Sound
Ben Burtt
Born 1948-07-12
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.
Acting
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
2021 · Self
Jet Jockeys in Love: The Making of CHAIN LIGHTNING ('50)
2021 · Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019 · Self
The Force of Sound
2018 · Self
I Am Your Father
2015 · Himself
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014 · Self - Interviewee
EditDroid: Rise and Fall
2014 · Self
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
2013 · Self
Lincoln: An American Journey
2013 · Self
Wings: Grandeur in the Sky
2012 · Self
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
2012 · Self
WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets
2008 · WALL·E / M-O (voice)
Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up
2008
BURN·E
2008 · WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
2008 · Self
WALL·E
2008 · WALL·E / M-O (voice)
Fog City Mavericks
2007 · Self
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001
2007 · Self
The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk
2007 · Self
Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon
2006 · Self
Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet
2006 · Self
Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III
2005 · Self
Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema
2005 · Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005 · Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004 · Self - Sound Designer
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004 · Self
The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'
2003 · Self
Films Are Not Released, They Escape
2002 · Self
State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'
2002 · Self
From Puppets to Pixels: The Making of Star Wars Episode II
2002 · Self
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002 · Wat Tambor (uncredited)
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
2001 · Self
Sound Designer
Ray Gunn
2026
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
The Signal
2014
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013
Escape from Planet Earth
2013
Lincoln
2012
009 Re:Cyborg
2012
John Carter
2012
Red Tails
2012
Super 8
2011
BURN·E
2008
WALL·E
2008
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008
Munich
2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
Editor
Red Tails
2012
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
1999
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
1995
