Leslie Shatz’s career in film spans over thirty years and more than sixty films. He has worked as sound designer; sound editor; sound mixer and re-recording mixer; sound recordist and re recordist; sound effects person; and dialogue editor. Among his most recent sound design credits are Larry Charles’ upcoming Masked & Anonymous; Gus Van Sant’s Gerry (also supervising sound editor); Rob Bowman’s Reign of Fire; Where the Money Is, starring Paul Newman (also sound re-recording mixer); Stephen Sommers’ The Mummy Returns; Rob Herzfeld’s 15 Minutes (also sound re-recording mixer); and Neil Jordan’s In Dreams (also sound re-recording mixer). Shatz received a 1999 Academy Award® nomination for Best Sound for The Mummy, on which he was sound designer and sound re-recording mixer. Other sound design credits include Deep Rising; Alien: Resurrection; Blood and Wine; Judge Dredd; Bram Stoker’s Dracula; True Stories; and Mishima.

He also worked as a sound re recording mixer on Todd Haynes’ Far From Heaven; Mike Figgis’ Timecode; Gus Van Sant’s Psycho and Good Will Hunting; and Wes Craven’s Scream. Previous credits also include Johnny Mnemonic; The Secret Garden; Equinox; Storyville; Rambling Rose; and Ghost. As a dialogue editor, his credits include Apocalypse Now, The Empire Strikes Back, and Rumble Fish.