SWLing Post readers may remember a post I recently published in which I believed I’d identified a familiar shortwave time signal station in the Battle of Hoth scene from The Empire Strikes Back. If you haven’t read this post, feel free to do so and listen to the embedded video/audio clips.
Upon hearing this, I went so far as to muse that the Star Wars sound designer might be a radio listener. I asked our readers if anyone could confirm this–?
Well, we’ve got our answer! I’m truly indebted to an SWLing Post reader who passed my post along to his friend, Ben, who could provide this definitive response:
“This is Ben Burtt, sound designer of the Star Wars films. A friend sent me a link to this blog thinking I would like to comment.
“The answer is yes, I have always been a ham radio enthusiast.”
“My grandfather, Harold Burtt, operated W8CD out of his home in Columbus, Ohio 1930s-1960s. I was enthralled as a kid listening to the sounds on his receiver. I heard alien worlds and cosmic ‘voices.’
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A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi – Sound Files
- Main Theme – | MP3 | MIDI
- Victory Song midi (19k)
- Cantina Song – | MP3 | MIDI
- Emperor Song midi (10k)
- Finale Song midi (86k)
- Imperial Song – | midi | MP3 | WAV
- Rebels Song – | midi | MP3 | WAV
- Darth Vader – “You should not have come back.” – | MP3 | WAV
- Darth Vader – Breathing – | MP3 | WAV
- Darth Vader – “Yes, My master.” – | MP3 | WAV
- Darth Vader – “What is thy bidding my master?” – | MP3 | WAV
- Luke “Don’t do that.” – | MP3 | WAV
- chewbacca – “ROOOAAAAR” – | MP3 | WAV
- chewbacca chatting – | MP3 | WAV
- Obi-Wan – “There’s a great disturbance in the Force…” – | MP3 | WAV
- Obi-Wan – “Who’s the more foolish…” – | MP3 | WAV
- Obi-Wan – “The Force will be with you, always.” – | MP3 | WAV
- Darth Vader – “The Force is strong with this one.” – | MP3 | WAV
- Han Solo – “Laugh it up fuzzball.” – | MP3 | WAV
- Princess Leia – “…scruffy looking, nerf herder.” – | MP3 | WAV
- Yoda Laughing – | MP3 | WAV
- Yoda – “When 900 years old you are…” – | MP3 | WAV
- Jabba the Hutt Laughing – | MP3 | WAV
- Light saber turning on – | MP3 | WAV
- Light saber turning off – | MP3 | WAV
- Light saber battle – | MP3 | WAV
- Blaster firing – | MP3 | WAV
- Blaster set for stun – | MP3 | WAV
- R2D2 1 – | MP3 | WAV
- R2D2 2 “Hey you!”- | MP3 | WAV
- R2D2 3 “Yeah!” – | MP3 | WAV
- Wilhelm Scream – | MP3 | WAV
Episode I – The Phantom Menace Sound Files
- Duel of the Fates – | MP3 | MIDI
- Darth Sidious – “You have been well trained…” – | MP3 | WAV
- Yoda – “Always two there are.” – | MP3 | WAV
- Amidala – “The federation has gone too fair. – | MP3 | WAV
- Amidala – “Our people are dying.” – | MP3 | WAV
- Qui-Gon – “The force is unusually strong in this one.” – | MP3 | WAV
- JarJar – “You say poeple gonna die?” – | MP3 | WAV
- JarJar – “…Dig the force.” – | MP3 | WAV
- Qui-Gon – “…they will kill you if you stay.” – | MP3 | WAV
- Qui-Gon – “…meet ObiWan.” – | MP3 | WAV
- Yoda – “I sense much fear in you.” – | MP3 | WAV
- R2D2 – “Woo hoo!” | MP3 | WAV
- Darth Maul – “At last we will reveal ourselves…” – | MP3 | WAV
- Qui-Gon – “Promise me you’ll train the boy.” – | MP3 | WAV
- Darth Sidious – “Wipe them out…” – | MP3 | WAV
Episode II – Attack of the Clones Sound Files
- Yoda – “Dangerous and disturbing…” – | MP3 | WAV
- Anakin – “I am a Jedi” – | MP3 | WAV
- Obi Wan – “Be mindful of your thoughts…” – | MP3 | WAV
- Obi Wan and Anakin – “She’s a politician…” – | MP3 | WAV
- Obi Wan and Anakin – “I decided to come and rescue you.” – | MP3 | WAV
Episode III – Revenge of the Sith Sound Files
- Darth Sidious – “Learn to know the darkside…” – | MP3 | WAV
- Darth Sidious – “Lord Vader…Rise.” – | MP3 | WAV
- Mace Windu – “Your under arrest, Chancellor” – | MP3 | WAV
- Obi Wan – “You were the chosen one.” – | MP3 | WAV
- Yoda – “Twisted by the darkside…” – | MP3 | WAV
