E-mail sent by ARTHUR ROCHESTER
January 2003
January 2003
Dear Jacques,
Thank you for the Sonosax SX-S and the Sonosax SX-PR mixing consoles. They have served me weIl for many years of filmmaking. You might want to add a few more credits to the already long list of films mixed on your portable consoles. l am looking forward to the release of your new Sonosax SX-ST. Nothing on the market today delivers the sound quality of this old console. My old SX-S is starting to show its age and is only slightly more ready for retirement than l am.
Here are a few films l have worked on exclusively with the Sonosax consoles:
| 2002 | THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD | Dir., Peter Weir; Prod., Duncan Henderson for Fox |
| 2001 | ABOUT SCHMIDT | Dir., Alexander Payne; Prod., Harry Gittes for New Line Cinema |
| 2000 | COLLATERAL DAMAGE | Dir., Andrew Davis; Prod., Hawk Koch for Warner Bros |
| 2000 | THE IMPOSTOR | Dir., Gary Fleder; Prod., Marty Katz, David Witz for Miramax |
| 1999 | MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2 | Dir., John Woo; Prods., Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner, Terence Chang, Paul Hitchcock for Paramount Pictures. (United States filming) |
| 1999 | PLAY IT TO THE BONE | Dir., Ron Shelton; Prods., Stephen Chin, David Lester and David Siegel for Touchstone Pictures. |
| 1998 | INSPECTOR GADGET | Dir., David Kellogg; Prods., Jordan Kerner, Roger Birnbaum, Barry Bernardi for the Walt Disney Motion Picture Group. |
| 1998 | PLAYING BY HEART | Dir., Willard Carroll; Prods., Paul Feldsher, Tom Wilhite, Meg Liberman and David Witz for Miramax. |
| 1997 | ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE | Dir., Larry Clark; Prods., Stephen Chin and James Woods: Line Producer: Scott Shiffman |
| 1996 | '97 "THE TRUMAN SHOW | Dir., Peter Weir; Prod., Scott Rudin and Ed Feldman for Paramount Pictures. (Golden Reel Award Nomination: 1998) |
| 1996 | CON AIR" | Dir., Simon West; Prod., Jerry Bruckheimer for Walt Di'sney Motion Picture Group. (Academy Award Nomination for Sound: 1997) |
| 1996 | GROSSE POINTE BLANK | Dir., George Armitage; Prods., Susan Arnold, Donna Roth, Roger Birnbaum, John Cusack; Exec. Prods., Lata Ryan, Jonathan Glickman for Caravan/Buena Vista. |
| 1994 1995 | THE INDIAN IN THE CUPBOARD | Dir., Frank Oz; Prods., Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall and Bernie Williams for Paramount Pictures and Columbia Pictures. |
| 1993 1994 | CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER | Dir., Phillip Noyce; Prods., Mace Neufield and Robert Rehme for Paramount Pictures. (Academy Award Nomination for Sound: 1995) |
| 1993 | WOLF | Dir., Mike Nichols; Exec. Prods., Robert Greenhut & Neil Machlis; Producer: Doug Wick for Columbia Pictures. |
| 1992 1993 | WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? | Dir., Brian Gibson; Prods., Doug Chapin and Barry Krost for Touchstone Pictures. |
| 1991 | JENNIFER EIGHT | Dir., Bruce Robinson; Prods., Howard W. Koch and Gary Lucchesi for Paramount Pictures. |
| 1991 | SINGLES | Dir., Cameron Crowe; Prods., Art Linson, Richard Hashimoto for Warner Bros. |
| 1990 | THE BUTCHER'S WIFE | Dir., Terry Hughes; Prods., Howard W. Koch, Arne Schmidt, Wally Nicita and Lauren Lloyd for Paramount Pictures. (Recorded in digital format) |
| 1990 | LATE FOR DINNER | Dir., W.D. Richter; Prod., Dan Lupovitz for Castlerock. |
| 1989 | THE TWO JAKES | Dir., Jack Nicholson; Prods., Robert Evans and Harold Schneider for Paramount Pictures. |
| 1988 | BREAKING IN | Dir., Bill Forsyth; Prod., Harry Gittes for Act III Communications. |
| 1998 | SAY ANYTHING | Dir., Cameron Crowe; Prod., James L. Brooks & Polly Platt for Fox. |
| 1987 | LICENSE TO DRIVE | Dir., Greg Beeman; Prod., John Davis for Fox. |
| 1987 | ILLEGALLY YOURS | Dir., Peter Bogdanovich; Prod., Gareth Wiggin for DEG.1986 |
| 1987 | THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK | Dir., George Miller; Prod., Neil Canton for Warner Bros. (Academy Award Nomination for Sound: 1988.) |
Thank you for adhering to the highest of standards,
Art Rochester