Ben Burtt created many sound effects that are completely unique to Star Wars. Many of those sound effects have become iconic in their own right, and instantly recognizable to Star Wars fans of all ages. The methods and samples he used to create these effects were sometimes just as revolutionary as the visual effects, made at ILM, that his many of his sounds would ultimately be mated to.

    George demanded a completely brand new and unique set of effects for Star Wars which challenged Burtt to search for obscure sounds  like tapping high tension lines with a metal wrench to get blaster fire. Demonstrated below.

    So, out of all the unique Star Wars sound effects from Han’s DL-44 to Slave 1’s Siesmic charge, the AT-AT walking and firing to the clunky hyperdrive in the Falcon, E-11 blaster fire to lightsaber hum, or Imperial Speeder bikes to pod racer engines…. What’s your personal favorite Star Wars Sound effect? Or if you can’t decide how about a list of your top 5? 
   There are so many unique methods Burtt used to make Star Wars sound effects I could go on for days listing them here. If you know how your personal favorite was created, include it in your comment for everyone else.

   My favorite has to be a toss up between lightsaber ignition and the TIE fighter flyby. With a little more favor to the TIE which incidentally is a synthesized elephant roar. I’m also a big fan of Slave 1’s cannons and the Seismic charge. And I happen to do a spot on Chewbacca. 😉

Thanks for looking and let everyone know your favorites in the comments.