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Ben Burtt

Ben Burtt

Sound · Born 1948-07-12 · Jamesville, New York, USA

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. WALL·E (2008) — WALL·E / M-O (voice)
  2. Return of the Jedi (1983) — 'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice)
  3. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) — Naboo Courier (uncredited)
  4. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) — Wat Tambor (uncredited)
  5. BURN·E (2008) — WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)
  6. Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004) — Self - Sound Designer
  7. Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019) — Self
  8. And the Oscar Goes To... (2014) — Self - Interviewee
  9. LIGHT & MAGIC (2022) — Self - Sound Designer and Editor
  10. I Am Your Father (2015) — Himself
  11. Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett (2021) — Self
  12. From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga (1983) — Self
  13. R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001) — Self
  14. Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III (2005) — Self
  15. The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' (1996) — Self
  16. SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — Self
  17. From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II (2002) — Self
  18. When Star Wars Ruled the World (2004) — Self
  19. Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) — Self
  20. Star Wars: Music by John Williams (1980) — Self
  21. WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets (2008) — WALL·E / M-O (voice)
  22. Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema (2005) — Self
  23. The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk (2007) — Self
  24. The Sound of 'Indiana Jones' (2003) — Self
  25. The Force of Sound (2018) — Self
  26. Lincoln: An American Journey (2013) — Self
  27. The Making of The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — Self
  28. Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of (2012) — Self
  29. Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006) — Self
  30. Films Are Not Released, They Escape (2002) — Self
  31. The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2013) — Self
  32. State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II' (2002) — Self
  33. Fog City Mavericks (2007) — Self
  34. Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery (1997) — Self
  35. Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up (2008)
  36. Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon (2006) — Self
  37. George Lucas: Creating an Empire (2005) — Self
  38. Wings: Grandeur in the Sky (2012) — Self
  39. RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” (2008) — Self
  40. A Bucket of Water and a Glass Matte

Directed

  1. Blue Planet (1990) — Director
  2. The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen (1995) — Director
  3. Destiny in Space (1994) — Director
  4. The True Story of Glory Continues (1991) — Director
  5. The American Gangster (1992) — Director
  6. Manassas: End of Innocence (2002) — Director
  7. Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (1996) — Director
  8. Behind the Scenes with King Kong in Special Effects (1996) — Director