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.
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.
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q816456
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Filmography (Movies)
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
Character:Self
Release Date:11/11/2021
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Character:Self
Release Date:25/10/2019
The Force of Sound
Character:Self
Release Date:20/02/2018
I Am Your Father
Character:Himself
Release Date:05/10/2015
And the Oscar Goes To...
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:01/02/2014
EditDroid: Rise and Fall
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2014
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2013
Lincoln: An American Journey
Character:Self
Release Date:16/01/2013
Wings: Grandeur in the Sky
Character:Self
Release Date:24/01/2012
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2012
WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets
Character:WALL·E / M-O (voice)
Release Date:18/11/2008
Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up
Character:
Release Date:18/11/2008
BURN·E
Character:WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:17/11/2008
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Character:Self
Release Date:11/10/2008
WALL·E
Character:WALL·E / M-O (voice)
Release Date:22/06/2008
Fog City Mavericks
Character:Self
Release Date:24/10/2007
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
Character:Self
Release Date:02/09/2007
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Character:Self
Release Date:14/11/2006
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Character:Self
Release Date:14/11/2006
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
Character:Self
Release Date:01/11/2005
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Character:Self
Release Date:13/09/2005
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Character:Self
Release Date:27/01/2005
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Character:Self - Sound Designer
Release Date:20/09/2004
When Star Wars Ruled the World
Character:Self
Release Date:18/09/2004
The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'
Character:Self
Release Date:21/10/2003
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
Character:Self
Release Date:12/11/2002
State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'
Character:Self
Release Date:12/11/2002
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
Character:Self
Release Date:12/11/2002
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Character:Self
Release Date:25/11/2001
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Character:Naboo Courier (uncredited)
Release Date:19/05/1999
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Character:Self
Release Date:06/02/1997
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/1996
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
Character:Self
Release Date:03/12/1983
Return of the Jedi
Character:'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice)
Release Date:25/05/1983
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Character:Self
Release Date:22/09/1980
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
Character:Self
Release Date:18/05/1980
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