Rob Young, the Oscar-nominated sound mixer of “Unforgiven,” died June 11 in Albi, France from complications of a fall he sustained during a trip to Morocco. He was 76.
Young was a sound mixer in the feature film industry for nearly 40 years, earning an Oscar nomination in the category of Best Sound for Clint Eastwood’s 1992 Western “Unforgiven.” He mixed sound for other popular projects including “William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet” and “Jumanji” in the mid-1990s.
Among his other notable credits were “Catwoman,” “She’s the Man,” “Final Destination 3” “Night at the Museum,” “Jennifer’s Body” and “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.”
He went on to be nominated by the British Academy for “Unforgiven,” and “William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet” and “Jumanji” and the Geni Awards for “The Grey Fox” and the Golden Reel for “X2.”
Young was raised in a small town in New Brunswick, Canada. He attended technical school in St.
Young was a sound mixer in the feature film industry for nearly 40 years, earning an Oscar nomination in the category of Best Sound for Clint Eastwood’s 1992 Western “Unforgiven.” He mixed sound for other popular projects including “William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet” and “Jumanji” in the mid-1990s.
Among his other notable credits were “Catwoman,” “She’s the Man,” “Final Destination 3” “Night at the Museum,” “Jennifer’s Body” and “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.”
He went on to be nominated by the British Academy for “Unforgiven,” and “William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet” and “Jumanji” and the Geni Awards for “The Grey Fox” and the Golden Reel for “X2.”
Young was raised in a small town in New Brunswick, Canada. He attended technical school in St.
- 6/28/2023
- by McKinley Franklin
- Variety Film + TV
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