He said, “We ended up with a 50/50 mix of electronic synthesizer-generated sound and my voice making funny inflections. He used a synthesizer, but he couldn’t capture emotion with it.
Burtt said his first attempts at creating Artoo’s voice were too electronic. They tell us what he’s thinking and feeling he wouldn’t have as complete a personality without them. R2-D2 wouldn’t be the same without his whistles and beeps. These are five of the iconic sounds from the saga: His efforts added to the worldbuilding and made the Star Wars universe a more realistic, complete place. Sound designer Ben Burtt did remarkable work by gathering sounds in the field and manipulating them in imaginative ways. The sounds of Star Wars are so eminently recognizable that they stick with you even if you’ve only seen the films a few times. Play them and see how many of the effects your friends can name. Want to play a game with your friends? Open the Star Wars Soundboard and choose a list of your favorite sounds from the films.
