Sound re-recording mixer who entered Australian film doing post-production sound for MAD MAX (1979). Savage's other notable recording and mixing credits include MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR (1981), THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER (1982), RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983), MAD MAX BEYOND THUNDERDOME (1985), 'CROCODILE' DUNDEE and SKY PIRATES (both 1986), DEAD CALM (1989), PROOF (1991), STRICTLY BALLROOM, ROMPER STOMPER, MIKEY and LORENZO'S OIL (all 1992), THE HEARTBREAK KID, YOU SENG / TEMPTATION OF A MONK and SAY A LITTLE PRAYER (all 1993), LUCKY BREAK, MURIEL'S WEDDING, FAI SEUNG CHING TAAM / THE PRIVATE BLUE EYES and DANGEROUS TOUCH (all 1994), BABE, A KID IN KING ARTHUR'S COURT and HUNG FAAN AAU / RUMBLE IN THE BRONX (all 1995), BRILLIANT LIES, SHINE, ROMEO + JULIET, MR. RELIABLE and GING CHAAT GOO SE 4: JI GAAN DAAN YAM MO / JACKIE CHAN'S FIRST STRIKE (all 1996), MR. RELIABLE and YAT GO HIU YAN / NO MORE MR. NICE GUY (both 1997), DEAD LETTER OFFICE, AFRICA'S ELEPHANT KINGDOM and BABE: PIG IN THE CITY (all 1998), HOLY SMOKE, STRANGE PLANET and SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS (all 1999), THE DISH (2000), MOULIN ROUGE!, LANTANA and HEARTS IN ATLANTIS (all 2001), RABBIT-PROOF FENCE, THE QUIET AMERICAN and YING XIONG / HERO (all 2002), YUN DE NAN FANG / SOUTH OF THE CLOUDS and VISITORS (both 2003), SHI MIAN MAI FU / HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS, LAKSHYA and THE LIBERTINE (all 2004), QIAN LI ZOU DAN QI / RIDING ALONE FOR THOUSANDS OF MILES and WU JI / THE PROMISE (both 2005), CATCH A FIRE and MAN CHENG JIN DAI HUANG JIN JIA / CURSE OF THE GOLDEN FLOWER (both 2006), EKLAVYA and NO RESERVATIONS (both 2007), and THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM (2008).  Nominated for Achievement in Sound 2001: MOULIN ROUGE! (w. Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer & Guntis Sics) 1 nomination