![]() Burtt’s inspiration for the blasters also comes a bit by accident as he discovered the distinctive sound from the twanging of a radio tower guy-wire while out camping. They also seem to simply sound exactly like how laser blasters should. Honestly, we could highlight every sound effect which Burtt lists in this video, but the blaster noises are particularly unique. However, Burtt didn’t find the hum by itself to be “dangerous” enough, so he would go on to experiment with an array of broken microphones, television buzz, and some clever looping techniques to simulate the sounds of the lightsaber’s movement. Burtt shares how the original inspiration for the lightsaber’s hum came from his time as a projectionist at USC, as the revelation came directly from old 35mm projectors in the film booth. Starting with perhaps the most recognizable sound in the entire galaxy, the lightsaber’s source audio comes directly from cinema itself. ![]() ![]() It’s crazy to think how that one sound can bring up so many feelings of fantasy and adventure, only to learn its source comes from the hum of an old film projector.Īs is the case for many of the canonical elements of the Star Wars universe, which now feel so lofty and magical, the source and inspirations come from so many innocuous inventions and happy accidents.įocusing specifically on the sounds of the Star Wars universe, let’s explore how sound designer Ben Burtt was able to come up with many of these iconic sounds from his work on Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. I can’t think of a more iconic sound from my childhood than the “ bbpshowwunnnnn ” which came from those toy lightsabers that were so popular in the early 2000s right after the release of The Phantom Menace.
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