Randy Thom
Sound Born Aug 21, 1951 Shreveport, Louisiana, USA 194 credits
Biography
Randy Thom is an American sound designer born on August 21, 1951, in Shreveport, Louisiana. He started his film career after contacting Walter Murch, who invited him to visit a re-mix of American Graffiti. Thom introduced himself to Murch, Ben Burtt, and Mark Berger, and expressed his interest in working in film sound. Thom is the director of sound design at Skywalker Sound and has worked on numerous films. He is known for his work in sound, with 116 known credits. Thom's work has been featured in various films, including Forrest Gump, Rozzum v divočině, and Star Wars: Epizoda VI - Návrat Jediů.
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Career overview
Randy Thom is an American sound designer. He began his film career after contacting Walter Murch, who invited him to visit a re-mix of American Graffiti. Thom introduced himself to Murch, Ben Burtt, and Mark Berger, and stated he had been working for a radio station in Berkeley and wanted to work in film sound.
Thom is the director of sound design at Skywalker Sound. He has worked on numerous projects throughout his career, with 116 known credits. Thom's work spans various film genres, including those featured in his known credits.
Randy Thom is known for his work in sound, with specific films mentioned in his biography including Forrest Gump, Rozzum v divočině, and Star Wars: Epizoda VI - Návrat Jediů.
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Frequent co-stars
Jay Baruchel
2 shared titles
Gerard Butler
2 shared titles
Craig Ferguson
2 shared titles
America Ferrera
2 shared titles
Jonah Hill
2 shared titles
Christopher Mintz-Plasse
2 shared titles
T.J. Miller
2 shared titles
Kristen Wiig
2 shared titles
Kieron Elliott
2 shared titles
Philip McGrade
2 shared titles
Career timeline
Ice Age: Boiling Point · Sound
Forgotten Island · Sound Designer
How to Train Your DragonHow to Train Your Dragon · Sound DesignerAnaconda · Sound DesignerSmurfs · Sound Designer
The Wild RobotThe Wild Robot · Sound DesignerHere · Sound Designer
The Super Mario Bros. Movie · Sound DesignerRuby Gillman, Teenage KrakenRuby Gillman, Teenage Kraken · Sound Designer
Pinocchio · Sound DesignerWendell & Wild · Sound Designer
Vivo · Sound Designer
The Croods: A New Age · Sound DesignerRoald Dahl's The Witches · Sound DesignerRoald Dahl's The Witches · Sound Re-Recording MixerZenimation · Sound DesignerThe Midnight Sky · Sound Designer
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden WorldHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World · Supervising Sound EditorHow to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World · Sound DesignerSpies in DisguiseSpies in Disguise · Sound Designer
Welcome to Marwen · Sound DesignerWelcome to Marwen · Supervising Sound EditorWelcome to Marwen · Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Despicable Me 3 · Sound Re-Recording MixerFerdinand · Sound Re-Recording MixerFerdinand · Sound DesignerFerdinand · Supervising Sound Editor
Ice Age: Collision CourseIce Age: Collision Course · Sound Re-Recording MixerIce Age: Collision Course · Sound DesignerIce Age: Collision Course · Supervising Sound EditorAllied · Supervising Sound Editor
The Revenant · Supervising Sound EditorThe Revenant · Sound Re-Recording MixerHome · Sound DesignerThe Peanuts MovieThe Peanuts Movie · Sound Re-Recording Mixer
How to Train Your Dragon 2How to Train Your Dragon 2 · Sound Re-Recording MixerHow to Train Your Dragon 2 · Supervising Sound EditorHow to Train Your Dragon 2 · Sound DesignerRio 2
The CroodsThe Croods · Sound DesignerThe Croods · Sound Re-Recording MixerEpicEpic · Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ice Age: Continental DriftIce Age: Continental Drift · Sound DesignerIce Age: Continental Drift · Supervising Sound EditorIce Age: Continental Drift · Sound Re-Recording MixerThe Lorax · Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rio · Sound Re-Recording MixerRio · Supervising Sound EditorRio · Sound DesignerMars Needs Moms · Sound DesignerMars Needs Moms · Sound Re-Recording Mixer
How to Train Your DragonHow to Train Your Dragon · Supervising Sound EditorHow to Train Your Dragon · Sound DesignerHow to Train Your Dragon · Sound Re-Recording MixerPercy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief · Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Coraline · Sound Re-Recording MixerCoraline · Sound DesignerIce Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs · Sound Re-Recording MixerIce Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs · Sound DesignerA Christmas Carol · Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa · Sound DesignerBolt · Sound DesignerBolt · Sound Re-Recording MixerHorton Hears a Who! · Sound DesignerHorton Hears a Who! · Supervising Sound Editor
Ratatouille · Sound DesignerRatatouille · Sound Re-Recording MixerThe Simpsons Movie · Sound DesignerBee Movie · Sound DesignerEnchanted · Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ice Age: The Meltdown · Sound MixerIce Age: The Meltdown · Sound DesignerIce Age: The Meltdown · Supervising Sound EditorMonster House · Supervising Sound EditorMonster House · Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire · Sound DesignerWar of the Worlds · Sound DesignerMore Making of 'The Incredibles'
Shrek 2 · Sound DesignerThe Incredibles · Supervising Sound EditorThe Incredibles · Sound Re-Recording MixerThe Incredibles · Sound DesignerThe Polar Express · Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life · Sound Re-Recording MixerLara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life · Sound DesignerDarkness Falls · Sound DesignerDarkness Falls · Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets · Sound DesignerWindtalkers · Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within · Sound Re-Recording MixerFinal Fantasy: The Spirits Within · Sound DesignerOsmosis Jones · Sound DesignerAvalon · Sound Designer
