The Sounds of Star Wars

In 1977, with the release of "Star Wars: A New Hope," Ben Burtt introduced a new lexicon of sounds into our aural vocabulary.

This video is a celebration of those iconic sounds that have been rattling around my head since childhood and that have since become ingrained in our collective pop culture psyche.

It is also a celebration of Ben Burtt's genius.

Sound design by Ben Burtt.
Edited by Rishi Kaneria (@rishikaneria)

Footage taken from:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return Of The Jedi

Some other great video essays exploring sound in film:
“The Sounds Of Aronofsky” by Kogonada
vimeo.com/42191484

“Hearing Tarantino” by Jacob T. Swinney
vimeo.com/118431867

Cast: Rishi Kaneria

Tags: Ben Burtt, supercut, montage, compilation, video essay, sounds, sound design, sound fx, Star Wars, A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi, Episode IV, Episode V and Episode VI