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