When you think about Star Wars, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Lightsabers? Spaceships? Alien creatures? What about all of the sounds that go with those things? How were those sounds made, and what makes them so good? In this episode, we explore how legendary Sound Designer
Ben Burtt created the sonic universe of Star Wars from scratch, one sound at a time. Featuring
Marshall McGhee.
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