Cast Away · Sound Re-Recording MixerWhat Lies Beneath · Sound DesignerReindeer Games · Sound Designer
The Iron Giant · Sound DesignerArlington Road · Sound Re-Recording MixerArlington Road · Sound Designer
Stepmom · Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Full Filmography
194 titles- Ice Age: Boiling Point (2027) Sound
- Forgotten Island (2026) Sound Designer
- How to Train Your Dragon (2025) as Toothless (voice) (uncredited)
- How to Train Your Dragon (2025) Sound Designer
- Anaconda (2025) Sound Designer
- Smurfs (2025) Sound Designer
- The Wild Robot (2024) as RECOs (voice)
- The Wild Robot (2024) Sound Designer
- Here (2024) Sound Designer
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) Sound Designer
- Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023) as Confetti Cannon (voice)
- Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023) Sound Designer
- Pinocchio (2022) Sound Designer
- Wendell & Wild (2022) Sound Designer
- Vivo (2021) Sound Designer
- The Croods: A New Age (2020) Sound Designer
- Roald Dahl's The Witches (2020) Sound Designer
- Roald Dahl's The Witches (2020) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Zenimation (2020) Sound Designer
- The Midnight Sky (2020) Sound Designer
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) as Toothless (voice)
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) Supervising Sound Editor
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019) Sound Designer
- Spies in Disguise (2019) as Various Voices / Pigeon Voice (voice)
- Spies in Disguise (2019) Sound Designer
- Spies in Disguise (2019) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- The Wolf's Call (2019) Sound Designer
- The Wolf's Call (2019) Supervising Sound Editor
- Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019) as Self
- Welcome to Marwen (2018) Sound Designer
- Welcome to Marwen (2018) Supervising Sound Editor
- Welcome to Marwen (2018) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Despicable Me 3 (2017) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ferdinand (2017) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ferdinand (2017) Sound Designer
- Ferdinand (2017) Supervising Sound Editor
- Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) as Hyrax Minister (voice)
- Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) Sound Designer
- Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) Supervising Sound Editor
- Allied (2016) Supervising Sound Editor
- Allied (2016) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- The Revenant (2015) Supervising Sound Editor
- The Revenant (2015) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Home (2015) Sound Designer
- The Peanuts Movie (2015) as Various Voices (voice)
- The Peanuts Movie (2015) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- The Peanuts Movie (2015) Supervising Sound Editor
- The Peanuts Movie (2015) Sound Designer
- Crimson Peak (2015) Sound Designer
- Crimson Peak (2015) Supervising Sound Editor
- The Walk (2015) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe (2015) Sound Designer
- Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe (2015) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) as Toothless (voice)
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) Supervising Sound Editor
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) Sound Designer
- Rio 2 (2014) as Logging Foreman (voice)
- Rio 2 (2014) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- The Croods (2013) as Sandy (voice)
- The Croods (2013) Sound Designer
- The Croods (2013) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Epic (2013) as Additional Voices (voice)
- Epic (2013) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Epic (2013) Sound Designer
- After Earth (2013) Sound Designer
- Free Birds (2013) Sound Designer
- Free Birds (2013) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) as Additonal Voices (voice)
- Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) Sound Designer
- Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) Supervising Sound Editor
- Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- The Lorax (2012) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- The Lorax (2012) Supervising Sound Editor
- The Lorax (2012) Sound Designer
- Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012) Sound Designer
- Flight (2012) as Radio Stock Market Reporter (voice)
- Flight (2012) Sound Designer
- Rio (2011) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Rio (2011) Supervising Sound Editor
- Rio (2011) Sound Designer
- Mars Needs Moms (2011) Sound Designer
- Mars Needs Moms (2011) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- How to Train Your Dragon (2010) as Toothless (voice) (uncredited)
- How to Train Your Dragon (2010) Supervising Sound Editor
- How to Train Your Dragon (2010) Sound Designer
- How to Train Your Dragon (2010) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) Sound Designer
- The Last Airbender (2010) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- The Last Airbender (2010) Supervising Sound Editor
- The Last Airbender (2010) Sound Designer
- Coraline (2009) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Coraline (2009) Sound Designer
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) Sound Designer
- A Christmas Carol (2009) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- A Christmas Carol (2009) Sound Designer
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) Sound Designer
