Ben Burtt

Sound

Born: 1948-07-12

From: Jamesville, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Popularity: 0.7

Also Known As

Benjamin Burtt Jr.

Biography

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.

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Awards & Nominations4 won · 10 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Sound

WALL-E

2009

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

WALL-E

2009

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

2000

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)

Special Effects: Anything Can Happen

1997

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

1990

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

1990

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Sound

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

1990

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

Willow

1989

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi

1984

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Sound

Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi

1984

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

1983

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

1983

🏆 Won

Special Achievement Academy Award

1982

🏆 Won

Special Achievement Academy Award

1978

Ben Burtt

Also Known As

Biography

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Awards & Nominations4 won · 10 nominated

Acting39 titles

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

When Star Wars Ruled the World

Fog City Mavericks

The Force of Sound

SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back

WALL·E

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

Animation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up

The Making of The Empire Strikes Back

RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”

Return of the Jedi

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

LIGHT & MAGIC

BURN·E

The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

Star Wars: Music by John Williams

Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III

Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon

Wings: Grandeur in the Sky

Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

And the Oscar Goes To...

From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'

Michael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Of

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

I Am Your Father

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

WALL·E's Treasures & Trinkets

Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001

Films Are Not Released, They Escape

State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'

The Sound of 'Indiana Jones'

Lincoln: An American Journey

George Lucas: Creating an Empire

Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet

EditDroid: Rise and Fall

Directing13 titles

Special Effects: Anything Can Happen

The American Gangster

Manassas: End of Innocence

Destiny in Space

The True Story of Glory Continues

Blue Planet

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, the Giver and Taker of Life

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell

Behind the Scenes with King Kong in Special Effects

Writing5 titles

Return of the Jedi

Star Wars: Droids - Treasure of the Hidden Planet

Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen

Star Wars: Droids

Production1 title

Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep

Sound39 titles

The Empire Strikes Back

Recorded Live

Star Wars

Alien

WALL·E

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Return of the Jedi

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

BURN·E

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Star Trek Into Darkness