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WALL·E
2008
Personal Info
Known For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
July 12, 1948(77)
Place of Birth
Jamesville, New York, USA
Also Known As
Benjamin Burtt Jr.
Ben Burtt
Sound
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.
Known For
Filmography
- 2022TVLIGHT & MAGICas Self - Sound Designer and Editor
- 2022TVLIGHT & MAGICas Self - Editor
- 2021MovieUnder the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fettas Self
- 2019MovieMaking Waves: The Art of Cinematic Soundas Self
- 2018MovieThe Force of Soundas Self
- 2015MovieI Am Your Fatheras Himself
- 2014MovieAnd the Oscar Goes To...as Self - Interviewee
- 2014MovieEditDroid: Rise and Fallas Self
- 2013MovieThe Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Ozas Self
- 2013MovieLincoln: An American Journeyas Self
- 2012MovieWings: Grandeur in the Skyas Self
- 2012MovieMichael Curtiz: The Greatest Director You Never Heard Ofas Self
- 2008MovieWALL·E's Treasures & Trinketsas WALL·E / M-O (voice)
- 2008MovieAnimation Sound Design: Building Worlds from the Sound Up
- 2008MovieBURN·Eas WALL·E / M-O (voice) (uncredited)
- 2008MovieRKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”as Self
- 2008MovieWALL·Eas WALL·E / M-O (voice)
- 2007MovieFog City Mavericksas Self
- 2006MovieRobby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Iconas Self
- 2006MovieAmazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planetas Self
- 2005MovieStar Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode IIIas Self
- 2005MovieBen-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinemaas Self
- 2005MovieGeorge Lucas: Creating an Empireas Self
- 2004MovieEmpire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogyas Self - Sound Designer
- 2004MovieWhen Star Wars Ruled the Worldas Self
- 2003MovieThe Sound of 'Indiana Jones'as Self
- 2002MovieFilms Are Not Released, They Escapeas Self
- 2002MovieState of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'as Self
- 2002MovieFrom Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'as Self
- 2002MovieStar Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clonesas Wat Tambor (uncredited)
- 2001MovieR2-D2: Beneath the Domeas Self
- 1999MovieStar Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menaceas Naboo Courier (uncredited)
- 1997MovieStar Wars: The Magic & the Mysteryas Self
- 1996MovieThe Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'as Self
- 1983MovieFrom Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Sagaas Self
- 1983MovieReturn of the Jedias 'Freeze' Officer in Endor Bunker / Tortured Power Droid (voice)
- 1980MovieThe Making of The Empire Strikes Backas Self
- 1980MovieStar Wars: Music by John Williamsas Self