Randy Thom

Sound • 1951-08-21 • Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Randy Thom, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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2026
Forgotten IslandFilm
Sound Designer
★ 8.0
2025
How to Train Your DragonFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.9
2025
AnacondaFilm
Sound Designer
★ 5.8
2025
SmurfsFilm
Sound Designer
★ 5.7
2024
The Wild RobotFilm
Sound Designer
★ 8.3
2024
HereFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.5
2023
The Super Mario Bros. MovieFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.6
2023
Ruby Gillman, Teenage KrakenFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.1
2022
PinocchioFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.2
2022
Wendell & WildFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.6
2021
VivoFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.2
2020
The Croods: A New AgeFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.4
2020
Roald Dahl's The WitchesFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.3
2020
Roald Dahl's The WitchesFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.3
2020
The Midnight SkyFilm
Sound Designer
★ 5.7
2020
ZenimationTV
Sound Designer • 5 episodes
★ 7.6
2019
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden WorldFilm
Supervising Sound Editor
★ 7.7
2019
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden WorldFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.7
2019
Spies in DisguiseFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.5
2019
Spies in DisguiseFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 7.5
2019
The Wolf's CallFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.5
2019
The Wolf's CallFilm
Supervising Sound Editor
★ 7.5
2018
Welcome to MarwenFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.5
2018
Welcome to MarwenFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.5
2018
Welcome to MarwenFilm
Supervising Sound Editor
★ 6.5
2017
Despicable Me 3Film
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.5
2017
FerdinandFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 7.2
2017
FerdinandFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.2
2017
FerdinandFilm
Supervising Sound Editor
★ 7.2
2016
Ice Age: Collision CourseFilm
Supervising Sound Editor
★ 6.1
2016
Ice Age: Collision CourseFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.1
2016
Ice Age: Collision CourseFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.1
2016
AlliedFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.8
2016
AlliedFilm
Supervising Sound Editor
★ 6.8
2015
The RevenantFilm
Supervising Sound Editor
★ 7.5
2015
The RevenantFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 7.5
2015
Crimson PeakFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.7
2015
Crimson PeakFilm
Supervising Sound Editor
★ 6.7
2015
HomeFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.8
2015
The WalkFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 7.0
2015
The Peanuts MovieFilm
Supervising Sound Editor
★ 7.0
2015
The Peanuts MovieFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 7.0
2015
The Peanuts MovieFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.0
2015
Cosmic Scrat-tastropheFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.5
2015
Cosmic Scrat-tastropheFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.5
2014
How to Train Your Dragon 2Film
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 7.7
2014
How to Train Your Dragon 2Film
Supervising Sound Editor
★ 7.7
2014
How to Train Your Dragon 2Film
Sound Designer
★ 7.7
2014
Rio 2Film
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.5
2013
The CroodsFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 7.0
2013
The CroodsFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.0
2013
After EarthFilm
Sound Designer
★ 5.2
2013
EpicFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.6
2013
EpicFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.6
2013
Free BirdsFilm
Sound Designer
★ 5.9
2013
Free BirdsFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 5.9
2012
Ice Age: Continental DriftFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.4
2012
Ice Age: Continental DriftFilm
Supervising Sound Editor
★ 6.4
2012
Ice Age: Continental DriftFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.4
2012
FlightFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.9
2012
The LoraxFilm
Supervising Sound Editor
★ 6.5
2012
The LoraxFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.5
2012
The LoraxFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.5
2012
Journey 2: The Mysterious IslandFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.2
2011
RioFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.8
2011
RioFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.8
2011
RioFilm
Supervising Sound Editor
★ 6.8
2011
Mars Needs MomsFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.0
2011
Mars Needs MomsFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.0
2010
How to Train Your DragonFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.9
2010
How to Train Your DragonFilm
Supervising Sound Editor
★ 7.9
2010
How to Train Your DragonFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 7.9
2010
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning ThiefFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.2
2010
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning ThiefFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.2
2010
The Last AirbenderFilm
Sound Designer
★ 4.6
2010
The Last AirbenderFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 4.6
2010
The Last AirbenderFilm
Supervising Sound Editor
★ 4.6
2009
CoralineFilm
Sound Designer
★ 8.0
2009
CoralineFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 8.0
2009
Ice Age: Dawn of the DinosaursFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.8
2009
Ice Age: Dawn of the DinosaursFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.8
2009
A Christmas CarolFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.9
2009
A Christmas CarolFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.9
2008
