Randy Thom
Sound

Randy Thom

Randy Thom

Date of birth
Age
75
Place of birth
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
Citizenship
United States
Occupations
audio engineer, sound designer
Languages
English

Biography

David Randall Thom (born August 21, 1951) is an American sound designer and the director of sound design at Skywalker Sound.

Thom started his film career by phone calls to Walter Murch, who invited him to visit a re-mix of American Graffiti. Thom introduced himself to Murch, Ben Burtt, and Mark Berger, and he said he had been working for a radio station in Berkeley and wanted to work in film sound.

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Education

  • Bolton High School

Awards

  • Academy Award for Best Sound Editing2005 The Incredibles
  • Academy Award for Best Sound1984 The Right Stuff

Nominations

  • Academy Award for Best Sound Editing1995 Форрест Гамп
  • Academy Award for Best Sound Editing2005 The Incredibles
  • Academy Award for Best Sound Editing2005 The Polar Express
  • Academy Award for Best Sound Editing2008 Ratatouille
  • Academy Award for Best Sound2016 The Revenant
  • Academy Award for Best Sound1984 The Right Stuff
  • Academy Award for Best Sound1984 Never Cry Wolf
  • Academy Award for Best Sound1984 Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
  • Academy Award for Best Sound1992 Backdraft
  • Academy Award for Best Sound1995 Форрест Гамп
  • Academy Award for Best Sound1998 Contact
  • Academy Award for Best Sound2001 Cast Away
  • Academy Award for Best Sound2005 The Incredibles
  • Academy Award for Best Sound2005 The Polar Express
  • Academy Award for Best Sound2008 Ratatouille
  • Academy Award for Best Sound2025 The Wild Robot

Education and awards: Wikidata information may be incomplete. Wikidata · Updated: 2026-10-23

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