Kent Sparling
Born: 1966-09-17 in San Francisco, California, USA
Known For: Sound
Biography
After early stints in theatrical sound and lighting design, Kent Sparling spent three years at Sound Transform Systems, hand-building Serge Modular analog synthesizers for musicians such as John McEntire and Trent Reznor. He departed STS in 1995 to work in film sound in Vancouver, BC, and since 1997 has been employed as a sound designer and re-recording mixer at Skywalker Sound, with credits on Sofia Coppola’s The Virgin Suicides, Lost in Translation and Marie Antoinette; Mike Mills’ Thumbsucker; Spike Jonze’s Adaptation and her; and We Own the Night and Two Lovers by James Gray. His deep ties to independent film are exemplified by his work on Lance Hammer’s Ballast, Miranda July’s The Future, Braden King’s Here, Bluebird from Lance Edmands, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints by David Lowery, Kelly Reichardt’s Night Moves and Ira Sachs’ Love is Strange.
Filmography
2025
- Hillside Cacti ... (Producer)
2024
- The Graduates ... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
- Good Girl Jane ... (Original Music Composer)
- Sorry, We're Dead ... (Sound Designer)
2022
- Outlook ... (Camera Operator)
2021
- Minari ... (Sound Designer)
- The Evening Hour ... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
2020
- Uncle Frank ... (Sound Designer)
- Kajillionaire ... (Sound Designer)
2019
- The Last Black Man in San Francisco ... (Sound Designer)
2018
- Call Her Ganda ... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
2017
- Of Minor Prophets ... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
2016
- Pete's Dragon ... (Sound Designer)
- Approaching the Unknown ... (Sound Designer)
- Certain Women ... (Sound Designer)
2015
- The Diary of a Teenage Girl ... (Sound Designer)
2014
- Night Moves ... (Sound Designer)
- Love Is Strange ... (Sound Designer)
2013
- Epic ... (Sound Effects Editor)
- Center Jenny ... (Sound Assistant)
- Ain't Them Bodies Saints ... (Sound Designer)
2011
- Skateland ... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
2008
- Seventh Moon ... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
- Two Lovers ... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
- The Flyboys ... (Sound Designer)
- The Princess of Nebraska ... (Original Music Composer)
2007
- Sicko ... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
- We Own the Night ... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
2006
- Marie Antoinette ... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
2005
- Trudell ... (Sound Designer)
2003
- Lost in Translation ... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
- Testosterone ... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
2002
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones ... (Sound Mix Technician)
- Adaptation. ... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
2001
- CQ ... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
2000
- The Virgin Suicides ... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
- The Yards ... (Sound Mix Technician)
- What Lies Beneath ... (Mix Technician)
- The Hi-Line ... (Sound Mixer)
1999
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace ... (Sound Mix Technician)
- Arlington Road ... (Sound Mix Technician)
1998
- Sphere ... (Mix Technician)
- Halloween H20: 20 Years Later ... (Sound Mix Technician)
1997
- Wag the Dog ... (Sound Mix Technician)
1991
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day ... (Sound Mix Technician)