Ben Burtt
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.
Filmography (41 titles)
7.8ShowLIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Sound Designer and Editor · 2022
6.9MovieUnder the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
Self · 2021
MovieJet Jockeys in Love: The Making of CHAIN LIGHTNING ('50)
Self · 2021
6.9MovieMaking Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Self · 2019
8.3MovieThe Force of Sound
Self · 2018
6.6MovieI Am Your Father
Himself · 2015
6.8MovieAnd the Oscar Goes To...
Self - Interviewee · 2014
MovieEditDroid: Rise and Fall
Self · 2014
10.0MovieThe Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Self · 2013
5.5MovieLincoln: An American Journey
Self · 2013
7.0MovieWings: Grandeur in the Sky
Self · 2012
6.7MovieMichael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Self · 2012
6.4MovieWALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets
WALL·E / M-O (voice) · 2008
8.0MovieAnimation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up
2008
7.5MovieBURN·E
WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited) · 2008
8.0MovieRKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Self · 2008
8.1MovieWALL·E
WALL·E / M-O (voice) · 2008
8.5MovieFog City Mavericks
Self · 2007
6.2MovieStanding on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self · 2007
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
Self · 2007
7.0MovieRobby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Self · 2006
4.5MovieAmazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self · 2006
7.2MovieStar Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
Self · 2005
6.6MovieBen-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Self · 2005
5.0MovieGeorge Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self · 2005
7.6MovieEmpire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self - Sound Designer · 2004
8.8MovieWhen Star Wars Ruled the World
Self · 2004
6.0MovieThe Sound of 'Indiana Jones'
Self · 2003
6.0MovieFilms Are Not Released, They Escape
Self · 2002
6.0MovieState of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'
Self · 2002