
1948-07-12 ( 76 years old ) in New York, USA
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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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
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The Force of Sound
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I Am Your Father
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And the Oscar Goes To...
2014-02-01
EditDroid: Rise and Fall
2014-01-01
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2013-10-01
Lincoln: An American Journey
2013-01-16
Wings: Grandeur in the Sky
2012-01-24
WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets
2008-11-18
BURN·E
2008-11-17
WALL·E
2008-06-22
Fog City Mavericks
2007-10-24
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006-11-14
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005-09-13
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005-01-27
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004-09-18
The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'
2003-10-21
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
2002-11-12
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
2001-11-25
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999-05-19
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997-02-06
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996-10-01
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983-12-03
Return of the Jedi
1983-05-25
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980-09-22
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
1980-05-18
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