Nod to The Legend · The engineers · 1977
Ben Burtt
Sound designer, Star Wars
Burtt built the lightsaber from the hum of an old projector motor plus buzz picked up from a TV set, and Chewbacca from bear and other animal sounds.
Still heard: Sound design built from real-world recordings.
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