Thursday, May 12, 2005

STAR WARS SFX -- Mixing A Masterpiece

(From The Millimeter Sampler)

So, here I sit in my office, wearing my vintage C-3PO T-shirt and ADMIRAL AKBAR boxer shorts (he's the guy who looks like a space trout), reeking of CHEWBACCA after-shave and drinking margaritas from a mug shaped like DARTH VADER's helmet. I've been told I look like a cross between BRAD PITT and JABBA THE HUTT, but I'm trying not let it go to my head.

Anyway, here's an exclusive scoop for Sampler readers only -- there's going to be a new STAR WARS film opening next week! They've tried to keep the news under wraps—absolutely no publicity -- but somehow the information leaked out to me! Can't anyone keep a secret anymore?

But I'm not here to make cheap, cynical jokes. Or maybe I am, but I also have another point -- I truly want to salute the STAR WARS series for the endlessly creative SFX work of the sound crew, headed by BEN BURTT, over the course of the past quarter of a century. The original STAR WARS, and its five sequels, changed the way we hear movies and influenced and inspired at least two generations of audio professionals.

Star Wars SFX -- Mixing A Masterpiece

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