Ben Burtt
Sound
Born July 12, 1948 in 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
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Ray Gunn
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Sound Designer and Editor
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
Self
Star Wars Galaxy of Sounds
Jet Jockeys in Love: The Making of CHAIN LIGHTNING ('50)
Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Self
The Force of Sound
Self
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
I Am Your Father
Himself
The Signal
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self - Interviewee
EditDroid: Rise and Fall
Self
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Self
Star Trek Into Darkness
Escape from Planet Earth
Lincoln: An American Journey
Self
Lincoln
009 Re:Cyborg
John Carter
Wings: Grandeur in the Sky
Self
Red Tails
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Self
Super 8
Star Trek
WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets
WALL·E / M-O (voice)
Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up
BURN·E
WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Self
WALL·E
WALL·E / M-O (voice)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Fog City Mavericks
Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
Munich
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
Self
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Self
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self
Star Wars: Droids - Treasure of the Hidden Planet
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self - Sound Designer
When Star Wars Ruled the World
Self
The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'
Self
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
Self
State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'
Self
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
Self
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Wat Tambor (uncredited)
Manassas: End of Innocence
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Naboo Courier (uncredited)
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Self
Behind the Scenes with King Kong in Special Effects
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
Self
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
Destiny in Space
The American Gangster
The True Story of Glory Continues
Blue Planet
Always
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Willow
Howard the Duck
Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
Star Wars: Droids
The Adventures of André and Wally B.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
Self
Return of the Jedi
'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice)
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Raiders of the Lost Ark
Porklips Now
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Self
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back
Self
The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
Self
More American Graffiti
Alien
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Star Wars
Death Race 2000
Recorded Live