Sound
Ben Burtt
Born Jul 12, 1948 · Jamesville, New York, USA
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.
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Directed
Manassas: End of Innocence
2002
History · War
Behind the Scenes with King Kong in Special Effects
1996
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
1996
Documentary
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
1995
Action · Adventure · War
Destiny in Space
1994
Documentary
The American Gangster
1992
Documentary · Crime
The True Story of Glory Continues
1991
Documentary
Blue Planet
1990
Documentary
Written
Star Wars: Droids - Treasure of the Hidden Planet
2004
Science Fiction · Animation · Adventure
Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
1986
Science Fiction · Animation · Family
Star Wars: Droids
1985
Kids · Animation · Action & Adventure
Return of the Jedi
1983
Adventure · Action · Science Fiction
Acting
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
2021
Documentary
Jet Jockeys in Love: The Making of CHAIN LIGHTNING ('50)
2021
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
Documentary · History
The Force of Sound
2018
Documentary
I Am Your Father
2015
Documentary
