Keith A. Wester (February 21, 1940 – November 1, 2002) was an American

sound engineer An audio engineer (also known as a sound engineer or recording engineer) helps to produce a sound recording, recording or a Concert, live performance, balancing and adjusting sound sources using equalization (audio), equalization, Dynamic range ...

. He was nominated for six

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in the category

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. He worked on nearly 60 films between 1966 and 2002.

Selected filmography

* ''

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'' (1989) * ''

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'' (1995) * '' The Rock'' (1996) * ''

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'' (1997) * ''

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'' (1998) * '' The Perfect Storm'' (2000)

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* 1940 births 2002 deaths American audio engineers Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) Engineers from Seattle Primetime Emmy Award winners People from Studio City, Los Angeles Engineers from California 20th-century American engineers {{US-audio-engineer-stub