Geoff Foster (audio engineer)

Geoff Foster (audio 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 (1994) 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 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 (1994)
Black Beauty (1994)
Don Juan DeMarco (1994)
When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)
Jack and Sarah (1995)
Last of the Dogmen (1995)
Restoration (1995)
Une femme française (1995)
Gold Diggers: The Secret of Bear Mountain (1995)
Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)
Hamlet (1996)
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996)
D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996)
The Peacemaker (1997)
Robinson Crusoe (1997)
Photographing Fairies (1997)
Meet Wally Sparks (1997)
Perdita Durango / Dance with the Devil (1997)
Swept from the Sea (1997)
The Wings of the Dove (1997)
The Matchmaker (1997)
The Visitor (1997)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)
The Other Conquest (1997 / 2007)
The Place of Lions
B. Monkey (1998)
Prince Of Egypt (1998)
City of Angels (film) (1998)
Cousin Bette (film) (1998)
Great Expectations (1998)
What Dreams May Come (1998)
The Avengers (1998)
The Bone Collector (1999)
Summer of Sam (1999)
Plunkett & Macleane (1999)
The Loss of Sexual Innocence (1999)
Pola X (1999)
Dreaming of Joseph Lees (1999)
Entrapment (1999)
Eye of the Beholder (1999)
Mickey Blue Eyes (1999)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
Ride With The Devil (1999)
Wing Commander (1999)
The War Zone (1999)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
The Insider (1999)
The Last September (1999)
Dancer In The Dark (2000)
Bamboozled (2000)
Born Romantic (2000)
Circus (2000)
Jason and the Argonauts (2000)
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble (2000)
Lost Souls (2000)
Mission: Impossible 2 (2000)
The Beach (2000)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Mr In-Between (2001)
Shrek (2001)
Monkeybone (2001)
Kiss of the Dragon (2001)
Just Visiting (Les Visiteurs 2 ) 2001
Comment j'ai tue mon pere (How I killed my father) (2001)
The Others (2001)
The Muskateer (2001)
Die Another Day (2002)
Close Your Eyes (2002)
The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
Changing Lanes (2002)
Below (film) (2002)
Between Strangers (2002)
About A Boy (2002)
Focus (2002)
Gangs Of New York (2002)
The Quiet American (2002)
The Ring (2002)
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
Thunderpants (2002)
Swept Away (2002)
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (2003)
25th Hour (2003)
Hope Springs (film) (2003)
The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)
It's All About Love (2003)
Ned Kelly (2003)
Effroyables Jardins (Strange Gardens) (2003)
The Boys From County Clare (2003)
Love Actually (2003)
Les Demoiselles De Rochefort (Re-Record) (2003)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Secondhand Lions (2003)
The Statement (2003)
A Different Loyalty (2003)
The Threat (Hotet) (2004)
Silmido (film) (2003)
The Order / The Sin Eater (2003)
Octane (2003)
Little Britain (14 Episodes) (2003–2005)
Ray (2004)
Tropic Island Hum (2004)
Beyond the Sea (2004)
Prince and Me (2004)
One Perfect Day (2004)
She Hate Me (2004)
The Clearing (2004)
Thunderbirds (2004)
In My Father's Den (2004)
King Arthur (2004)
Alien V Predator (2004)
Shark Tale (2004)
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)
