold

Discography

Akin - Ates Ve SuAlisha's Attic - "Alisha Rules the World", "Air We Breathe"All Saints - Pure Shores Amici Forever - DefinedAndrew Lloyd Webber - Eng Album Love Never DiesAngelis - AngelisBjork (compilation) - SurroundedBjörk - Brodsky Quartet Union ChapelBjörk - tracks Selmasongs Blur - On Your Own Cast - Magic HourCilla Black - Cilla’s WorldColdstream Guards - HeroesCraig Armstrong - As If Nothing Works

Awards