Ben Burtt
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12 July 1948, Jamesville, New York, USA
12 July 1948, Jamesville, New York, USA
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Filmography
Director:
1. Chassis (2008) .......2. Manassas: End of...
Actor:
1. Wall-E (2008) .... 2. Heart of an Empire (2007) .... Himself
3. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace...
Trivia
- Burtt created the voices and sounds for the aliens and droids of Star Wars (1977) and the voice of E.T. To come up with Chewbacca's voice, he went to a zoo, but that day did not find what he wanted. Later, at an animal farm, a bear's growls provided the basis for Chewbacca's speech, and Burtt added to that the barks, growls, and whimpers of dogs and lions. He was finally satisfied when he went to Marineland, in California, and recorded a walrus, which was moaning because its pool had been drained for cleaning.
- Rediscovered and named the now ubiquitious "Wilhelm scream" sound effect in the Warner Brothers sound archives. To date, it has been used in over 75 films.
- His favourite sound is the famous "Arrow" sound from Adventures of Robin Hood, The (1938). He has used it in almost all of the Star Wars films, and almost every other film he has worked on.
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