Randy Thom

Randy Thom is Director of Sound Design at Skywalker Sound, but still spends most of his time working on films. His credits include: Apocalypse Now, Return of the Jedi, Never Cry Wolf, Wild at Heart, Forrest Gump, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The Thin Blue Line, War of the Worlds, Coraline, How To Train Your Dragon, Ghost in the Shell, and Ratatouille. He has worked with a diverse list of directors, including Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Robert Zemeckis, David Lynch, Guillermo del Toro, John Waters, Errol Morris, Henry Selick, Peter Jackson, Brad Bird, and Chris Wedge.  Randy’s essay “Designing A Movie For Sound” is used in many universities.

Randy Thom has received two Academy Awards for his work on The Right Stuff and The Incredibles. His win for The Incredibles is a unique achievement, as it stands as the only animated film to ever win an Oscar for Sound. He has also been honored with sixteen Oscar nominations, as well as an Emmy and a Grammy nomination. His most recent Oscar nomination came this year for the film The Wild Robot.

Randy was honored with the C.A.S. Career Achievement Award in 2010 and the MPSE Career Achievement Award in 2014.