← the founders library

The Sounds of Star Wars

J. W. Rinzler; foreword by Ben Burtt

Book content checked: . What this means

Buy a copy
Amazon USAmazon UKAmazon DE

These are Amazon affiliate links. I may earn a commission if you buy through them, at no extra cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Summary

Rinzler records how Ben Burtt created sound effects for the Star Wars films and The Clone Wars. The illustrated book links production stories with more than 250 effects on an attached player. Burtt also contributes the foreword. Rinzler’s account draws on interviews in which Burtt listened to and explained the sounds.

  • SourceChronicle Books — publisher description held by Library of Congress · Explicit publisher-provided data; Rinzler, Burtt foreword; history recounted by Burtt; attached sound module, over 250 effects; films and The Clone Wars.
  • SourceOriginal library MARC record — sounds · Byte range 235832917–235834401; cached sounds-original.mrc and sounds-original-marc.txt; 245: Rinzler; foreword Ben Burtt; 020 ISBN 9780811875462; 260 Chronicle Books, c2010; 500 attached digital player; 520 development and origins of effects.
  • SourceJ. W. Rinzler — original author interview, Pro Sound News/Mix · 23 November 2010, answers on book origin and research: working with Burtt; listening to sounds and recording how they were made; archive images; technical terms; changes requested by Lucas.

Why read it Our view

Use the sound examples to study how teams turn real recordings into a distinct product experience. The paired stories and audio help connect a creative method with its result.

Written about

  • George LucasProduction-history subject
    The book documents the sound work for Lucas’s films. Rinzler’s original interview also discusses changes that Lucas requested. Lucas is not credited as the book author or foreword writer.
    Source