Ben Burtt
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Benjamin "Ben" Burtt, Jr. (born July 12, 1948) is an American sound designer for the films Star Wars (1977), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) and WALL-E (2008). He is also a film editor and director, screenwriter, and voice actor. He is most notable for creating many of the iconic sound effects heard in the Star Wars film franchise, including the "voice" of R2-D2, the lightsaber hum and the heavy-breathing sound of Darth Vader. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ben Burtt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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WALL·E
8.1
WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets
6.8
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
7.4
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
0
BURN·E
7.5
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
6.9
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
7.1
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
5
Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up
8
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
6.6
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
7
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
0
A Bucket of Water and a Glass Matte
0
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
7.7
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
7
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
10
And the Oscar Goes To...
6.991
Wings: Grandeur in the Sky
7
When Star Wars Ruled the World
8.8
I Am Your Father
6.602
State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'
5
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
7
The Force of Sound
8.7
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
6.5
The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'
6
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
7.3
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
6.9
EditDroid: Rise and Fall
0
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
6.8
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
6.563
Return of the Jedi
7.903
Lincoln: An American Journey
5.5
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
6.5
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
4.5
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
8
Fog City Mavericks
8.5
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
0