Ben Burtt

Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Born

July 12, 1948 (age 77)

Place of Birth

Jamesville, New York, USA

Also Known As

Benjamin Burtt Jr.

Ben Burtt

Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

2022TVLIGHT & MAGICas Self - Sound Designer and Editor2021FilmUnder the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fettas Self2019FilmMaking Waves: The Art of Cinematic Soundas Self2018FilmThe Force of Soundas Self2015FilmI Am Your Fatheras Himself2014FilmAnd the Oscar Goes To...as Self - Interviewee2014FilmEditDroid: Rise and Fallas Self2013FilmThe Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Ozas Self2013FilmLincoln: An American Journeyas Self2012FilmWings: Grandeur in the Skyas Self2012FilmMichael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Ofas Self2008FilmWALL·E's Treasures & Trinketsas WALL·E / M-O (voice)2008FilmAnimation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up2008FilmBURN·Eas WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)2008FilmRKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”as Self2008FilmWALL·Eas WALL·E / M-O (voice)2007FilmFog City Mavericksas Self2007FilmThe Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talkas Self2006FilmRobby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Iconas Self2006FilmAmazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planetas Self2005FilmStar Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode IIIas Self2005FilmBen-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinemaas Self2005FilmGeorge Lucas: Creating an Empireas Self2004FilmEmpire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogyas Self - Sound Designer2004FilmWhen Star Wars Ruled the Worldas Self2003FilmThe Sound of 'Indiana Jones'as Self2002FilmFilms Are Not Released, They Escapeas Self2002FilmState of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'as Self2002FilmFrom Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'as Self2001FilmR2-D2: Beneath the Domeas Self1999FilmStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menaceas Naboo Courier (uncredited)1997FilmStar Wars: The Magic & the Mysteryas Self1996FilmThe Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'as Self1983FilmFrom Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Sagaas Self1983FilmReturn of the Jedias 'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice)1980FilmThe Making of The Empire Strikes Backas Self1980FilmStar Wars: Music by John Williamsas SelfFilmA Bucket of Water and a Glass Matte

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