- Bolt (2008) Sound Designer
- Bolt (2008) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Horton Hears a Who! (2008) Sound Designer
- Horton Hears a Who! (2008) Supervising Sound Editor
- The Sky Crawlers (2008) Sound
- Standard Operating Procedure (2008) Sound Designer
- Pure Cinema: Through the Eyes of Hitchcock (2008) as Self
- Breaking Barriers: The Sound of Hitchcock (2008) as Self
- Ratatouille (2007) Sound Designer
- Ratatouille (2007) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- The Simpsons Movie (2007) Sound Designer
- Bee Movie (2007) Sound Designer
- Enchanted (2007) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Enchanted (2007) Sound Designer
- Enchanted (2007) Supervising Sound Editor
- Beowulf (2007) Sound Designer
- Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) Sound Mixer
- Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) Sound Designer
- Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) Supervising Sound Editor
- Monster House (2006) Supervising Sound Editor
- Monster House (2006) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Monster House (2006) Sound Designer
- Over the Hedge (2006) Sound Mixer
- Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (2006) Thanks
- Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (2006) Sound Designer
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) Sound Designer
- War of the Worlds (2005) Sound Designer
- More Making of 'The Incredibles' (2005) as Self
- Shrek 2 (2004) Sound Designer
- The Incredibles (2004) Supervising Sound Editor
- The Incredibles (2004) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- The Incredibles (2004) Sound Designer
- The Polar Express (2004) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- The Polar Express (2004) Sound Designer
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004) Sound Designer
- Shrek 3-D (2004) Sound Designer
- Love, Death, Elvis & Oz: The Making of Wild at Heart (2004)
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003) Sound Designer
- Darkness Falls (2003) Sound Designer
- Darkness Falls (2003) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Sound Designer
- Windtalkers (2002) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) Sound Designer
- Osmosis Jones (2001) Sound Designer
- Avalon (2001) Sound Designer
- Cast Away (2000) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- What Lies Beneath (2000) Sound Designer
- Reindeer Games (2000) Sound Designer
- The Iron Giant (1999) Sound Designer
- Arlington Road (1999) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Arlington Road (1999) Sound Designer
- Stepmom (1998) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Starship Troopers (1997) Sound Designer
- Contact (1997) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Contact (1997) Sound Designer
- Mars Attacks! (1996) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Mars Attacks! (1996) Sound Designer
- The Frighteners (1996) Sound Designer
- Chain Reaction (1996) Sound Designer
- Species (1995) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Jumanji (1995) Sound Designer
- Nine Months (1995) Sound Designer
- Forrest Gump (1994) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Forrest Gump (1994) Sound Designer
- Disclosure (1994) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Miracle on 34th Street (1994) Sound Mixer
- Miracle on 34th Street (1994) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Backdraft (1991) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- A Brief History of Time (1991) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- A Brief History of Time (1991) Sound Effects
- Wild at Heart (1990) Sound Designer
- Wild at Heart (1990) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Cry-Baby (1990) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Midnight Matinee (1988) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Colors (1988) Sound Designer
- Colors (1988) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Spaceballs (1987) Sound Designer
- Spaceballs (1987) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Gardens of Stone (1987) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Howard the Duck (1986) Sound Designer
- Howard the Duck (1986) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- The Mean Season (1985) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- The Ewok Adventure (1984) Sound Designer
- The Ewok Adventure (1984) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Return of the Jedi (1983) Production Sound Mixer
- The Right Stuff (1983) Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Rumble Fish (1983) Sound Recordist
- Koyaanisqatsi (1983) Sound Effects
- listen... (1982) Production Sound Mixer
- listen... (1982) Sound Effects
- Apocalypse Now (1979) Sound Recordist
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Randy Thom best known for?
Randy Thom is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Ice Age: Boiling Point (2027), Forgotten Island (2026), How to Train Your Dragon (2025), How to Train Your Dragon (2025).
When and where was Randy Thom born?
Randy Thom was born on August 21, 1951 in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA.
How many credits does Randy Thom have?
Randy Thom has accumulated over 194 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1979 to 2027.
What is Randy Thom's background in cinema and television?
Randy Thom is an American sound designer born on August 21, 1951, in Shreveport, Louisiana. He started his film career after contacting Walter Murch, who invited him to visit a re-mix of American Graffiti. Thom introduced himself to Murch, Ben Burtt, and Mark Berger, and expressed his interest in working in film sound....