Todd Soundelux is an American creative entertainment services company. The company's main activity is to provide creative and technical post production sound and music services for motion picture studios, independent producers, broadcast networks, cable channels, advertising agencies and other companies that produce, own or distribute content. The company maintains three facilities in California in Hollywood, Burbank, and

Santa Monica Santa Monica (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Santa Mónica'') is a city in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, situated along Santa Monica Bay on California's South Coast (California), South Coast. Santa Monica's 2020 United Sta ...

History

*2008: Ascent Media Group's Creative Sound Services group spun off from Discovery Holding Company to create CSS Studios, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Discovery Communications. This included the assets of

Todd-AO Todd-AO is an American post-production company founded in 1953 by Mike Todd and Robert Naify, providing sound-related services to the motion picture and television industries. The company retains one facility, in the Los Angeles area. Todd-AO ...

, Soundelux, Sound One, POP Sound, Modern Music, Soundelux Design Music Group and The Hollywood Edg

*2012: On September 19, Empire Investment Holdings announced it had acquired CSS Studios, LLC from Discovery Communications, Inc

*2013: In January 2013, CSS Studios announced it would rename the company as Todd-Soundelux. *2014: In May 2014, Todd Soundelux filed for

Chapter 11 Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code ( Title 11 of the United States Code) permits reorganization under the bankruptcy laws of the United States. Such reorganization, known as Chapter 11 bankruptcy, is available to every business, w ...

bankruptcy protection, and was seeking to reorganize. As part of the bankruptcy proceedings, they closed their Hollywood and Santa Monica facilities, leaving only their Burbank location operational.

Related companies

Subsidiaries

** Burbank, California ** Hollywood, California ** Santa Monica, California * Soundelux ** Hollywood, California *Hollywood Edge ** Hollywood, California

Notable creative staff

Feature films

*Bill Abbott - music editor - ''Oz the Great and Powerful'';''Brave''; ''Men In Black 3''; ''Spider-Man 2''; ''Alice in Wonderland'' * Tom Bellfort -

Supervising Sound Editor A sound editor is a creative professional responsible for selecting and assembling sound recordings in preparation for the final sound mixing or mastering of a television program, motion picture, video game, or any production involving recorde ...

- ''Source Code''; ''The Pacific''; ''Titanic''; ''Mission: Impossible''; ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'' *

Lon Bender Lon Ethan Bender (born July 22, 1959) is an American supervising sound editor, business executive and inventor. Bender won the Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing for his work on ''Braveheart'' (1995). He has been recognized for numero ...

- ''2 Guns''; ''The Hunger Games''; ''Drive''; ''Defiance''; ''The Blood Diamond'' *Kelly Cabral -

- ''The Purge''; ''Dark Skies''; ''Kill the Irishman''; ''The Perfect Storm'' *Patrick Cyccone - Re-recording mixer - ''The Descendants''; ''Day Watch''; ''Halloween 2''; ''Mean Girls'' * Andrew DeCristofaro -

- ''Iron Man 3''; ''The Heat''; ''A Nightmare on Elm Street''; ''Little Miss Sunshine'' *Marshall Garlington - Re-recording mixer - ''CBGB''; ''The Perks of Being a Wallflower''; ''Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa'' *Gary Hecker -

Foley Artist In filmmaking, Foley is the reproduction of everyday sound effects that are added to films, videos, and other media in post-production to enhance audio quality. It is named after sound-effects artist Jack Foley (sound effects artist), Jack Foley ...

- ''Man of Steel''; ''Pacific Rim''; ''Django Unchained''; ''Robin Hood''; ''The Hunger Games''; ''Nightmare on Elm Street'' *Adam Jenkins - Re-recording mixer - ''Law Abiding Citizen''; ''Forgetting Sarah Marshall''; ''Thank You For Smoking''; ''Crash'' *Kenneth Karman - supervising music editor - ''Flight''; ''The A-Team''; ''A Christmas Carol''; ''G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra''; ''Beowulf'' *Tony Lamberti - Re-recording mixer - ''Django Unchained''; ''The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 & 2''; ''RED''; ''Inglourious Basterds'' *Daniel J. Leahy - Re-recording mixer - ''Olympus Has Fallen''; ''Alex Cross''; ''Kiss Kiss Bang Bang''; ''The Fast and the Furious'' * Dave McMoyler -

