Ben Burtt
Sound
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.
Known for
2021Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
Self
2019Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Self
2018The Force of Sound
Self
2015I Am Your Father
Himself
2014And the Oscar Goes To...
Self - Interviewee
2014EditDroid: Rise and Fall
Self
2013The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Self
2013Lincoln: An American Journey
Self
2012Wings: Grandeur in the Sky
Self
2012Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Self
2008WALL¡E
WALL¡E / M-O (voice)
2008WALL¡E's Treasures & Trinkets
WALL¡E / M-O (voice)
2008BURN¡E
WALL¡E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)
2008Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up
2008RKO Production 601: The Making of âKong, the Eighth Wonder of the Worldâ
Self
2007Fog City Mavericks
Self
2007Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
Self
2006Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
Self
2006Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
Self
2005Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
Self
2005George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self
2005Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
Self
2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self - Sound Designer
2004When Star Wars Ruled the World
Self
