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Benjamin Burtt Jr. (born July 12, 1948) is an American sound designer, film director, film editor, screenwriter, and voice actor. As a sound designer, his credits include the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film series, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), WALL-E (2008), and Star Trek (2009).
Ben Burtt. Sound Department: WALL·E. Ben Burtt was born in New York, USA. Though he is a writer, an editor and a director, he is best known for his work as a sound designer. Ben has worked on many Pixar and Star Trek movies and all of the Star Wars movies.
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Ben Burtt was born in New York, USA. Though he is a writer, an editor and a director, he is best known for his work as a sound designer. Ben has worked on many Pixar and Star Trek movies and all of the Star Wars movies.
- July 12, 1948
Jul 6, 2020 · Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back turns 40 and Ben Burtt tells StarWars.com how he turned a bathtub of raccoons and industrial noise into a soundscape.
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May 25, 2023 · Burtt (as sound designer) and Thom (as re-recording mixer) worked together on Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, which, at the time, was the most sonically ambitious Star Wars project ever, earning them both an Academy Award nomination.
Burtt is the voice of Pixar’s robot WALL-E and the source of Darth Vader’s breathing. Also a film scholar, Burtt is a yearly presenter of programs for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences along with Craig Barron.
May 22, 2024 · Star Wars: The Phantom Menace's sound designer Ben Burtt played a central role in crafting the first Star Wars prequel, Episode I.
