Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The voice of "Wall-E," the lightsaber sounds from "Star Wars" and Darth Vader's breathing are just a fraction of what sound mixer, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Legendary sound designer Ben Burtt, the man behind R2-D2’s beeps, the lightsaber swoosh and Wall-E’s electronic warble, will be ...

Benjamin Burtt has a long history in film as a director, editor and screenwriter but he’s best known for the sounds he has created — the hum of the lightsabers in the first “Stars Wars” film, for ...

The voice of “Wall-E,” the lightsaber sounds from “Star Wars” and Darth Vader’s breathing are just a fraction of what sound mixer, designer and editor Ben Burtt has contributed to the world of cinema.

The four-time Oscar winner, creator of the iconic lightsaber swoosh and Darth Vader's mechanical breathing, will receive Locarno's Vision Award for "extending the horizons of cinema." By Scott ...