0.7Sound

Ben Burtt

Jul 12, 1948 - Jamesville, New York, USA

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 Credits

Credits

Cast

Media
Movie	2008	WALL·E	WALL·E / M-O (voice)
Movie	2008	WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets	WALL·E / M-O (voice)
Movie	1996	The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'	Self
Movie	1997	Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery	Self
Movie	2008	BURN·E	WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)
Movie	2021	Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett	Self
Movie	1983	From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga	Self
Movie	2002	Films Are Not Released, They Escape	Self
Movie	2008	Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up
Movie	2005	Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema	Self
Movie	2006	Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon	Self
Movie	2005	George Lucas: Creating an Empire	Self
Movie	N/A	A Bucket of Water and a Glass Matte
Movie	2004	Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy	Self - Sound Designer
Movie	2007	The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk	Self
Movie	2013	The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz	Self
Movie	2014	And the Oscar Goes To...	Self - Interviewee
Movie	2012	Wings: Grandeur in the Sky	Self
Movie	2004	When Star Wars Ruled the World	Self
Movie	2015	I Am Your Father	Himself
Movie	2002	State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'	Self
Movie	2012	Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of	Self
Movie	2018	The Force of Sound	Self
Movie	2002	From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'	Self
Movie	2003	The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'	Self
Movie	1980	Star Wars: Music by John Williams	Self
Movie	2005	Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III	Self
Movie	2014	EditDroid: Rise and Fall	Self
Movie	2019	Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound	Self
Movie	1999	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace	Naboo Courier (uncredited)
Movie	1983	Return of the Jedi	'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice)
Movie	2013	Lincoln: An American Journey	Self
Movie	2001	R2-D2: Beneath the Dome	Self
Movie	2006	Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet	Self
Movie	1980	The Making of The Empire Strikes Back	Self
Movie	2007	Fog City Mavericks	Self
Movie	2008	RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”	Self
TV Show	2022	LIGHT & MAGIC	Self - Sound Designer and Editor	1
TV Show	2022	LIGHT & MAGIC	Self - Editor	3

Crew

Media
Movie	1981	Raiders of the Lost Ark	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	1984	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	1989	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	2005	Munich	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	1999	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace	Editor	Editing
Movie	2002	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones	Editor	Editing
Movie	2005	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith	Editor	Editing
Movie	2005	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith	Supervising Sound Editor	Sound
Movie	1990	Blue Planet	Director	Directing
Movie	1994	Destiny in Space	Director	Directing
Movie	1984	The Adventures of André and Wally B.	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	2002	Manassas: End of Innocence	Director	Directing
Movie	1991	The True Story of Glory Continues	Director	Directing
Movie	1999	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace	Supervising Sound Editor	Sound
Movie	1995	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen	Director	Directing
Movie	1995	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen	Writer	Writing
Movie	2012	John Carter	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	1996	Special Effects: Anything Can Happen	Director	Directing
Movie	2012	Red Tails	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	2015	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	2012	009 Re:Cyborg	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	2013	Star Trek Into Darkness	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	1988	Willow	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	2013	Escape from Planet Earth	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	2000	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	2012	Red Tails	Editor	Editing
Movie	1977	Star Wars	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	1979	Alien	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	1980	The Empire Strikes Back	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	1983	Return of the Jedi	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	1989	Always	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	1999	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	2002	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	2005	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	2008	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	2008	WALL·E	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Sound
Movie	2008	WALL·E	Supervising Sound Editor	Sound
Movie	2011	Super 8	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	2012	Lincoln	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	2014	The Signal	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	1975	Death Race 2000	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	2005	Munich	Supervising Sound Editor	Sound
Movie	1999	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception	Editor	Editing
Movie	1999	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Daredevils of the Desert	Editor	Editing
Movie	1999	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life	Editor	Editing
Movie	2009	Star Trek	Special Sound Effects	Crew
Movie	2011	Super 8	Supervising Sound Editor	Sound
Movie	1978	The Star Wars Holiday Special	Sound Effects	Sound
Movie	2008	WALL·E	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	1980	Porklips Now	Military Consultant	Crew
Movie	1986	Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep	Associate Producer	Production
Movie	1986	Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep	Writer	Writing
Movie	1999	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	1995	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen	Editor	Editing
Movie	1999	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues	Second Unit Director	Directing
Movie	1992	The American Gangster	Director	Directing
Movie	1999	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure	Second Unit Director	Directing
Movie	1999	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell	Editor	Editing
Movie	1999	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell	Second Unit Director	Directing
Movie	1999	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom	Second Unit Director	Directing
Movie	1999	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life	Second Unit Director	Directing
Movie	2002	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones	Supervising Sound Editor	Sound
Movie	1986	Howard the Duck	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Sound
Movie	1986	Howard the Duck	Sound Effects Editor	Sound
Movie	1975	Recorded Live	Sound Re-Recording Mixer	Sound
Movie	1996	Behind the Scenes with King Kong in Special Effects	Director	Directing
Movie	1978	Invasion of the Body Snatchers	Sound Effects Designer	Sound
Movie	1979	More American Graffiti	Supervising Sound Editor	Sound
Movie	2008	BURN·E	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	2004	Star Wars: Droids - Treasure of the Hidden Planet	Story	Writing
Movie	1999	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	2002	The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father	Sound Designer	Sound
Movie	1982	listen...	Sound Effects	Sound
Movie	1978	The Story of the Faithful Wookiee	Editor	Editing
Movie	1978	The Story of the Faithful Wookiee	Sound Designer	Sound
TV Show	1985	Star Wars: Droids	Story	Writing
TV Show	2021	Star Wars Galaxy of Sounds	Sound Designer	Sound
TV Show	1985	Star Wars: Droids	Creator	Creator