Randy Thom

Randy Thom is an excellent two Oscars American sound designer and sound engineer.

Life

Thom began his career as a sound engineer at a radio station in Berkeley. In 1975, he introduced himself with Walter Murch, as he worked on American Graffiti. As a result, he got a job as a recording engineer in the post-production of Apocalypse Now. From 1980, he worked on films by George Lucas and in 1983 was awarded a permanent position at the Skywalker Sound. He worked with Robert Zemeckis, Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg and Tim Burton. In 1986 he took part in Mel Brooks ' Star Wars parody Spaceballs.

Thom has won two Academy Awards and received 14 more Oscar nominations. In addition, he received five times the Golden Reel Award, was nominated for an Emmy and two times for the BAFTA Award.

Filmography (selection)

Awards

  • 2003: Golden Reel Award nomination for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  • 2005: Golden Reel Award for The Incredibles
  • 2005: Golden Reel Award nomination for The Polar Express and Shrek 2 - The daring hero returns
  • 2005: Oscar for The Incredibles
  • 2005: Academy Award nomination for The Polar Express
  • 2006: Golden Reel Award for Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  • 2007: Golden Reel Award nomination for Ice Age 2 - The Meltdown
  • 2008: Golden Reel Award for Ratatouille
  • 2008: Golden Reel Award nomination for The Simpsons - The Movie
  • 2008: Academy Award nomination for Ratatouille
  • 2009: Golden Reel Award nomination for Bolt - for all cases
  • 2009: Golden Reel Award nomination for Horton Hears a Who and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Berkeley, California Emmy Award The Right Stuff (film) Miracle on 34th Street (1994 film) Jumanji Species (Film) Mars Attacks! Contact (1997 film) Arlington Road The Iron Giant The Polar Express (film) Beowulf (2007 film)
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