Sound lovers especially will be amazed by the powerful sound experience that this new movie represents, and by the fact that the soul of the sonic elements has been kept. Some of them did actually a great job, others might need a little bit of revision, but there is no doubt, the last episode Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens, has really awakened our deepest passion about the saga. MTV recently asked to Jennifer Lawrence, David Tennant, Bradley Cooper and many more to perform some of the best Star Wars sound effects, or to recite the most epic quotes from the movies. Do you fancy a kitchen timer with the appearance of R2-D2, or do you prefer it as the Death Star?Īnd Hollywood stars are no strangers to that either.
Still not convinced? Should we mention how viral can get on the internet moving a can on a table with Chewbacca face on it? Sounds like Chewbacca compilations still gain loads of views, and it’s just the tip of the iceberg. So, everyone loves Star Wars sounds, this is a fact. What about the lightsaber? The first inspiration was an old projector, then Burtt discovered by accident the sound of an old cathode television when a mic was placed nearby to record by moving the mic, he managed to obtain that amazing swoosh sound. Darth Vader’s breath came out after a microphone was positioned inside a scuba diving tube, and it recorded the sound of the breath going through.
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For example, Chewbacca’s roar has been created by manipulating the noise of some animals such as lions, bears and badgers, while R2-D2 sound needed to be less cold and more human than other robot sounds made before: that’s why it’s been created by using some recordings of Ben Burtt himself making weird baby noises over electronic audio, plus some water drops sound effects. In this extract from an interview given by Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt, published in the book Film Sound Today, he underlines how the intention was to start off from real sounds, as they are familiar the majority of people, and then to manipulate them and to create unique and amazing new sounds. The basic thing in all films is to create something that sounds believable to everyone, because it’s composed of familiar things that you can not quite recognize immediately.†we wanted to draw upon raw material from the real world: real motors, real squeaky door, real insects this sort of thing. €œIn my first discussion with George Lucas about the film, he – and I concurred with him – that he wanted an organic, as opposed to the electronic and artificial soundtrack. Two words that can mean almost the world to everyone who is passionate about sci-fi movies and, more generally, epic stories on the big screen. However, we all know that behind its huge success there are some elements that made it really stand out, especially when the first movie Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope came out in 1977. One of those elements is, without any doubt, sound.