[Ads-l] Alien language in "Bugonia"?

[Ben Zimmer]

According to this article, the alien-speak was the handiwork of sound
designer Johnnie Burn:

https://ew.com/bugonia-sound-design-johnnie-burn-bees-alien-language-11849463

This follows in the tradition of sound designer Ben Burtt, who created the
"languages" of the original "Star Wars" series. I've written a bit about
that over the years.

https://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/06/magazine/06FOB-onlanguage-t.html
https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=23527

--bgz

On Mon, Mar 9, 2026 at 5:20 PM Nancy Friedman <
00001b7f50001087-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

> I've been unable to find any information about the language spoken by the
> "Andromedans" in this Best Picture nominee. IMDb provides a long list of
> credits from Intimacy Coordinator to Petty Cash Buyer, but no linguistic or
> conlang consultants. Am I searching for the wrong term?
>
> Thanks for insights, and apologies if this constitutes a spoiler.
>
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