You may never have heard of Ben Burtt, but unless you're hearing-impaired it's practically certain you've heard him and the results of his work. Ever heard Darth Vader's breathing? Ben Burtt. Heard R2 ...

For Ben Burtt, the "Star Trek Into Darkness" sound designer, nothing was more useful in deciding what the audience should hear than knowing intimately what the original TV show sounded like. ‘Star ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Locarno Film Festival will honor multiple Oscar winner Ben Burtt — the sound designer, editor and voice actor behind the 'Star ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ben Burtt created the sound of my childhood. He gets that a lot. "Yeah, I hear that often," says the legendary sound designer, ...

It takes only a few seconds of sound -- a spaceship launching, the familiar clash of lightsabers -- to know that you are positively not in Kansas anymore. These are the sounds of Star Wars -- from a ...

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 ...

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Hurricane Entertainment has announced that four-time Academy Award winner Ben Burtt has been attached to direct the live action feature film adaptation of their flagship comic book property Chassis.

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, ...

Star Wars is lauded for its visual effects, but the films’ sound design is just as good if not better. What would a light saber be without its ominous hum in the air? How scary would Darth Vader ...