Thomas Brandau C.A.S. Production Sound Mixer

Thomas Brandau C.A.S.
www.productionrecording.com
tombran@earthlink.net
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Production Sound Mixer
“CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” CBS Productions/CBS Television
William Peterson, Marg Helgenberger, Jorja Fox, Gary Dourdan, Paul Guilfoyle
Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Anthony Zuiker, Louis Milito, Steven Felder
(doubleups and overlaps)
"ER" Warner Brothers/NBC Television
2004 season “Impluse Control”, “Get Carter”, “Identity Crisis”, “Nicu”, “Mandatory Evacuation”
2003 season “Freefall”, “Out Of Africa”, “The Greater Good”
2002 season “Secrets and Lies”, “Chaos Theory” (Emmy winner)
Noah Wyle, Laura Innes, Goran Visnjic, Maura Tierney and Sherry Stringfield.
Written and Produced by John Wells (first unit and overlaps)
“S.W.A.T.” Columbia Pictures
Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell, Jeremy Renner, Michelle Rodriquez, LL Cool J.
Produced by Neil Moritz, Oliver Stone, Chris Lee, Louis D’Esposito. Directed by Clark Johnson
2nd unit Directed by James Arnett. (first and second unit, credited as 2 nd unit mixer)
• “Confidence” Lion’s Gate Entertainment
Ed Burns, Dustin Hoffman, Andy Garcia, Rachel Weisz, Paul Giamatti
Produced by Marc Butan, Michael Paseornek, and Michael Ohoven. Directed by James Foley.
"Alias" Disney/ABC Television
2002 season “Salvation”, “The Counteragent”, “Passage Pt1,&Pt 2”, “The Abduction”,
“A Higher Echelon”, “The Getaway”. Jennifer Garner, Victor Garber, Lena Olin, Ron Rifkin, etc.
Written and Produced by JJ Abrams, various Directors (4 months, all first unit)
• "Undeclared" Dreamworks/Fox Television
Jay Baruchal, Charlie Hunnam, Carla Gallo, Monica Keena, Timm Sharp,
Seth Rogan and Loudon Wainwright III. Produced by Judd Apatow, and Victor Hsu.
(Pilot and all episodes filmed 2001-2002)
• “Crocodille Dundee in LA” Paramount/Bangalow Films
Paul Hogan, Linda Koslowski and Alec Wilson
Produced by Lance Hool, Paul Hogan. Directed by Simon Wincer.
• "Freaks And Geeks" Dreamworks/NBC Television
Linda Cardellini, John Daily, James Franco, Martin Starr, Sam Levine,
Busy Phillips, and Seth Rogan. Produced by Judd Apatow, and Paul Feig.
(Pilot and all episodes filmed 1999-2000)
• “Once In The Life” Lion’s Gate Entertainment
Laurence Fishburne, Gregory Hines, Annabella Sciorra, Titus Welliver, Eamonn Walker,
Dominic Chianese, and Paul Calderon. Produced by Larry Meistrich, David Bushell, and Helen Sugland.
Directed by Laurence Fishburn, great his first time directing. Tough subject, poetry and gritty dialog.

