While much of Star Wars’ soundscapes are renowned for the buzz of lightsabers and the exhale of Darth Vader, the most recognizable soundbite from George Lucas’ space opera is the one and only Wilhelm ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ben Burtt created the sound of my childhood. He gets that a lot. “Yeah, I hear that often,” says the legendary sound designer, ...

It’s mid-July and I’m sitting in my living room, wondering what Ben Burtt, the sound designer behind some of the most beloved cultural artefacts of the 20th century, will think of the decor. Burtt was ...

As a lifelong movie lover, Anna Quinlan grew up loving the Wilhelm Scream without knowing it had a name. The scream — which you can hear here — has appeared in countless films, including repeatedly in ...

You've probably heard the Wilhelm scream -- if you've been to the movies. Oct. 14, 2007 — -- You've probably never heard of it by name, but if you saw "Star Wars," "Indiana Jones" or even "Toy ...