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

https://vimeo.com/42191484

“Hearing Tarantino” by Jacob T. Swinney

https://vimeo.com/118431867

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING FINE BLOGS FOR FEATURING THIS VIDEO:

LIVEFORFILMS:

http://www.liveforfilms.com/2015/05/12/the-sounds-of-star-wars/

INDIEWIRE:

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/watch-sonic-supercut-of-the-sounds-from-star-wars-episode-iv-a-new-hope-20150512

CINEMABLEND:

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Star-Wars-Geekiest-Sounds-Merge-Together-Very-Cool-Supercut-71407.html

FAST COMPANY CO.CREATE:

http://www.fastcocreate.com/3046207/pew-pew-see-how-every-whirring-whooshing-sci-fi-sound-effect-started-with-star-wars

ROPE OF SILICON:

http://www.ropeofsilicon.com/watch-listen-hearing-galaxy-far-far-away/

THE CURIOUS BRAIN:

http://thecuriousbrain.com/?p=67883

INDIE WIRE - PRESS PLAY:

http://blogs.indiewire.com/pressplay/watch-listening-to-the-sounds-of-star-wars-20150512

KOTTKE:

http://kottke.org/

THE CREATORS PROJECT:

http://thecreatorsproject.vice.com/blog/supercut-the-sounds-of-star-wars-is-music-to-our-ears

SPLOID GIZMODO:

http://sploid.gizmodo.com/video-the-sound-effects-of-star-wars-1704016993

LAUGHING SQUID:

http://laughingsquid.com/a-supercut-of-the-iconic-sounds-in-the-original-star-wars-trilogy/

POPULAR MECHANICS:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/culture/music/a15515/supercut-sound-effects-star-wars/

DEVOUR:

http://devour.com/video/the-sounds-of-star-wars/

SLATE:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/05/12/the_sounds_of_star_wars_a_compilation_of_ben_burtt_s_aural_delights_from.html

GEEKY TYRANT:

http://geektyrant.com/news/supercut-the-sounds-of-star-wars

MOVIES.COM:

http://www.movies.com/movie-news/today-movie-culture-sounds-39star-wars39-disney39s-39indiana-jones39-restaurant-more/18475

THE NERDIST:

http://nerdist.com/a-supercut-of-star-wars-sounds/