Ben Burtt
Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1948-07-12
Place of Birth
Jamesville, New York, USA
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.
Also Known For
WALL·E
Jun 22, 2008
WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets
Nov 18, 2008
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
Oct 01, 1996
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Feb 06, 1997
BURN·E
Nov 17, 2008
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
Nov 11, 2021
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
Dec 03, 1983
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
Nov 12, 2002
Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up
Nov 18, 2008
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Sep 13, 2005
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Nov 14, 2006
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Jan 27, 2005
A Bucket of Water and a Glass Matte
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Sep 20, 2004
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
Sep 02, 2007
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Oct 01, 2013
And the Oscar Goes To...
Feb 01, 2014
Wings: Grandeur in the Sky
Jan 24, 2012
When Star Wars Ruled the World
Sep 18, 2004
I Am Your Father
Oct 05, 2015
State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'
Nov 12, 2002
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Jan 01, 2012
The Force of Sound
Feb 20, 2018
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
Nov 12, 2002
The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'
Oct 21, 2003
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
May 18, 1980
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
Nov 01, 2005
EditDroid: Rise and Fall
Jan 01, 2014
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Oct 25, 2019
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
May 19, 1999
Return of the Jedi
May 25, 1983
Lincoln: An American Journey
Jan 16, 2013
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Nov 25, 2001
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Nov 14, 2006
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Sep 22, 1980
Fog City Mavericks
Oct 24, 2007
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Oct 11, 2008
LIGHT & MAGIC
Jul 27, 2022