Ben Burtt
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Sound · Born 1948-07-12 · age 78 · 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.
Titles
Star Wars
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
WALL·E
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Alien
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Star Trek
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Star Trek Into Darkness
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Super 8
John Carter
Lincoln
Munich
Willow
The Signal
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Howard the Duck
Escape from Planet Earth
BURN·E
Red Tails
Always
Death Race 2000
The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Adventures of André and Wally B.
009 Re:Cyborg
More American Graffiti
Star Wars: Droids
Blue Planet
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
Star Wars Galaxy of Sounds
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
Porklips Now
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Destiny in Space
Star Wars: Droids - Treasure of the Hidden Planet
Recorded Live
WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets
The True Story of Glory Continues
The American Gangster
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up
Manassas: End of Innocence
Behind the Scenes with King Kong in Special Effects
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