Yes, that’s me breathing. It came about because the script described Darth Vader as having a respirator, some kind of breath mask with a life support system. That’s about as far as the description ...

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 ...

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 Locarno Film Festival will honor multiple Oscar winner Ben Burtt — the sound designer, editor and voice actor behind the ‘Star Wars’ and ‘Indiana Jones’ franchises — with its lifetime achievement ...

The iconic sound designer behind the "voice" of R2D2 describes his work on J.J. Abram's "Into Darkness" sequel. By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor Burtt also placed emphasis on giving each of the key ...

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 ...

Academy Award-winning Jamesville native Ben Burtt Jr. went a little Hollywood a long time ago. It doesn’t mean the kid didn’t bring a little Syracuse with him. Sounds from Central New York, recorded ...

IT’S A RISKY MOVE by anyone’s standards. Pixar’s delightfully adventurous robot-in-love story “Wall-E” boldly unspools without any human dialogue for the first hour or so. This trick seems akin to ...

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 ...