- ''Final Destination 5''; ''RED''; ''Snakes on a Plane''; ''Flightplan''; ''Wedding Crashers'' * Christian P. Minkler - Re-recording mixer - ''Riddick''; ''The Heat''; ''End of Watch''; ''Babel'' * Michael Minkler - Re-recording mixer - ''Django Unchained''; ''Inglourious Basterds''; ''Chicago''; ''Dreamgirls''; ''Black Hawk Down'' * Kevin O′Connell - Re-recording mixer - ''Muppets Most Wanted''; ''Transformers''; ''Apocalypto''; ''Spider-Man 2''; ''Memoirs of a Geisha'' *Mark Paterson - Re-recording mixer - ''The World′s End''; ''Les Misérables''; ''Attack the Block''; ''Children of Men'' * Wylie Stateman -

- ''Django Unchained''; ''Robin Hood''; ''Inglourious Basterds''; ''Memoirs of a Geisha''; ''Kill Bill''; ''Natural Born Killers''; ''JFK'' *Michael Wilhoit -

- ''Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa''; ''Furry Vengeance''; ''Hurricane Season''; ''Madea Goes to Jail''; ''Almost Famous''

Television

* Onnalee Blank - Re-recording mixer - ''

Game of Thrones ''Game of Thrones'' is an American Fantasy television, fantasy Drama (film and television), drama television series created by David Benioff and for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of high fantasy novels by ...

'' * Jim Fitzpatrick - Re-recording mixer - ''Family Guy''; ''American Dad''; ''The Cleveland Show''; ''Melrose Place'' *Dennis Kirk - Re-recording mixer - ''The Newsroom''; ''Big Love''; ''Entourage''; ''Supernatural''; ''Prison Break'' * Mace Matiosian

- ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''; ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''; ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' *Todd Orr - Re-recording mixer - ''Big Love''; ''The Sopranos''; ''Band of Brothers'': '' Flipper'' *Yuri Reese - Re-recording mixer - ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''; ''CSI: Miami''; ''Without a Trace'' *Keith Rogers - Re-recording mixer - ''Perception''; ''Person of Interest''; ''Bones'' *Alec St. John - Re-recording mixer - ''Mad Men''; ''The Glades''; ''Body of Proof''; ''Entourage'' *Greg Schorer -

- ''NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service''; ''JAG''; *William Smith - Re-recording mixer - ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''; ''CSI: Miami''; ''Without a Trace'' *Ken Teaney - Re-recording mixer - ''Mad Men''; ''Saving Grace''; ''Dollhouse''; *Scott Weber - Re-recording mixer - ''Person of Interest''; ''TRON: Uprising''; ''Alacatraz''; ''Lost''

Notable industry recognition

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Academy Award The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...

, Best Sound Editing , , '' Lone Survivor'' , Wylie Stateman , - , 2014 ,

, Best Sound Mixing , , '' Lone Survivor'' , Andy Koyama, Beau Borders, David Brownlow , - , 2014 , CAS Award , Sound Mixing - Motion Picture - Live Action , , '' Lone Survivor'' , Andy Koyama, Beau Borders, David Brownlow, Satoshi Mark Noguchi, Gregory Steele, Nerses Gezalyan , - , 2014 , CAS Award , Sound Mixing - Television Series , , ''Game Of Thrones'', The Rains of Castamere , Onnalee Blank, Mathew Waters, Ronan Hill,
Brett Voss , - , 2014 , CAS Award , Sound Mixing - TV Non-Fiction, Variety, Music Series or Specials , , 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony , Michael Minkler, Greg Townsend , - ,

2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

Emmy Award The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the year, each with their own set of rules and award categor ...

