Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The voice of “Wall-E,” the lightsaber sounds from “Star Wars” and Darth Vader’s breathing are just a fraction of what sound mixer, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Legendary sound designer Ben Burtt, the man behind R2-D2’s beeps, the lightsaber swoosh and Wall-E’s electronic warble, will be ...

The legendary sound designer reflects on what might somehow be the most enduring aspect of his career—and how it started as an in-joke. Reading time 2 minutes While much of Star Wars’ soundscapes are ...

The Locarno Film Festival will pay tribute to award-winning Star Wars, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Indiana Jones sound engineer, editor and voice actor Ben Burtt at its upcoming 77th edition in ...

Benjamin A. Burtt (born 1984), also known as Benny Burtt and Ben Burtt Jr., is an American sound editor for Skywalker Sound. The son of Ben Burtt, Benjamin A. Burtt, grew up in Northern California.

Star Wars sound design pioneer and Lucasfilm royalty Ben Burtt confirmed that it’s his breathing we hear as Darth Vader. How many actors does it take to play Darth Vader? Well, there’s David Prowse, ...

Oscar buzz is nothing new for Ben Burtt. Burtt won his first Oscar in 1978 for his work on the original “Star Wars” — he created the creature and droid voices — and his second in 1981 for “Raiders of ...

Ben Burtt has lived in a galaxy far, far away from the very start. "I first came out here with a gang led by George Lucas in 1978," Burtt said. He was hired by George Lucas to record sounds for a ...

The voice of “Wall-E,” the lightsaber sounds from “Star Wars” and Darth Vader’s breathing are just a fraction of what sound mixer, designer and editor Ben Burtt has contributed to the world of cinema.

How many actors does it take to play Darth Vader? Well, there’s David Prowse, the original physical Vader in the original trilogy. Then there’s James Earl Jones providing his iconic voice. In Revenge ...

The four-time Oscar winner, creator of the iconic lightsaber swoosh and Darth Vader's mechanical breathing, will receive Locarno's Vision Award for "extending the horizons of cinema." By Scott ...