Thesonic background of Star Warsis almost unmatched forlegendary, immediately recognizablecallouts.
The snap-hiss ofan igniting lightsaber.
The penetrating wail of a TIE Fighter shrieking into view, the alien cacophony of Mos Eisley cantina.
Image: Lucasfilm
Ive been thinking about this ever since I saw Phantom Menacein theaters againthis past weekend forits 25th anniversary.
Its a sound thats hard to capture in onomatopoeia, its almost like a bwah!
Thats a lot to infer from a bwah!
but thats what makes it such an incredible piece of sound design in the first place.
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