The River King (2005)
Kingdom Of Heaven (2005)
D'Artagnan et les trois mousquetaires
Naboer / Next Door (UK) (2005)
Ring 2 (2005)
Madagascar (2005)
Mother of Mine (Äideistä parhain) (2005)
All the Invisible Children (2005)
Stoned (2005)
The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005)
Asylum (2005)
The Rocket Post (2006)
Mrs Henderson Presents (2006)
Renaissance (2006)
Half Light (2006)
Batman Begins (2006)
The Thief Lord (2006)
Doom (2005)
Curious George (film) (2006)
Copying Beethoven (2006)
When a Stranger Calls (2006)
The Fountain (2006)
Free Jimmy (2006)
The Da Vinci Code (film) (2006)
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Open Season (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Astronaut Farmer (2006)
Amazing Grace (2006)
World Trade Center (2006)
Smoking Aces (2006)
Windkracht 10: Koksijde Rescue (2006)
Casino Royale (2006)
Blood Diamond (2006)
The Year Of The Wolf (Suden Vuosi) (2007)
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Quest for a heart (Rölli) (2007)
Elvis and Anabelle (2007)
A Secret (2007)
Daddy Day Camp (2007)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Lady Godiva (2007)
The Water Horse (2007)
Arn – The Knight Templar (2007)
Bee Movie (2007)
The Great Debators (2007)
Transformers (2007)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Fly Me to The Moon (2008)
Mongol (2008)
Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2008)
10,000 BC
Definitely, Maybe (2008)
Alien Love Triangle (2008)
Caught in the Act (2008)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
Iron Man (2008)
My Zinc Bed (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Wrestler (2008)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
Quantum of Solace (2008)
An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (Girl of the Year) (2009)
Angels & Demons (2009)
Moon (2009)
Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)
State of Play (2009)
Rebound (2009)
Farewell (L'affaire Farewell) (2009)
The Invention of Lying (This Side of The Truth) (2009)
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Last Night (2010)
Sammy's Adventures: The Secret Passage (2010)
The Book of Eli (2010)
The Italian Key (2011)
Made in Dagenham (2010)
One Night In Jordan: A Concert For Peace (2010)
Clash Of The Titans (2010)
Inception (2010)
Morning Glory (2010)
Despicable Me (2010)
The First Grader (2010)
Love & Other Drugs (2010)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010)
Black Swan (film) (2010)
Tron: Legacy (2010)
Enthiran (2010)
Faster (2010)
Hella W (2011)
Paul (2011)
Rango (2011)
United (2011)
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
Beneath the Darkness (2011)
Kull of Atlantis (2011)
Captain America (2011)
Ghost Recon (2011)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Immortals (2011)
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)
On ne choisit pas sa famille
(You Don't Choose Your Family) (2011)
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
The Raven (2012)
Dolphin Tale (2011)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Contraband (2012)
Red Lights (2012)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
Safe House (2012)
The Great Gatsby (2013)
Filth (film) (2013)
And So It Goes (film) (2013)
Kochadaiyaan the legend (2013)
Evil Dead (2013)
Prisoners (2013)
RoboCop (2014)
Le crocodile du Botswanga (2014)
Pompeii (film) (2014)
