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Randy Thom


Randy Thom started his career in radio and music recording before making the transition to film in 1975, when he was hired on Apocalypse Now as a sound effects recordist. Since then, Thom has worked in a wide variety of creative capacities within the sound department in over seventy five films. For example... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideSound Department (99 titles)
2013 Epic (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer) (post-production)
 
2013 The Croods (supervising sound editor)
 
2012/I Flight (sound)
 
2012 The Lorax (supervising sound editor)
 
2011 Rio (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer, supervising sound editor)
 
2010 The Last Airbender (sound re-recording mixer, supervising sound designer)
 
2010 Despicable Me (sound design consultant)
 
2010 How to Train Your Dragon (sound designer, supervising sound editor, supervising sound mixer)
 
2010 Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief (supervising sound designer, supervising sound re-recording mixer)
 
2009 A Christmas Carol (supervising sound designer, supervising sound re-recording mixer)
 
2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (sound re-recording mixer, supervising sound designer)
 
2009 Coraline (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
2008 Bolt (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
2008 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (sound designer)
 
2008 Glago's Guest (short) (sound designer)
 
2008 Horton Hears a Who! (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer, supervising sound editor)
 
2008 Standard Operating Procedure (documentary) (sound designer)
 
2007 Beowulf (supervising sound designer, supervising sound mixer)
 
2007 Bee Movie (sound designer)
 
2007 Enchanted (supervising sound designer, supervising sound editor, supervising sound mixer)
 
2007 The Simpsons Movie (sound designer)
 
2007 Ratatouille (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
2006 Eragon (supervising sound designer, supervising sound editor, supervising sound mixer)
 
2006 Scarface: The World Is Yours (Video Game) (sound designer)
 
2006 Monster House (supervising sound designer, supervising sound editor, supervising sound mixer)
 
2006 Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (documentary) (sound designer)
 
2006 Over the Hedge (supervising sound re-recording mixer)
 
2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer, supervising sound editor)
 
2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (sound designer, supervising sound editor)
 
2005 War of the Worlds (sound designer)
 
2004 The Incredibles (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer, supervising mixer)
 
2004 The Polar Express (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
2004 Shrek 2 (sound designer)
 
2004/I Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (sound designer)
 
2003 Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (sound re-recording mixer, supervising sound designer)
 
2003 Shrek 4-D (short) (sound designer)
 
2003 Darkness Falls (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (sound designer - as David Randall Thom, sound supervisor - as David Randall Thom)
 
2002 Windtalkers (supervising sound re-recording mixer)
 
2001 Osmosis Jones (sound designer)
 
2001 Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
2001 Avalon (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
2000 Cast Away (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
2000 What Lies Beneath (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
2000 Reindeer Games (sound designer)
 
1999 Bicentennial Man (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
1999 Snow Falling on Cedars (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1999 In Too Deep (additional sound designer)
 
1999 The Iron Giant (sound designer)
 
1999 Arlington Road (sound designer, supervising sound re-recording mixer)
 
1999 Forces of Nature (sound designer)
 
1998 Stepmom (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1998 Plug (short) (sound designer)
 
1997 Starship Troopers (sound designer)
 
1997 Contact (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
1997 Mimic (sound designer)
 
1996 Mars Attacks! (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
1996 Chain Reaction (sound designer)
 
1996 The Frighteners (sound designer, supervising sound re-recording mixer)
 
1995 Jumanji (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
1995 Nine Months (sound designer)
 
1995 Species (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1994 Disclosure (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1994 Miracle on 34th Street (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
1994 Forrest Gump (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
1994 Yellowstone (documentary short) (sound designer)
 
1993 The Nutcracker (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
1993 The Saint of Fort Washington (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1993 House of Cards (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
1993 Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (additional sound)
 
1993 Hidden Hawaii (documentary short) (sound designer)
 
1991 The Dark Wind (sound designer)
 
1991 A Brief History of Time (documentary) (sound effects, supervising sound re-recording mixer)
 
1991 Backdraft (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1990 Cold Dog Soup (supervising sound re-recording mixer)
 
1990 Wild at Heart (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
1990 Cry-Baby (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1989 Always (foley artist, sound re-recording mixer)
 
1988 The Thin Blue Line (documentary) (sound re-recording consultant)
 
1988 Tucker: The Man and His Dream (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1988 Colors (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
1988 The Couch Trip (sound mixer)
 
1987 Spaceballs (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
1987 Gardens of Stone (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1986 Howard the Duck (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
1985 Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (TV movie) (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
1985 Latino (sound designer, supervising sound mixer)
 
1985 The Mean Season (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1984 The Ewok Adventure (TV movie) (sound designer, sound re-recording mixer)
 
1984 Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets (documentary short) (sound, sound designer, supervising mixer)
 
1984 Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (additional sound effects)
 
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1983 The Right Stuff (sound re-recording mixer)
 
1983 Rumble Fish (production sound mixer, sound effects recordist)
 
1983 Never Cry Wolf (sound mixer)
 
1983 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (production sound, sound re-recording mixer)
 
1982 Koyaanisqatsi (documentary) (sound effects recordist)
 
1980 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (sound effects recordist)
 
1979 Apocalypse Now (post-production sound recordist)
 
Show ShowActor (3 titles)
2013 The Croods
Sandy (voice)
 
2012/I Flight
Radio Stock Market Reporter (voice) (as Randall Thom)
 
2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift
Additional Voices (voice) (as Randall Thom)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1982 One from the Heart (staff member - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (7 titles)
2009 Watts and Volts (short) (very special thanks)
 
2006 Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2004 Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of 'Wild at Heart' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2004 Specific Spontaneity: Focus on Lynch (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2003 Wake (special thanks)
 
1991 And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird (special thanks)
 
1982 One from the Heart (with the participation of)
 
Show ShowSelf (9 titles)
2009 Il était une fois... (TV series documentary)
Himself
Sailor et Lula (2009) … Himself
 
2008 The Sound of Hitchcock (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of the Master (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 More Making of 'The Incredibles' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2005 The 77th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Sound Editing
 
2004 Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of 'Wild at Heart' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 The Making of 'Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1984 The 56th Annual Academy Awards (TV special documentary)
Himself - Winner: Best Sound Mixing
 
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Alternate Names:

David Randall Thom | Randall Thom