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David W. Collins
David W. Collins
Career
Occupation
Biography[]
In2006, Collins recordeddeath yells ofstormtroopers for the LucasArtsvideo gameLEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy because the LucasArts sound department did all of the vocalizations for the game at the time. The sound effects were eventually placed in the old LucasArts archive.[1]
Collins's most prominentStar Wars voice roles includePROXY inStar Wars: The Force Unleashed,Darth Maul inStar Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron,General Grievous inStar Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron, and thebattle droids inStar Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith,Star Wars: Battlefront II,Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron andStar Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron.
Collins has served as a host atStar Wars CelebrationsIV,V, andVI. At Celebration VI in August 2012, he was inducted as an honorary member of the501st Legion. He also performed the role ofHan Solo in the live performance ofStar Wars: Smuggler's Gambit, an original radio-style drama exclusive to the event.
Collins voiced several characters in the2015 filmStar Wars: Episode VIIThe Force Awakens, including severalstormtroopers,Resistance soldiers and a Hangar Control Officer aboard theFinalizer.[2] He also provided additional voices inRogue One: A Star Wars Story.[3]
Collins was the sound designer for the2020 filmThe LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special. For every trilogy era thatRey Skywalkertime travelled to, Collins used specific sounds from that era to keep the authenticity. For example, the scene of thetrench run used sounds fromA New Hope, scenes on theplanetsDagobah andHoth used sounds fromThe Empire Strikes Back, thepodracing scene onTatooine usedpodracer sounds fromThe Phantom Menace, the scene onExegol used lightning sounds fromThe Rise of Skywalker, and the sound ofDin Djarin'sblaster pistol from theThe Mandalorian was used forhis cameo. Collins also found several vocalizations ofChewbacca's family fromThe Star Wars Holiday Special in theSkywalker Sound Library. He used those samples in the scene when Chewbacca's family showed up on theMillennium Falcon. Collins also found stormtrooper death yells in the old LucasArts archive, and he incorporated the yells in the scene in which Rey andDarth Vaderduel while travelling throughportals and varioustroopers are flying around.[1]
Collins acted as a sound effects editor for the seriesThe Book of Boba Fett.[4] He used an ARP 2600 synthesizer to create the sounds for theRX-Series droid acting as a card dealer for thepremiere episode.[5]
He appeared atCelebration Anaheim in 2022,[6] where he hosted aStar Wars: The Bad Batch panel onMay 29.[7]
Works[]
Sources[]
SDCC 2014: "The Heroes ofStar Wars Rebels" Panel - Liveblog onStarWars.com(backup link)
The Star Wars Show:Thrawn: Alliances Book Reveals, SDCC News, and Star Wars Voice Actor David W. Collins! on the officialStar WarsYouTube channel(backup link)
15 Easter Eggs to Find in theLEGO Star Wars Holiday Special onStarWars.com(backup link)
Star Wars Galaxy of Sounds — "Beeps"
Star Wars Galaxy of Sounds — "Connections"
Star Wars Galaxy of Sounds — "Dark Side"
Star Wars Galaxy of Sounds — "Excitement"
Star Wars Galaxy of Sounds — "Light Side"
Star Wars Galaxy of Sounds — "Oddities"
Star Wars Galaxy of Sounds — "Wonder"
Star Wars Celebration Anaheim Announces First Celebrity Guests onStarWars.com(backup link)
Fall In withStar Wars: The Bad Batch atStar Wars Celebration onStarWars.com(backup link)
SWCA 2022: 4 Things We Learned From the Attack of the Chords Panel onStarWars.com(backup link)
Go Beyond The Spires in Virtual Reality: Making of ILMxLab's Tales From The Galaxy's Edge SWCA 2022 on the officialStar WarsYouTube channel(backup link)
SWCA 2022: 6 Highlights from theStar Wars: The Bad Batch Season 2 Panel onStarWars.com(backup link)
The Book of Boba Fett,Star Wars: Visions Receive Emmy Award Nominations onStarWars.com(backup link)
Saga Chronicles: Skywalker Sound's Danielle Dupre and Jon Borland on theirObi-Wan Kenobi Journey onStarWars.com(backup link)
"Launchpad" —Star Wars Insider 213
The Mandalorian Season 3 Launch Event on the officialStar WarsYouTube channel(backup link)
"Launchpad" —Star Wars Insider 217
Lucasfilm andStar Wars Receive a Combined 23 Emmy Nominations onStarWars.com(backup link)
Ahsoka — "Part One: Master and Apprentice"
"Shadows of Tantiss" Episode Guide | Star Wars The Bad Batch onStarWars.com(backup link)
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew | Sound Designer David W. Collins - Star Tours | Disney+ on the officialStar WarsYouTube channel(backup link)
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew | Creating Bunky Dunko | Star Wars on the officialStar WarsYouTube channel(backup link)
The Strange and Familiar Sounds ofStar Wars: Skeleton Crew onStarWars.com(backup link)
The Secrets ofStar Wars: Skeleton Crew's Monkey Island-Inspired Poster Art onStarWars.com(backup link)
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew | Behind the Design | Disney+ on the officialStar WarsYouTube channel(backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑1.01.1
15 Easter Eggs to Find in theLEGO Star Wars Holiday Special onStarWars.com(backup link)
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From "Blast that X-Wing!" to "Traitor!": The voices ofStar Wars: The Force Awakens onStarWars.com(backup link)
- ↑Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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The Book of Boba Fett — "Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land"
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David W. Collins (@DavidWCollins) onTwitter (post):""Nowadays I've been making new ones on an arp 2600 synth (like the r3x casino card dealer in the first ep of #TheBookOfBobaFett""(backup link)
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Star Wars Celebration Anaheim Announces First Celebrity Guests onStarWars.com(backup link)
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Fall In withStar Wars: The Bad Batch atStar Wars Celebration onStarWars.com(backup link)
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Chris Bartlett (@chrisfbartlett) onInstagram (post onJune 17,2022):"Introducing my friend #1JAC - a LOM class bounty hunter droid (voiced by @davidwcollins) tracking down @ObiWanKenobi now streaming on @Disneyplus!"(backup link)
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David W. Collins (@DavidWCollins) onTwitter (post):"Who's that computer voice in the cockpit chatting with Stellen Skarsgård? Who's that computer voice in the cockpit chatting with Stellen Skarsgård? 😎 #voiceover #Andor"(backup link)
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David W. Collins (@DavidWCollins) onTwitter (post onMarch 13,2023):"Rumor has it that I voiced this Rodian chatting with #PeliMotto in Chapter 18 of #TheMandalorian. This rumor is true. #voiceover"(backup link)
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David W. Collins (@DavidWCollins) onTwitter (post onJuly 9,2024):"Happy to be back for more voiceover in @starwars! Voiced Senator Isedwa Chuwant of Abednedo in episode 6 of #TheAcolyte #voiceactor #Voiceover"(backup link)
External links[]
David W. Collins at theInternet Movie Database
David Collins (LucasArts) byDennis Pellegrom onStar Wars Interviews (January,2011)(original article now obsolete)