Sound
Ben Burtt
Benjamin "Ben" Burtt, Jr. is a sound designer, film editor, director, screenwriter, and voice actor. He has worked as sound designer on various films, including the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film series, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, WALL-E, and Star Trek. He is responsible for creating many of the iconic sound effects heard in the Star Wars film franchise, including the binary speech of R2-D2, the lightsaber hum, the sound of the blaster guns, and the heavy-breathing sound of Darth Vader, which he made by breathing into a scuba regulator. Burtt has a reputation for popularizing a sound effect dubbed the "Wilhelm scream", which was taken from a character named Wilhelm in the 1953 film The Charge at Feather River.
Filmography
LIGHT & MAGIC
Series · 2022
LIGHT & MAGIC
Series · 2022
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
Film · 2021
Jet Jockeys in Love: The Making of CHAIN LIGHTNING ('50)
Film · 2021
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Film · 2019
The Force of Sound
Film · 2018
I Am Your Father
Film · 2015
And the Oscar Goes To...
Film · 2014
EditDroid: Rise and Fall
Film · 2014
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Film · 2013
Lincoln: An American Journey
Film · 2013
Wings: Grandeur in the Sky
Film · 2012
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Film · 2012
WALL·E
Film · 2008
WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets
Film · 2008
BURN·E
Film · 2008
Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up
Film · 2008
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Film · 2008
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
Film · 2007
Fog City Mavericks
Film · 2007
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Film · 2007
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Film · 2006
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Film · 2006
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Film · 2005
Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III
Film · 2005
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Film · 2004
When Star Wars Ruled the World
Film · 2004
The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'
Film · 2003
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
Film · 2002
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Film · 2002
State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'
Film · 2002
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II
Film · 2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Film · 2002
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Film · 2001
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Film · 1999
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Film · 1997
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
Film · 1996
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
Film · 1983
Return of the Jedi
Film · 1983
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
Film · 1980
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Film · 1980
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Film · 1980
A Bucket of Water and a Glass Matte
Film