The Sounds of Star Wars book with audio player is out now on Chronicle Books. I picked up a copy last night at Costco for a few bucks cheaper than the price at Amazon. Needless to say this book is a must have for anyone interested in sound design... with in depth details on how Ben Burrt created all the iconic sounds of the Star Wars movies. Interestingly George Lucas had told Burrt early on in the development of Star Wars that he wanted the sounds to be organic. You see, up until Star Wars the majority of Sci-Fi movies had sounds primarily from synthesizers. In Star Wars Burrt used every day sounds like car engines, babies crying and the sounds of animals to realize a new universe. Pick it up!
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