There is no Star Wars character more recognizable than Darth Vader, and there is no sound from the sci-fi franchise more iconic than his distinctive, mechanized breathing. From the opening scene ...

Going into Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, the plan was for the new character of Boba Fett to have his own behind-helmet sounds, just like the unforgettable breathing of Darth Vader.

Ben Burtt created the sound of my childhood. He gets that a lot. “Yeah, I hear that often,” says the legendary sound designer, creator of the lightsabre swish and Darth Vader’s electronic ...