Tom Scott (sound engineer)

American sound engineer

Tom Scott
Other namesThomas Scott
OccupationSound engineer
Years active1979 – 1985

Tom Scott is an American sound engineer. He has won two Academy Awards for Best Sound. From 1985 to 1992, he was the chief engineer of Skywalker Sound.[1]

In February 2024, Scott and Tom Kobayashi won the Technical Grammy Award at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. Scott and Kobayashi met at Lucasfilm's Skywalker Sound in 1985, as the company was completing its Skywalker post-production facilities in California. In 1992, Scott and Kobayashi founded the Entertainment Digital Network (EDnet), which used fiber-optic networks to transmit high-quality video and audio across long distances.[2]

Selected filmography

  • The Right Stuff (1983)[3]
  • Amadeus (1984)[4]

References

  1. ^ "Cast and Crew - Cast - EDnet". Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Tom Kobayashi Among Recording Academy's Special Merit Award Honorees". February 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "The 56th Academy Awards (1984) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
  4. ^ "The 57th Academy Awards (1985) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved October 13, 2011.

External links

  • Tom Scott at IMDb
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