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Bones Howe

Known for

Music and sound

Born

March 18, 1933 (age 93)

Birthplace

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Biography

American record producer and recording engineer who scored a string of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, often of the sunshine pop genre, starting in 1965 with The Turtles cover of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe," and continuing with most of the hits of the 5th Dimension and the Association. With the exception of Closing Time, he produced and engineered all of Tom Waits' releases with Asylum Records, some of which are considered among the artist's best recordings. Started a career in 1956 as an apprentice recording engineer at Radio Recorders and advancing to mixing engineer the following year, recording Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis.

Best known work

Back to the Future
Back to the Future
1985
Top Secret!
Top Secret!
1984
Ghosts of Mars
Ghosts of Mars
2001
Serial Mom
Serial Mom
1994
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984
About Last Night...
About Last Night...
1986
One from the Heart
One from the Heart
1982
Zeus & Roxanne
Zeus & Roxanne
1997
The Wrecking Crew
The Wrecking Crew
2008
Desert Bloom
Desert Bloom
1986

Filmography

  1. 2018

    Elvis: The '68 Comeback Special

    Producer

  2. 2017

  3. 2008

    The Wrecking Crew

    as Self - Producer

  4. 2002

  5. 2001

    Ghosts of Mars

    Concept Artist

  6. 1997

    Redux Riding Hood

    Scoring Mixer

  7. 1997

    Zeus & Roxanne

    Music Supervisor

  8. 1994

    Serial Mom

    Music Supervisor

  9. 1986

    About Last Night...

    Music Supervisor

  10. 1986

    Desert Bloom

    Music Supervisor

  11. 1985

    Back to the Future

    Music Supervisor

  12. 1984

  13. 1984

    Top Secret!

    Music Consultant

  14. 1982

    One from the Heart

    Music Producer

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