Ben Burtt
Sound
Born 1948-07-12 · 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.
Filmography
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
Nov 11, 2021
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Oct 25, 2019
The Force of Sound
Feb 20, 2018
I Am Your Father
Oct 5, 2015
And the Oscar Goes To...
Feb 1, 2014
EditDroid: Rise and Fall
Jan 1, 2014
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Oct 1, 2013
Lincoln: An American Journey
Jan 16, 2013
Wings: Grandeur in the Sky
Jan 24, 2012
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Jan 1, 2012
WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets
Nov 18, 2008
Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up
Nov 18, 2008
BURN·E
Nov 17, 2008
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Oct 11, 2008
WALL·E
Jun 22, 2008
Fog City Mavericks
Oct 24, 2007
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Nov 14, 2006
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Nov 14, 2006
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
Nov 1, 2005
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Sep 13, 2005
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Jan 27, 2005
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Sep 20, 2004
When Star Wars Ruled the World
Sep 18, 2004
The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'
Oct 21, 2003
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
Nov 12, 2002
State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'
Nov 12, 2002
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
Nov 12, 2002
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Nov 25, 2001
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
May 19, 1999
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Feb 6, 1997