Noah (2014)
The Legend of Hercules (2014)
Kochadaiiyaan (2014)
Interstellar (film) (2014)
The Hundred-Foot Journey (film) (2014)
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
Gone Girl (film) (2014)
Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
Muhammad: The Messenger of God (film) (2015)
Dough (film) (2015)
Strange Magic (film) (2015)
Home (2015 film) (2015)
Victor Frankenstein (film) (2015)
The Little Prince (2015 film) (2015)
High-Rise (film) (2015)
Terminator Genisys (2015)
Man Down (film) (2015)
Snowden (film) (2016)
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
Me Before You (film) (2016)
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)
Emperor (film, 2016)
The Siege of Jadotville (film) (2016)
Nocturnal Animals (2016)
Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
Emerald City (TV series) (2016)
La porta rossa (2017)
Ghost in the Shell (2017 film) (2017)
The Boss Baby (2017)
Dunkirk (2017 film) (2017)
The Adventurers (2017 film) (2017)
Loving Vincent (2017)
Only the Brave (2017 film) (2017)
Mute (2017 film) (2017)
Wolf Warriors 2 (2017)
Omerta (2017)
The Mercy (2018)
Mute (2018)
Mary Magdalene (2018)
Hunter Killer (2018)
Adrift (2018)
Mission Impossible:The Fallout (2018)
Out Of Blue (2018)
Happy New Year, Colin (2018)
The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi (2019)
Asura (2019)
Oh Mercy! (2019)
Balance, Not Symmetry (2019)
The Art Of Racing In The Rain (2019)
Judy (2019)
The King (2019)
Gemini Man (2019)
Fanny Ly'd (2019)
6 Underground (2019)
When Hitler Stole (2019)
Summerland (2020)
The Stonghold (2020)
Rebecca (2020)
Rebecca (2020)
In the Earth (2021)
SAS: Red Notice (2021)
Cruella (film) (2021)
The Boss Baby: Family Business (2021)
She Will (film) (2021)
No Time to Die (2021)
Elvis (2022 film) (2022)
Ticket to Paradise (2022 film) (2022)
Carmen (2022)
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022 film) (2022)
She Said (film) (2022)
Lamborghini (2022)
Sharper (2023)
Discography
Akin - Ates Ve Su
Alisha's Attic - "Alisha Rules The World", "Air We Breathe"
All Saints - Pure Shores (Soundtrack -The Beach)
Amici Forever - Defined
Andrew Lloyd Webber - Eng Album Love Never Dies
Angelis - Angelis
Bjork (compilation) - Surrounded
Björk - Brodsky Quartet Union Chapel
Björk - tracks Selmasongs (Soundtrack-Dancer In the Dark)
Blur - On Your Own (Soundtrack -The Beach)
Cast - Magic Hour
Cilla Black - Cilla’s World
Coldstream Guards - Heroes
Craig Armstrong - As If Nothing Works
Craig Armstrong - Filmworks
Craig Armstrong - Forthcoming Album
Craig Armstrong - Pianoworks
Craig Armstrong - The Space Between Us
Crowded House - Together Alone
Daniel Levi - L’Amour Qu’il Faut
Dario Gand & Vanessa Quinones - Voices (Soundtrack-The Beach)
David Arnold - Shaken & Stirred (007 Title Songs)
David Cassidy & Petula Clarke - Blood Brothers
David Essex - At The Movies
David McAlmont - Surrender (Soundtrack-Tomorrow Never Dies)
Debbie Gibson - Think With Your Heart
Deborah Harry (with John Williams) - Debravation
Desree - I'm Kissing You (Soundtrack-Romeo & Juliet)
Eliza Carthay - Angels & Cigarettes
Elkie Brooks & Royal Philharmonic - Amazing
Enrique Iglesias & Lionel Richie - To Love A Woman
Era - Very Best of Era
Eros Ramazzotti - E2
Fat Les - "Vin-Da-Loo"
Filippa Giordano - Ill Rosso Amore
Fine Young Cannibals - Tell Me What
Frederick - Piano
Gallows - Just Because You Sleep Next Me.
