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The heavy breathing of Darth Vader was created by recording Burtt's own breathing in an old Dacor scuba regulator. [citation needed] Burtt used the voice of an elderly lady that he had met in a photography shop for the voice of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. The woman's low pitch was the result of very heavy smoking, specifically Kool cigarettes.
The sounds were generally recorded on Nagra quarter-inch machines that were just above consumer-quality equipment. [170] For Dagobah sounds, Burtt recorded sounds at a zoo that included general animal noises, gulls and other shorebirds, sea lions, dolphins, and raccoons in a bathtub; the bird sounds, when slowed down, created "spooky howls".
The sound of Vader's breathing was created by the film's sound designer, Ben Burtt, using modified recordings of a scuba breathing apparatus. [14] The sound effect is trademarked at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. [15] Lucas has provided differing accounts of how the name "Darth Vader" originated.
"The Imperial March" is first heard in The Empire Strikes Back in low piccolos as the Galactic Empire sends probe droids across the galaxy in search of Luke Skywalker.Its major opening occurs as Imperial-class Star Destroyers amass and Darth Vader is first presented in the film, 19 minutes into the movie.
In regions such as Europe where languages other than English are spoken, the Darth Vader Voice Changer's sounds were modified to fit the language demographic. However, rather than replacing the movie phrases with foreign-language versions, the button that plays back the phrases in the U.S. version simply plays back the same breathing sounds ...
Darth Vader comes to Iowa State tailgating. Troy put the costume in his truck with little more than an idea to put it on briefly and wave a black Iowa State flag as the Cyclone team bus drove by ...
The front cover artwork featured Darth Vader's mask against the backdrop of outer space; and the back cover featured the famous Gone with the Wind version of the poster art. As a side note, this package marked the final time a double LP soundtrack set was ever issued ( Episode VI , the final film to have an LP soundtrack released, had only a ...
Luke arrives and engages Vader in a lightsaber duel over the city's central air shaft. Vader defeats Luke, severing his right hand and separating him from his lightsaber. He urges Luke to embrace the dark side and help him destroy his master, the Emperor, so they may rule the galaxy together. Luke refuses, citing Obi-Wan's claim that Vader ...