Darth Vader's Breathing Sound

This is a Star Wars/Skywalker Sound sound effect that was created by Ben Burtt. The sound was created by placing a microphone inside a scuba regulator, while Burtt breathed into it.

Used In

TV Shows

• 31 Minutos
• Ben 10 (Heard once in "Side Effects".)
• Henry Danger (Used for Schwotz breathing in a gas suit in "Green Fingers".)
• Light & Magic
• Muppet Babies (1984) (Heard in "Gonzo's Video Show".)
• Obi-Wan Kenobi
• The Peter Serafinowicz Show (Heard in "Darth Vader Falls In Love".)
• Phineas and Ferb
• Robot Chicken (Heard in some sketches in "Robot Chicken Star Wars".)
• Star Wars: Clone Wars (Heard once in CHAPTER 24; only the injured sounds in faster pitch.)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars
• Star Wars: Rebels

TV Specials

• The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special (2020)
• Lego Star Wars: Revenge of the Brick

Movies

• Backdraft (1991)
• Mars Needs Moms (2011) (Gribble imitates the breathing.)
• My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) (Twilight Sparkle imitates the breathing through her bubble underwater.)
• Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
• Playing with Fire (2019) (Jake Carson breathes like that through his gas mask.)
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
• Robots (2005)
• Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) (Heard at the end of the end credits.)
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
• Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) (debut)
• Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) (A heavily processed, low volume version is used when we see the burnt mask of Vader, or at least the score mimics it subtly.)
• Toy Story 2 (1999) (Used once for the inside of Buzz's helmet.)
• Twice Upon a Time (1983)
• Wreck-It Ralph (2012) (Can be heard in one scene of the movie when Ralph is breathing underwater with a tube.)

Shorts

• Star Wars: Galaxy of Sounds (Heard in "Dark Side".)
• Star Wars Holiday Greeting Card (2014)
• Wow! (1990)

Video Games

DS:

• Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga

GameCube:

• Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
• Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy

Mobile:

• Angry Birds Star Wars
• Angry Birds Star Wars II

N64:

• Donkey Kong 64 (King K. Rool imitates this sound during cutscenes with him in them, done by Chris Sutherland.)

Nintendo Switch:

• Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Online:

• Baby Hazel Birthday Party (Heard when the titular character sleeps.)

PC:

• Chicken Invaders 5: Cluck of the Dark Side
• Fortnite (Used for Darth Vader Boss & his Outfit when you perform the "Imperial March" emote.)
• Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
• Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
• Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
• Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
• Star Wars: Battlefront (Heard when the start-up menu appears.)
• Star Wars: Battlefront II
• Star Wars Battlefront (2015 Video Game)
• Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 Video Game)
• Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

PlayStation:

• Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi

PlayStation 2:

• Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
• Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
• Star Wars: Battlefront (Heard when the start-up menu appears.)
• Star Wars: Battlefront II
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) (Video Game)

PlayStation 3:

• Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

PlayStation 4:

• Fortnite
• Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
• Star Wars Battlefront (2015 Video Game)
• Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 Video Game)

PlayStation 5:

• Fortnite
• Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

PlayStation Portable:

• Star Wars: Battlefront II

PlayStation Vita:

• Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Sega CD:

• Star Wars Chess

Wii:

• Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
• Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars

Wii U:

• Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Xbox:

• Star Wars: Battlefront (Heard when the start-up menu appears.)
• Star Wars: Battlefront II
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) (Video Game)
• Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

Xbox 360:

• Fortnite
• Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
• Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
• Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II

Xbox One:

• Fortnite
• Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
• Star Wars Battlefront (2015 Video Game)
• Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 Video Game)

Xbox Series X/S:

• Fortnite
• Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Trailers

• Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) (Trailers)
• Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) (Trailers)
• Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) (Trailers)
• Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996) (Trailers)
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (2008) (Trailers)
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (2010) (Trailers)

TV Spots

• M&M's Red & Yellow Commercial (1996-Present) (Commercials)
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) (TV Spots)

YouTube Videos

• Angry Video Game Nerd (Heard twice in "Star Wars Games".)
• The Best Pals Haunted House (2019)
• CraaazyCat13
• Octopimp
• OmniStrife
• SMG4 Videos (Heard once in "Luigi Labyrinth".)

Anime

• School Rumble

Image Gallery

• Darth Vader's Breathing Sound/Image Gallery

Audio Samples