The Sunset Sound Recorders complex was created by
Walt Disney's Director of Recording,
Tutti Camarata, from a collection of old commercial and residential buildings. At the encouragement of Disney himself, Camarata began the project in 1958, starting with a former automotive repair garage whose sloping floor would tend to reduce unwanted sonic standing wave reflections. Soon, the audio for many of Disney's films was being recorded at the studio, including
Bedknobs and Broomsticks,
Mary Poppins, and
101 Dalmatians Over 200
Gold records have been recorded at Sunset Sound, including hit albums for
Elton John,
Led Zeppelin,
Van Halen,
Toto, parts of
Prince's
Purple Rain,
the Rolling Stones'
Exile on Main St.,
Neil Young's
After the Gold Rush,
the Beach Boys'
Pet Sounds,
Linda Ronstadt's ''
Don't Cry Now'', parts of
Guns N' Roses'
Chinese Democracy and Janis Joplin's posthumously-released
Pearl. In addition,
the Doors recorded their first two albums,
The Doors and
Strange Days, at the studio.
Idina Menzel recorded her vocal track for the song "
Let It Go" for
Disney Animation's 2013 film
Frozen at the studio. In 1981, Sunset Sound Recorders owner Camarata purchased
The Sound Factory, another Los Angeles recording studio founded by
Moonglow Records and later purchased and developed by
David Hassinger. With many homeless people camped nearby, the studio expressed their frustration with the situation in 2024. The city program, Inside Safe, had the homeless residents accept services and housing in mid-2024. ==References==