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Star Wars and the Sound Revolution of ’77
The Force / Of Sound
“It’s an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.”(Star Wars Episode IV)
The success of Star Wars was underpinned by the creative brilliance of Sound Designer Ben Burtt.
George Lucas’ resolution of diverse story elements – from fantastical characters to futurescape weaponry and worlds – is indebted to the imaginative sound solutions intuited by Burtt.
Sound Maketh the Man
Consider Vader, R2D2, The Lightsabre, The Tie Fighter
Iconic Science Fiction and Sound Design
“There is no route out of the maze. The maze shifts as you move through it, because it is alive. ”
(Philip K. Dick)
Sound and Suspension of Disbelief
Sci – fi directors rely on audio to make their movies work. The history of sci-fi cinema reveals a progressively innovative and sophisticated use of sound. Sound design developed as an art form portraying these future visions. Immersive and hyperreal cinematic worlds utilized the sonic landscape to come to life in new ways.
Effects need sound. Imagine a silent light saber in a silent world.
