Sound · b. 1948 · 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...

Directed
Manassas: End of Innocence 2002 Special Effects: Anything Can Happen 1996 Behind the Scenes with King Kong in Special Effects 1996 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen 1995 Destiny in Space 1994 The American Gangster 1992 The True Story of Glory Continues 1991 Blue Planet 1990
Acting
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett Self 2021 Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound Self 2019 The Force of Sound Self 2018 I Am Your Father Himself 2015 And the Oscar Goes To... Self - Interviewee 2014 EditDroid: Rise and Fall Self 2014 The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz Self 2013 Lincoln: An American Journey Self 2013 Wings: Grandeur in the Sky Self 2012 Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of Self 2012 WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets WALL·E / M-O (voice) 2008 Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up 2008 RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World” Self 2008 The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk Self 2007 Fog City Mavericks Self 2007 Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon Self 2006 Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet Self 2006 Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema Self 2005 George Lucas: Creating an Empire Self 2005 Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III Self 2005 Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy Self - Sound Designer 2004 When Star Wars Ruled the World Self 2004 The Sound of 'Indiana Jones' Self 2003 Films Are Not Released, They Escape Self 2002 State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II' Self 2002 From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' Self 2002 R2-D2: Beneath the Dome Self 2001 Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery Self 1997 The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' Self 1996 From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga Self 1983
Other Credits
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Sound Designer 2015 The Signal Sound Designer 2014 Star Trek Into Darkness Sound Designer 2013 Escape from Planet Earth Sound Designer 2013 Lincoln Sound Designer 2012 009 Re:Cyborg Sound Designer 2012 John Carter Sound Designer 2012 Red Tails Sound Designer 2012 Super 8 Sound Designer 2011 Star Trek Special Sound Effects 2009 BURN·E Sound Designer 2008 WALL·E Sound Re-Recording Mixer 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Sound Designer 2008 Munich Sound Designer 2005 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Editor 2005 Star Wars: Droids - Treasure of the Hidden Planet Story 2004 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones Editor 2002 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades Sound Designer 2000 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception Editor 1999 The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert Editor 1999
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