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Tomlinson M. Holman (born 1946) is an American film theorist, audio engineer, and inventor of film technologies, notably the Lucasfilm's THX sound system. He developed the world's first 10.2 sound system.
Learn about Tomlinson Holman's 55-year journey in sound, from lighting and sound in high school to working on Star Wars and Indiana Jones at Lucasfilm. Discover how he invented THX, the film sound system that revolutionized cinema quality and experience.
He hired audio scientist Tomlinson Holman and together they found that although there had been significant improvements to how sound was recorded and played back on film, there was no control over what happened on the set or in the cinema itself.
THX was developed by Tomlinson Holman at George Lucas's company Lucasfilm in 1983 to ensure that the soundtrack for the third Star Wars film, Return of the Jedi, would be accurately reproduced in the best venues.
Nov 24, 2019 · Learn about Tomlinson Holman, the inventor of THX sound system and a pioneer of multichannel sound technologies. He has worked on Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and many other films and projects.
Sound for film and television / Tomlinson Holman. – 3rd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-240-81330-1 (alk. paper) 1. Sound–Recording and reproducing.
Tomlinson M. "Tom" Holman (born 1946) is an American film theorist, audio engineer, and inventor of film technologies, such as the Lucasfilm THX sound system. He developed the world's first 10.2 sound system.