Garbage - The World Is Not Enough (Soundtrack-The World Is Not Enough)
George Harrison - Concert for George Harrison
George Martin - In My Life
Gilbert O'Sullivan - Caricature:The Box
Gioaria - Like A Dream
Grace Jones - Storm (Soundtrack-Eye Of The Beholder)
Hombres G - Esta Es Tu Vida
Hombres G - Peligrosamente Juntos
Hombres G - Peligrosamente Juntos
Hothouse Flowers - Home
Il Divo - Eng Album Siempre
Il Divo - The Promise
Irene Barnes - Time
Jakatta - Visions
Jethro Tull - Catfish Rising
Jimmy Nail - Eng Big River
John Martyn & Phil Collins - Couldn't Love You More
John Martyn & Phil Collins - No Little Boy
Jon Hopkins - Art of Chill 2
Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now
Joni Mitchell - Travelogue
José Carreras - Hollywood Golden Classics
José Carreras - José Carreras Sings Andrew Lloyd Webber
José Carreras - Passion
Kaiser Chiefs - Off With Their Heads
Katherine Jenkins - Diva
Katherine Jenkins - Living A Dream
Katherine Jenkins - Serenade
Killer Instinct - Soundtrack for computer Game
Knebworth 90 - Live concert MTV broadcast
Lance Ellington with John Wilson & his Orchestra - Lessons In Love
Leftfield - Snakeblood (Soundtrack-The Beach)
Leona Lewis - Spirit
Leona Lewis - Moment Like This
Lesley Garratt - Platinum Collection
Luis Miguel - Mis Romances Mis Boleros
Madonna - American Life
Madonna - Music
Madonna - Die Another Day
Maestro Hattori - Loe
Maestro Hattori - Maestro
Michael Ball - I Dreamed A Dream
Mike Oldfield - The Millennium Bell
Ofra Haza - Deliver Us (Soundtrack-Prince Of Egypt)
Paul Brady - Trick Or Treat
Paul Carrack - A Different Hat
Paul Potts - One Chance
Peter Cincotti - East of Angel Town
Petshop Boys - Nightlife
Petshop Boys - Popart
Petshop Boys - You Only Tell Me You Love When You're Drunk
Pope John Paul II - Santo Subito
Pulp - We Love Life
Radiohead - Talkshow Host (Soundtrack-Romeo & Juliet)
Rhydian - Rhydian
Roachford - Get Ready!
Robert Palmer - Ridin High
Rockstar Supernova - Rockstar Supernova
Ronan Tynan - Ronan
Rory McLeod - Footsteps And Heartbeats
Rumer - Boys Don't Cry
Sandi Patty - Take Hold Of Christ
Scott Walker - Drift
Sean Ruane - Forthcoming
Shayne Ward - Shayne Ward
Shirley Bassey - Thank You For The Years
Siphowo Ntshebe - Hope
The Sisters of Mercy - "Dominion"
Smash!! - "Freeway"
Squadronaires - In The Mood: The Glenn Miller Songbook
Stephen Duffy & Nigel Kennedy - Music In Colours
Sting - Brand New Day
Sugar Ray - Spinning Mary (Soundtrack-The Beach)
The The - "Beaten Generation" (backing voicals)
Twentieth-Century Blues - The Songs of Noel Coward
Various Artists - Voices From The FIFA World Cup
Westlife - Love
Will Young - From Now On
Yusuf Islam - Forthcoming Album
Awards
'Won:' Oscar Award - Music Original Score – "All Quiet on the Western Front" (2022)
'Won:' Grammy Award – Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album – Joni Mitchell’s Both Sides Now (2000)
'Won:' Grammy Award – Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media – Ray Official Soundtrack (2005)
'Won:' Grammy Award – Best Score Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media – The Dark Knight Official Soundtrack (2008)
'Won:' BAFTA Award – Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music – Moulin Rouge (2001)
'Won:' BAFTA Award – Anthony Asquith Award for Original Score – All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
'Won:' Motion Picture Editors Guild – Golden Reel Award for Film Scoring – Focus (2001)
'Nominated:' BAFTA Award – Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music – Casino Royale (2006)
'Nominated:' BAFTA Award – Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music – Inception (2010)
'Nominated:' Grammy Award – Best Song Written for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media – You Know My Name from Casino Royale (2006)
'Nominated:' Oscar Award – Music Original Score – "The Prince of Egypt" (1998)
'Nominated:' Oscar Award – Music Original Score – "Sherlock Holmes" (2009)
'Nominated:' Oscar Award – Music Original Score – "Inception" (2010)
'Nominated:' Oscar Award – Music Original Song – Björk "Ive Seen it All" (2000)
References
External links
C/o AIR Management
TC Electronics interview
Philips "Obsessed With Sound" interview 1
Philips "Obsessed With Sound" interview 2
Philips "Obsessed With Sound" interview 3
1965 births
Living people
English audio engineers