Lucas has a long-running connection with Thom, due to both his work at Skywalker Sound, where he has worked for more than two decades, and his general capacity as a sound editor. One of Thom’s first movie credits was Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, where he served as sound effects recordist. Thom is a two-time Academy Award-winner (The Right Stuff, The Incredibles) and a 14-time Oscar nominee.
The creator of the Star Wars saga and Indiana Jones series, Lucas also directed American Graffiti and THX 1138, as well as the producing a myriad of independent films. In 1971, he formed Lucasfilm, a fully-integrated entertainment company whose global businesses included Industrial Light & Magic, Skywalker Sound, LucasArts, Lucas Licensing, Lucas Online, Lucasfilm Animation and Lucasfilm Singapore. Lucasfilm was sold to Disney in 2012.