Madagascar: Escape 2 AfricaFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.5
2008
BoltFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.6
2008
BoltFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.6
2008
Horton Hears a Who!Film
Sound Designer
★ 6.5
2008
Horton Hears a Who!Film
Supervising Sound Editor
★ 6.5
2008
The Sky CrawlersFilm
Sound
★ 6.7
2008
Standard Operating ProcedureFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.8
2007
RatatouilleFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.8
2007
RatatouilleFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 7.8
2007
The Simpsons MovieFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.0
2007
EnchantedFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.9
2007
EnchantedFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.9
2007
EnchantedFilm
Supervising Sound Editor
★ 6.9
2007
Bee MovieFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.1
2007
BeowulfFilm
Sound Designer
★ 5.9
2006
Ice Age: The MeltdownFilm
Sound Mixer
★ 6.7
2006
Ice Age: The MeltdownFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.7
2006
Ice Age: The MeltdownFilm
Supervising Sound Editor
★ 6.7
2006
Monster HouseFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.7
2006
Monster HouseFilm
Supervising Sound Editor
★ 6.7
2006
Monster HouseFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.7
2006
Over the HedgeFilm
Sound Mixer
★ 6.6
2006
Zidane: A 21st Century PortraitFilm
Sound Designer
★ 5.8
2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of FireFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.8
2005
War of the WorldsFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.6
2004
The IncrediblesFilm
Supervising Sound Editor
★ 7.7
2004
The IncrediblesFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 7.7
2004
The IncrediblesFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.7
2004
Shrek 2Film
Sound Designer
★ 7.3
2004
The Polar ExpressFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.7
2004
The Polar ExpressFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.7
2004
Ghost in the Shell 2: InnocenceFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.4
2004
Shrek 3-DFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.0
2003
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of LifeFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 5.8
2003
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of LifeFilm
Sound Designer
★ 5.8
2003
Darkness FallsFilm
Sound Designer
★ 5.6
2003
Darkness FallsFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 5.6
2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.7
2002
WindtalkersFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.4
2001
Final Fantasy: The Spirits WithinFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.2
2001
Final Fantasy: The Spirits WithinFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.2
2001
Osmosis JonesFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.5
2001
AvalonFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.5
2000
Cast AwayFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 7.7
2000
What Lies BeneathFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.4
2000
Reindeer GamesFilm
Sound Designer
★ 5.7
1999
The Iron GiantFilm
Sound Designer
★ 8.0
1999
Arlington RoadFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 7.0
1999
Arlington RoadFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.0
1998
StepmomFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 7.2
1997
ContactFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.5
1997
ContactFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 7.5
1997
Starship TroopersFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.1
1996
Mars Attacks!Film
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.4
1996
Mars Attacks!Film
Sound Designer
★ 6.4
1996
The FrightenersFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.0
1996
Chain ReactionFilm
Sound Designer
★ 5.8
1995
JumanjiFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.2
1995
SpeciesFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.0
1995
Nine MonthsFilm
Sound Designer
★ 5.7
1994
Forrest GumpFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 8.5
1994
Forrest GumpFilm
Sound Designer
★ 8.5
1994
Miracle on 34th StreetFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.8
1994
Miracle on 34th StreetFilm
Sound Mixer
★ 6.8
1994
DisclosureFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.2
1991
BackdraftFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.7
1991
A Brief History of TimeFilm
Sound Effects
★ 7.2
1991
A Brief History of TimeFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 7.2
1990
Wild at HeartFilm
Sound Designer
★ 7.0
1990
Wild at HeartFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 7.0
1990
Cry-BabyFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.5
1989
Midnight MatineeFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 5.1
1988
ColorsFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.5
1988
ColorsFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.5
1988
Tucker: The Man and His DreamFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.7
1987
SpaceballsFilm
Sound Designer
★ 6.9
1987
SpaceballsFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.9
1987
Gardens of StoneFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.2
1986
Howard the DuckFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 5.5
1986
Howard the DuckFilm
Sound Designer
★ 5.5
1985
The Mean SeasonFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 6.2
1984
The Ewok AdventureFilm
Sound Designer
★ 5.8
1984
The Ewok AdventureFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 5.8
1983
Return of the JediFilm
Production Sound Mixer
★ 7.9
1983
The Right StuffFilm
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
★ 7.4
1983
KoyaanisqatsiFilm
Sound Effects
★ 7.9
1983
Rumble FishFilm
Sound Recordist
★ 7.0
1982
listen...Film
Production Sound Mixer
1982
listen...Film
Sound Effects
1979
Apocalypse NowFilm
Sound Recordist
★ 8.3

Known For

Coraline

Forrest Gump

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Ratatouille

The Incredibles

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