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F EAT U R ES
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S P R I N G 2 0 2 6 S P R I N G 2 0 2 6
From the Vault of THSM
14 Douglas Shearer
The Man Who Built MGM Sound
BY STEVE LEE, THSM FOUNDER
18 Manginius
Mark Mangini
MPSE 2026 Career Achievement honoree
BY SOLANGE S. SCHWALBE MPSE
42 The 73rd Annual MPSE
Golden Reel Award Winners
56 The 73rd Annual MPSE Golden
Reel Awards Photo Essay
60 Dialogue Architecture
Rhythm, Control, and Resilience:
The Joe Schiff Interview
BY MATIAS CALDARELLA MPSE
International Sound Wave
64 Sculpting the Sound of the Grid
How Supervising Sound Editor
Tormod Ringnes Expanded the
Sonic Legacy of Tron
BY PAULETTE VICTOR LIFTON MPSE
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SPRING 2026
73rd
Annual
MPSE
Career
Achievement
Honoree
MARK
MANGINI
73rd ANNUAL
MPSE GOLDEN
REEL AWARD
WINNERS
DIALOGUE
ARCHITECTURE
THE JOE SCHIFF
INTERVIEW
SCULPTING
THE SOUND OF
THE GRID
HOW SUPERVISING
SOUND EDITOR
TORMOD RINGNES
EXPANDED THE
SONIC LEGACY
OF
TRON
O N TH E COVE R :
Mark Mangini.
Photographed by
Chris Schmitt
chrisschmittphotography.com
D E PA RT M E N TS
Letter from the
President
Letter from the
Editor
From the Office
Contributors
EIPMA
Tech Corner
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