The Force of Sound

Feb 20, 2018

0h 26m

★ 8.7

Creating sounds in a galaxy far, far away.

Overview

Go inside the sound design of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. From the ignition of a lightsaber to the chirp of a porg, Star Wars would not be the same without the brilliant sound design and mixing created by Skywalker Sound.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

ABC News

Lucasfilm Ltd.

The Force of Sound Trailers

Cast

Self

Rian Johnson

Self

Ben Burtt

Self

Margie O'Malley

Self

Ronni Brown

Self

Coya Elliott

Self

Matthew Wood

Self

Frank Rinella

Rey (archive footage)

Daisy Ridley

Luke Skywalker (archive footage)

Mark Hamill

Poe Dameron (archive footage)

Oscar Isaac

Finn (archive footage)

John Boyega

Lieutenant Connix (archive footage)

Billie Lourd

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