, Sound Mixing - Comedy Or Drama Series , , ''Game Of Thrones'',
And Now His Watch Is Ended , Mathew Waters, Onnalee Blank, Ronan Hill , - ,

, Sound Editing - Series , , ''Game Of Thrones'',
And Now His Watch Is Ended , Tim Kimmel, Paula Fairfield, Jed M. Dodge,
Bradley C. Katona, David Klotz, Brett Voss,
Jeffrey Wilhoit, James Moriana , - ,

, Sound Mixing - Comedy Or Drama Series , , ''Mad Men'',
The Flood , Ken Teaney, Alec St. John, Peter Bentley , - ,

, Sound Editing - Series , , ''Nikita'',
Aftermath , George Haddad, Ruth Adelman, Chad J. Hughes,
Steve Papagiannis, Dale Chaloukian, Ashley Revell,
James M. Bailey , - ,

, Sound Editing - Miniseries, Movie or Special , , '' Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden'' , Christopher Kaller, Trip Brock, Peter D. Lago,
Steven Avila, Alexander Pugh, Kate Sheil,
Greg Mauer, Rick Owens , - , 2013 ,

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Per Hallberg Per Hallberg (born December 30, 1958), is a Swedish film sound editor whose work has appeared in over 40 movies. He has won three Academy Awards for Best Sound Editing for the films ''Braveheart'' (1995), '' The Bourne Ultimatum'' (2007) and ' ...

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Django Unchained ''Django Unchained'' ( ) is a 2012 American revisionist Western film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Produced by Tarantino's A Band Apart and Columbia Pictures, it stars Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry W ...

'' , Wylie Stateman , - , 2013 ,

BAFTA Award The British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs or BAFTA Awards, is an annual film award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to honour the best British and international contributions to f ...

, Best Sound , , ''

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, Karen Baker Landers, Scott Millan,
Gregg Russell, Stuart Wilson , - , 2013 ,

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'' , Wylie Stateman, Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti,
Mark Ulano , - , 2013 , CAS Award , Sound Mixing - Television Series , , ''Game Of Thrones'', Blackwater , Onnalee Blank, Mathew Waters, Ronan Hill,
Brett Voss , - , 2013 , CAS Award , Sound Mixing - Television Series , , ''Mad Men'', Commissions and Fees , Ken Teaney, Alec St. John, Peter Bentley , - ,

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

, Sound Editing - Series , , ''CSI: Miami'', Blown Away , Timothy I. Kimmel, Brad Katona, Ruth Adelman,
Todd Niesen, Skye Lewin, Joseph Sabella,
James Bailey , - ,

, Sound Editing - Series , , ''Game Of Thrones'', Blackwater , Peter Brown, Kira Roessler, Tim Hands,
Paul Aulicino, Stephen P. Robinson, Vanessa Lapato,
Brett Voss, James Moriana, Jeffrey Wilhoit,
David Klotz , - ,

, Sound Mixing - Comedy Or Drama Series , , ''Game Of Thrones'', Blackwater , Matthew Waters, Onnalee Blank, Ronan Hill,
Mervyn Moore , - ,

, Sound Mixing - Comedy Or Drama Series , , ''Entourage,'' The End , Tom Stasinis, Dennis Kirk, Todd Orr , - , 2012 ,

, Best Sound Editing , , ''Drive'' ,

, Victor Ray Ennis , - , 2011 ,

, Sound Mixing – Comedy or Drama , , ''

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: Road to the North Pole'' , James F. Fitzpatrick, Patrick Clark , - , 2011 ,

, Sound Mixing , , ''Mildred Pierce (Part Five)'' , Drew Kunin, Leslie Shatz, Bobby Johanson,
Joshua Reinhardt , - , 2011 ,

, Sound Mixing – Comedy or Drama , , ''Mad Men'', The Suitcase , Ken Teaney, Todd Orr,
Peter Bentley , - , 2011 ,

, Sound Editing – Series , , ''Nikita'', Pandora , George Haddad, Dale Chaloukian, Ruth Adelman,
Chad J. Hughes, Ashley Revell, James Bailey,
Joseph T. Sabella , - , 2011 ,

, Sound Editing – Series , , ''CSI: NY'', Life Sentence , Mark Relyea, Edmund Lachmann, David Barbee,
Ruth Adelman, Kevin McCullough, Joshua Winget,
Joseph T. Sabella, James M. Bailey , - , 2011 ,

