Pew Pew

Published: May 13, 2020, 10 a.m.

When you think about Star Wars, what\u2019s the first thing that comes to mind? Lightsabers? Spaceships? Alien creatures? What about all of the sounds that go with those things? How were those sounds made, and what makes them so good? In this episode, we explore how legendary Sound Designer Ben Burtt created the sonic universe of Star Wars from scratch, one sound at a time. Featuring Marshall McGhee.\n\nTwenty Thousand Hertz is produced out of the studios of Defacto Sound and hosted by Dallas Taylor.\xa0\nFollow the show on Twitter, Facebook, & Reddit.\nBecome a monthly contributor at 20k.org/donate.\xa0\nIf you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org.\xa0\nCheck out Marshall\u2019s Youtube channel Waveform.\xa0\nEpisode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/pewpew\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices