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.
Movies
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2013
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
The Force of Sound
2018
Fog City Mavericks
2007
WALL·E
2008
Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up
2008
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Return of the Jedi
1983
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
BURN·E
2008
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
1980