, Best Sound Editing , , ''Unstoppable'' , Mark Stoeckinger , - , 2011 ,

, Best Sound , , ''Black Swan'' , Dominick Tavella, Craig Henighan, Ken Ishii , - , 2010 ,

, Sound Editing - Miniseries or Movie , , ''The Pacific'', Part Five , Tom Bellfort, Benjamin Cook, Daniel S. Irwin,
Hector Gika, Charles Maynes, Paul Aulicino,
John C. Stuver, David Williams, Michelle Pazer,
John Finklea, Jody Holwadel Thomas, Katie Rose , - , 2010 ,

, Sound Mixing – Miniseries or Movie , , ''The Pacific'', Part Two , Michael Minkler, Daniel Leahy,
Andrew Ramage , - , 2010 ,

, Sound Mixing – Miniseries or Movie , , ''The Pacific'', Part Five , Michael Minkler, Daniel Leahy,
Craig Mann, Andrew Ramage , - , 2010 ,

, Sound Mixing – Miniseries or Movie , , ''The Pacific'', Part Eight , Michael Minkler, Daniel Leahy,
Marc Fishman, Gary Wilkins , - , 2010 ,

, Sound Mixing – Miniseries or Movie , , ''The Pacific'', Part Nine , Michael Minkler, Daniel Leahy, Gary Wilkins , - , 2010 ,

, Sound Mixing - Comedy or Drama Series , , ''Entourage,'' Part Eight , Dennis Kirk, Alec St. John, Todd Orr,
Tom Stasinis , - , 2010 ,

, Sound Mixing - Nonfiction Programming , , '' The National Parks: America's Best Idea'' , Dominick Tavella , - , 2010 ,

, Best Sound , , ''Star Trek'' , Mark P. Stoeckinger, Peter J. Devlin, Andy Nelson,
Anna Behlmer,

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, Best Sound Editing , , ''Star Trek'' , Mark P. Stoeckinger, Alan Rankin , - , 2010 , CAS Award , Sound Mixing - Television Series , , ''Mad Men'', Guy Walks Into an
Advertising Agency , Ken Teaney, Todd Orr, Peter Bentley , - , 2009 ,

, Best Sound Editing , , ''

Inglourious Basterds ''Inglourious Basterds'' is a 2009 epic film, epic war film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It stars an ensemble cast including Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger ...

'' , Wylie Stateman , - ,

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

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Quantum of Solace ''Quantum of Solace'' is a 2008 spy thriller film and the twenty-second in the List of James Bond films, ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. Directed by Marc Forster and written by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, Neal Purvis, Robe ...

'' , Eddy Joseph , - , 2009 ,

, Sound Mixing - Comedy or Drama , , ''Entourage'' , Dennis Kirk, Bill Jackson, Tom Stasinis , - , 2009 ,

, Sound Editing - Series , , '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' , Mace Matiosian, Ruth Adelman, Jivan Tahmizian,
David Van Slyke, Joseph Sabella, James Bailey. , - , 2009 ,

, Best Sound Editing , , ''Wanted'' , Wylie Stateman , - , 2008 ,

, Sound Editing, Miniseries or Movie , , ''John Adams'' , Alex Gibson , - , 2008 ,

, Sound Mixing, Miniseries or Movie , , ''John Adams'' , Marc Fishman and Tony Lamberti , - , 2008 ,

, Sound Mixing, Miniseries or Movie , , ''John Adams'' , Michael Minkler and Bob Beemer , - , 2008 ,

, Sound Editing - Series , , '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' , Mace Matiosian, Ruth Adelman, Jivan Tahmizian,
David Van Slyke, Chad Hughes, Joseph Sabella,
Zane Bruce. , - , 2008 ,

, Sound Mixing, Nonfiction , , ''The War'' , Dominick Tavella , - , 2008 ,

, Sound Mixing - Comedy or Drama , , ''Entourage'' , Dennis Kirk and Bill Jackson , - , 2008 ,

, Best Sound Mixing , , ''The Bourne Ultimatum'' , Scott Millan and David Parker , - , 2008 ,

, Best Sound Editing , , ''The Bourne Ultimatum'' , Karen M. Baker,

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History

Related companies

Subsidiaries

Notable creative staff

Feature films

Television

Notable industry recognition

References

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