Yup an effect is an effect. I love the Tie Fighter sound. Its is excellent. The buzz is more menacing than the actual look of the ship sometimes.
Whats Your Favorite Star Wars Special Effect
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Yup an effect is an effect. I love the Tie Fighter sound. Its is excellent. The buzz is more menacing than the actual look of the ship sometimes.
Lots of great stuff in the asteroid field, I like when the Falcon flashes her underside as she goes by, when the Falcon does the loop to enter the big one and for whatever reason I always liked that topside shot of the TIE bombers doing their thing. I always liked the descent into the second death star as well.
I was thinking of this recently because I remembered as a kid driving with my grandmother white knuckling it on the freeway in the middle of the night with a nasty wind blowing a snowstorm right at us and I was just sitting there enthralled because it looked like we were going into hyperspace.
I was thinking of this recently because I remembered as a kid driving with my grandmother white knuckling it on the freeway in the middle of the night with a nasty wind blowing a snowstorm right at us and I was just sitting there enthralled because it looked like we were going into hyperspace.
I have to agree with this - Star Wars is for me more of an aural spectacle than a visual one. There are countless iconic sounds - including a character that conveys more emotion with a few beeps and books and whistles than Hayden did in two films.
But I agree on the TIE fighter. They are so different! Love them.
The TIE fighter engine sound is one of the most incredible sound FX ever.
Hard to think of a rival - within the Star Wars films I would say Vader's breathing is a close second (two breaths, bam you have a villian), the "snap hiss" of the lightsaber is third then maybe Frank Oz's Yoda voice.
The TIE fighter sound was stolen from The Magic Dragon 
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It's at 1:16:55 if it doesn't start right there...
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It's at 1:16:55 if it doesn't start right there...
1. The opening scene of ANH.
2. The Star Destroyers in ESB.... the detail on them was stunning.
3. The battle on Geonosis in AotC... a battle which was well done in its own way in an episode of The Clone Wars.
4. The night attack in TFA. I've always wanted to see a night battle in Star Wars ever since I saw the opening battle in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. When I listen to the audio drama of "Dark Empire", I envision the battle on Coruscant at the beginning as taking place at night.
5. Anakin vs Obi-Wan. The start of that fight was actually carried out at the speed that we see it. A fine tribute to the practice by the actors by their fight choreographer.
6. The flight down the tunnels in the Death Star II in RotJ.
2. The Star Destroyers in ESB.... the detail on them was stunning.
3. The battle on Geonosis in AotC... a battle which was well done in its own way in an episode of The Clone Wars.
4. The night attack in TFA. I've always wanted to see a night battle in Star Wars ever since I saw the opening battle in Terminator 2: Judgment Day. When I listen to the audio drama of "Dark Empire", I envision the battle on Coruscant at the beginning as taking place at night.
5. Anakin vs Obi-Wan. The start of that fight was actually carried out at the speed that we see it. A fine tribute to the practice by the actors by their fight choreographer.
6. The flight down the tunnels in the Death Star II in RotJ.
You mean The Magic Sword, yes?The TIE fighter sound was stolen from The Magic Dragon
It's at 1:16:55 if it doesn't start right there...
That sounds remarkably similar, for sure!
However, "stolen" is a pretty strong allegation. It could simply be that the source of that dragon roar was a source similar to the source for the TIE fighter sound.
According to this web page:
So, according to that, the elephant sounds that were used to make the TIE fighter roar came from the Fox library, and had been used in two previous films, in the original instance as elephant sounds and in a second instance as dinosaur roars. Burtt has described his method and sources, so it should be possible to confirm (or refute) what he says.
I would rank Artoo's vocals up there, too; not so much for the sounds themselves but the way Burtt made them "talk."
There was quite a bunch of key geniuses for Star Wars, but Ben Burtt was one of the key-est.
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Probably Nebelwerfer rockets:
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oops yes
Maybe I should've used the winky smiley instead, I just thought it was funny how similar it sounded especially given the context in which it was used. Even if Burtt somehow did use the sound from that movie it's such an inspired lift I wouldn't think less of it.
Listening to those rocket sounds enhances the TIE sound FX for me all the more. Amazing.
It is remarkable and noteworthy how similar the sounds are.
Agreed. I am so glad they kept the exact sound for TFA and didn't tweak it.
That and the sounds of stukas I imagine. We got that lousy little flying saucer instead. Biggest let-down in trek
I hated the Vengeance engine sound--like an Evenrude boat motor.
I loved the trench scenes--it drove the scale of the Death Star home.
Even more than that--I do like the super-weapon firing from Starkiller (Luke's first name, and Sheridan's nickname)
O/T
When I first saw the TOS Trek episode where Kirk called for flooding a zone in space with radiation (Where No Man) and the build up in the episode where we saw the character Lazarus--with the very fabric of space shaking---the young child that I was envisioned something like Starkiller, firing energy to open something like the super-Stargate the Ori used, and seeing a real invasion from another universe. I pictured something the scale of Star Destroyers coming through in that episode--like the opening of A New Hope.
But of course, they didn't have the budget. We got the lousy little saucer instead. Bah!
Then too--I always thought the TOS Galactica was Gorn looking--like an alligator.
If you didn't know it as Larson's flagship--you'd see it...rather like how Drax's station from MOONRAKER really is a better fit with the Orion shuttle from 2001.
Yeah I like the sonic charges effect.
So many to choose from ...
A new Hope: Opening scene. Wow.
The Empire Strikes Back: Vader's Super Star Destroyer overshadowing the rest of fleet along with the first rendition of The Imperial March.
Return Of The Jedi: Millennium Falcon exiting the Death Star at *explosive* speeds.
The Phantom Menace: Hmmm. Nothing really stands out, truth be told.
Attack Of The Clones: Jango vs Obiwan in the asteroid field... Yoda vs Dooku was a stand out simply cause, well, it's Yoda with a lightsaber.
Revenge Of The Sith: The opening scene was a glorious orgy of destruction. One of the best space battles period.
The Force Awakens: Falcon on Jakku. What a ride (especially in 3D).
A new Hope: Opening scene. Wow.
The Empire Strikes Back: Vader's Super Star Destroyer overshadowing the rest of fleet along with the first rendition of The Imperial March.
Return Of The Jedi: Millennium Falcon exiting the Death Star at *explosive* speeds.
The Phantom Menace: Hmmm. Nothing really stands out, truth be told.
Attack Of The Clones: Jango vs Obiwan in the asteroid field... Yoda vs Dooku was a stand out simply cause, well, it's Yoda with a lightsaber.
Revenge Of The Sith: The opening scene was a glorious orgy of destruction. One of the best space battles period.
The Force Awakens: Falcon on Jakku. What a ride (especially in 3D).
Yeah the battle in ROTS was god especially the ship Anakin and Obi Wan were on was crashing. Lucas really up the effects game for ROTS. Even the whiners of the previous two films(Including me
) liked the effects and the overall story.
) liked the effects and the overall story.
I do now like the star destroyer effects in RO. Even though they may have gotten the scale wrong when they are flying near the death star the effects are still excellent.
Exactly what I was thinking.. I love that opening shot in AOTC, especially the sound coming from her ship.
When the prequels came out, I really loved the fact that Jedi could finally BE Jedi and do all the fancy flips and tricks while fighting.. However, as time has gone on and I have revisited the original movies, I find that the CGI "wire fu" distracting, especially with Yoda. If it were slightly sped up practical effect wire fu like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, I think I'd like it more.
I do love the lightsabers now, especially in TFA.
