An effect so cool, even the crashes sound awesome! Music to our ears. But when you mix it with recordings of cars and boats, tweak the tones a bit you get the bombad sounds of a podracer. When you think of speed, power, and personality, odds are you don’t think about an electric tooth brush. The result is powerful - both visually and audibly. Sound designer Ben Burtt developed an “audio black hole” for Jango Fett’s seismic charges, where the sound of the explosion is slightly delayed after ignition. Mixing a steady, ominous hum with distorted robotic chatter, the end result is a sound effect that’ll both scare you and let you know it’s time to pack up and leave.įirst, there’s nothing. The Imperial probe droid is the sound of the Empire watching you, and it’s totally unnerving.
Plus, it’s really, really fun to impersonate. The tauntaun’s gentle grunts come from an Asian sea otter, which was pitched down just a little to make it sound familiar yet strange. Just in case you can't watch the video, here's a written breakdown that the site offers: 10.