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• “Snow Falling On Cedars” Universal Pictures
Ethan Hawke, Youki Kudoh, Rick Yune, Max Von Sydow, Sam Shepard and James Cromwell.
Produced by Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall. Directed by Scott Hicks.
(First unit mixer, LA portion including big finale on the boat in the tank at Sony)
• “The Minus Man” Artisan/The Shooting Gallery
Owen Wilson, Brian Cox, Janeane Garofalo, Mercedes Ruehl, Dwight Yokham, Dennis Haysbert,
Cheryl Crow and Meg Foster. Produced by Larry Meistrich, David Bushell, Fida Attieh.
Directed by Hampton Fancher. Great LA locations, a fun show.
• “Jack Frost” Warner Brothers
Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Mark Addy and Joseph Cross.
Produced by Mark Canton and Irving Azoff. Directed by Troy Miller.
Snowcat “camera car” work @ 10,000 feet in Tahoe,
200 kids/12 speaking parts in the world’s biggest snowball fight,
huge interiors in the dome at Long Beach
“Titanic” Twentieth Fox/Paramount
Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane and Kathy Bates.
Produced by John Landau. Directed by James Cameron.
The most amazing set I’ve ever seen.
(Partial credit; additional mixer, first and second units, Rosarito MEX 12/97-2/97)
• “Leave It To Beaver” Universal Pictures
Chris McDonald, Janine Turner, Erik Von Detten, and Cameron Finley as "The Beaver".
Produced by Robert Simonds and Brian Levant. Directed by Andy Cadiff.
“Law & Order” Universal/NBC Television
Jerry Orbach, Ben Bratt, Sam Waterson and Jill Hennessey
Produced by Dick Wolf, Ed Sherin, Jeffrey Hayes, and Lewis Gould.
(6 enjoyable months in 1995)
• “New York Undercover” Universal/Fox Television
Michael DeLorenzo, Malik Yoba and Patty D'Arbanville-Quinn
Produced by Dick Wolf, Don Kurt, Arthur Forney, and Peter McIntosh.
(Pilot and first 6 episodes)
• “The Cowboy Way” Universal Pictures
Woody Harrelson, Kiefer Sutherland, Dylan McDermott, Ernie Hudson,
Marg Helgenberger, and Luis Guzman. Produced by Brian Grazer and Mac Brown.
Directed by Gregg Champion. Santa Fe and New York locations, learned a lot about rodeo
• “Sliver” Paramount Pictures
Sharon Stone, William Baldwin and Tom Berenger.
Produced by Robert Evans. Directed by Phillip Noyce.
Supervised dialog and 24 track recording and sync pbk from 54 screens.
(1 st unit LA portion and reshoots)

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• “House Of Cards” Twentieth Fox
Kathleen Turner and Tommy Lee Jones and Asha Menina.
Produced by Dale Pollack and Lianne Halfon. Directed by Michael Lessac.
Shot in North Carolina and the Yucatan.
• “The Super” Twentieth Fox
Joe Pesci, Vincent Gardenia and Ruben Blades.
Produced by Charles Gordon. Directed by Rod Daniel.
10 weeks in a building on 11th Street between Ave A & B… need I say more?
• “Queens Logic” Seven Arts/New Visions
Joe Mantegna, John Malkovich, Ken Olin, Tony Spiradakis, Kevin Bacon, Tom Waits,
Linda Fiorentino, Cloe Webb and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Produced by Taylor Hackford. Directed by Steve Rash.
A great show, Joe and Jamie hilarious in the cemetery.
• “Almost An Angel” Paramount Pictures
Paul Hogan, Elias Koteas, Linda Koslowski and Charlton Heston.
Produced and directed by John Cornell.
• “Blue Steel” MGM/UA
Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver and Clancy Brown.
Produced by Oliver Stone. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
• “Crocodile Dundee 11” Paramount Pictures
Paul Hogan, Linda Koslowski and Charles Dutton.
Produced and Directed by John Cornell.
• “DOA” Touchstone Pictures
Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Daniel Stern and Charlotte Rampling.
Produced by Ian Sander and Kathleen Summers. Directed by Rocky Morton and Anabel Jankel.
The most fun I’ve ever had in Austin Texas
• “Brenda Starr” Columbia/Tristar
Brooke Shields, Tony Peck, Timothy Dalton, Dianna Scarwid, Charles Durning,
Jeffrey Tambor and June Gable Produced by Mickey Hyman. Directed by Robert Ellis Miller
A hot summer in Florida. Great cast.
• “Assassination” Cannon Films
Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland
Produced by Poncho Kohner. Directed by Peter Hunt
Sadly her last film. Nice Tahoe locations. Heh! everybody had to do 1 Cannon film.
• “Three Sovereigns for Sarah” American Playhouse
Vanessa Redgrave, Kim Hunter and Patrick McGoohan
Directed by Phillip Leacock

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• “A Killing Affair” Hemdale Pictures
Peter Weller, Kathy Baker, John Glover and Bill Smitrovich. Music by John Barry
Produced by John Backe and Micky Hyman. Directed by David Saperstein
• “Lianna” United Artists Classics
Linda Griffiths, Jane Hallaren, Jo Henderson and Chris Elloitt
Produced by Jeff Nelson and Maggie Renzi. Directed by John Sales