Person
Bones Howe
Sound · Born 1933-03-18 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Biography
American record producer and recording engineer who scored a string of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, often of the sunshine pop genre, starting in 1965 with The Turtles cover of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe," and continuing with most of the hits of the 5th Dimension and the Association. With the exception of Closing Time, he produced and engineered all of Tom Waits' releases with Asylum Records, some of which are considered among the artist's best recordings. Started a career in 1956 as an apprentice recording engineer at Radio Recorders and advancing to mixing engineer the following year, recording Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis.
Known for

Back to the Future
Music Supervisor

Top Secret!
Music Consultant

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
Music Supervisor

Ghosts of Mars
Concept Artist

Serial Mom
Music Supervisor

About Last Night...
Music Supervisor

One from the Heart
Music Producer

Zeus & Roxanne
Music Supervisor

The Wrecking Crew
Self - Producer

Redux Riding Hood
Scoring Mixer
Filmography
- 2018Elvis: The '68 Comeback SpecialProducer
- 2017Tom Waits: Tales from a Cracked Jukebox
- 2008The Wrecking CrewSelf - Producer
- 2002Jan & Dean: The Other Beach BoysSelf
- 2001Ghosts of MarsConcept Artist
- 1997Redux Riding HoodScoring Mixer
- 1997Zeus & RoxanneMusic Supervisor
- 1994Serial MomMusic Supervisor
- 1986About Last Night...Music Supervisor
- 1986Desert BloomMusic Supervisor
- 1985Back to the FutureMusic Supervisor
- 1984The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionMusic Supervisor
- 1984Top Secret!Music Consultant
- 1982One from the HeartMusic Producer
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