Engineering · Performance
John Neal
real name John A. Neal
John Neal is credited on 744 releases across 102 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
744
Credits
102
Albums
8
Decades active
391
In collections
Biography
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American sound engineer (10 September 1920 - 4 July 2009). Joined The Burbank Studios in late 1973 as sound mixer for record recording, motion pictures and television.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
744 releases · 102 albums · active 1954–2025
- Engineering · 701
- Performance · 39
- Other credits · 10
- Mastering · 10
- Production · 9
Studios: The Burbank Studios · Anvil Recording Studios · Warner Bros. Recording Studios · Twentieth Century Fox Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Star Wars
1977

Troubadour
1976

Star Wars / The Empire Strikes Back
1980

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1977

Julie Is Her Name
1955

Jaws (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1975

Raiders Of The Lost Ark (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1981

The Rose - The Original Soundtrack Recording
1979

Paradise And Lunch
1974

Steal Your Face
1976

Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979

New York, New York (Original Motion Picture Score)
1977

Jaws (Anniversary Collector's Edition)
2000

Battlestar Galactica (Original Soundtrack)
1978

Live In Houston 1981 Escape Tour
2005

Funk In A Mason Jar
1977

Theme From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind"
1977

Funny Lady (Original Soundtrack Recording)
1975

Rosemary's Baby (Music From The Motion Picture Score)
1968

Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection
2008

Street Corner Heroes
1981

1941 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1979

Music From John Williams' Close Encounters Of The Third Kind / Star Wars
1978

Turn Around, Look At Me
1968
Frequent collaborators
- John Williams (4)
- Julie London
- Lalo Schifrin
- Bud Shank Quintet
- Ry Cooder
- Carmen McRae
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Johnny Duffy
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