Ben Burtt
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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
LIGHT & MAGIC
Return of the Jedi
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
BURN·E
The Force of Sound
Wall-E
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'
WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets
WALL·E
Wings: Grandeur in the Sky
Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up
Production Credits
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
BURN·E
Up
The Adventures of André and Wally B.
The Empire Strikes Back
Return of the Jedi
Alien
Strange World
Munich
Star Trek
The Signal
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Star Trek Into Darkness
John Carter
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Young Indiana Jones and the Attack of the Hawkmen
Willow
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
Star Wars Galaxy of Sounds
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Star Wars
Lincoln
Super 8
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
Red Tails
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
More American Graffiti
Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
WALL·E
Howard the Duck
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
Star Wars: Droids
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