Overview
Ben Burtt
Known For
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
A special celebrating the origins and legacy of Star Wars'...
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers...
The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Actor Martin Sheen narrates this newly produced, feature-length high definition...
Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of
Documentary about the work of film director Michael Curtiz.
Biography
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.