Godzilla Roar is a sound effect from TV shows, movies, and others.
Godzilla's roar is a famous sound effect. Over the years, it has changed considerably, sounding different almost every time and having many variations for the different emotions.
The sound effects team originally tried to create Godzilla's roar by using animal roars that had been edited. They sampled all kinds of birds and mammals, but nothing seemed to be the right match for the reptile-like noises a monster like Godzilla would make. Akira Ifukube, who was the film's composer, proposed stepping away from using animal samples. He took a string off of his contrabass and rubbed it with gloves soaked in pine tar. The sound that came from it was used as Godzilla's roar. This roar would later be altered for use as the roar of other monsters in the Showa Era, including Varan, Baragon and Gorosaurus.
Godzilla's roar can be written in readable characters and has been done so in comics, and not only by a simple "roar." In Japanese, the official onomatopoeia for Godzilla's roar is "Gyaoon" (ギャオーン Gyaōn)--additional "o"s can be added to extend the roar.
Similar Variations
- SKYWALKER, ROAR - MONGO SCREAM (Included)
Used In
TV Shows
- The Amazing World of Gumball
- Animaniacs (Heard once in "Disasterpiece Theatre".)
- The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (Grunt only)
- Baby Looney Tunes (Heard once in "Clues Encounters of the Tweety Kind")
- Bunnicula (Heard once in "Bunzilla.")
- Chappelle's Show
- Camp Lazlo (Heard once in "Snake Eyes" and "Creepy Crawly Campy".)
- Catscratch (Heard once in "The King of All Root Beer".)
- Danny Phantom (Used for Princess Dorathea and her evil brother Prince Aragon when they turn into their Dragon forms, the Giant Iguana, Giant ghost toy dinosaur, Hydra and the space shuttle that came to life when the gem of life is inside it.)
- Drawn Together ("Heard often in "Super Nanny".)
- The Fairly OddParents (Heard once in "This Is Your Wish".)
- Family Guy (Heard once in "The Peanut Butter Kid".)
- Go! Godman (Tsunojiras a.k.a. Tsunozillas) (However, it is a modified Zambolar roar)
- Godzilla: The Series
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy (Heard once in "Giant Billy and Mandy All Out Attack" and "The Incredible Shrinking Mandy".)
- The Land Before Time (TV Series)
- The Loud House
- Malcolm in the Middle (Heard once in "High School Play".)
- Mickey Mouse (Heard twice in "Wonders of the Deep" and "Roll 'em".)
- Mirai Sentai Timeranger
- Mucha Lucha
- Muppets Tonight (Heard once in "Heather Locklear".)
- My Life as a Teenage Robot (Heard once in "Around The World In 80 Pieces".)
- Once Upon a Time..Man
- Pinky and the Brain
- The PJs ("Heard often in "Rich Man, Porn Man".)
- Power Rangers (Dragonzord)
- Redman (Used for the 2 monsters Arstron/Earthtron & Black King)
- Regular Show (Heard once in "Exit 9B".)
- Rugrats (Heard once in "Visiting Aunt Miriam".)
- The Simpsons (Heard in the episodes "Treehouse of Horror VI", "30 Minutes Over Tokyo", "Simpsons Tall Tales", "Apocalypse Cow", "Wedding for Disaster", "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" and "Treehouse of Horror XXV".)
- Skunk Fu!
- South Park (Heard once in "Mecha-Streisand".)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (Heard once in "Factory Fresh".)
- Star Trek: The Animated Series (Heard once in "Yesteryear".)
- Teen Titans (Heard once in "Masks".)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
- Time Squad (Heard once in "Kubla Khan't".)
- Total Drama
- Transformers Prime (Heard once in "Operation: Breakdown".)
- Ultra Galaxy: Never Ending Odyssey (EX Red King)
- Ultra Q (Used as Gorgos and Peguila's Roar.)
- Ultraman (Used as Bemular, Jirass, Red King, Neronga, Magular, Chandora & Zambolar's Roar.)
- Ultraseven (Heard in Dan's flashbacks, while Agira has a sped up Zambolar roar)
- The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse (Heard once in "Supermarket Scramble".)
- Zone Fighter (Only when Godzilla appears in 4 episodes)
TV Specials
- Attack of the 50 Foot Monster Mania (1999) (Used for Godzilla.)
- Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014) (Used for the Goliathon.)
Movies
- The 6 Ultra Brothers vs. The Monster Army (Gomora, but only in the 2001 Thai home video versions.)
- All Monsters Attack (1969)
- Always Sunset On Third Street 2 (2007)
- Armageddon (1998)
- Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure (2007)
- Cooley High (1975) (Heard when "Mothra Vs. Godzilla" was playing at the movie theater)
- Daigoro Vs. Goliath (1972) (Daigoro's Mother) (Same as Tsunojiras a.k.a Tsunozillas' roar)
- Destroy All Monsters (1968)
- Dumb and Dumber (1994)
- Ebirah, Horror Of The Deep (1966)
- Frankenstein Conquers the World (1965) (Baragon)
- Ghidorah, The Three Headed Monster (1964)
- Godzilla (1954) (debut)
- Godzilla (2014)
- Godzilla (1998)
- Godzilla 2000 (1999)
- Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
- Godzilla: City On The Edge Of Battle (2018)
- Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001)
- Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)
- Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017)
- Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
- Godzilla Tokyo S.O.S (2003)
- Godzilla Vs. Biollante (1989)
- Godzilla Vs. Destoroyah (1995)
- Godzilla Vs. Gigan (1972)
- Godzilla Vs. Hedorah (1971)
- Godzilla Vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
- Godzilla Vs. Kong (2021)
- Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
- Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla 2 (1993)
- Godzilla Vs. Megaguirus (2000)
- Godzilla Vs. Megalon (1973)
- Godzilla Vs. Mothra (1992)
- Godzilla Vs. SpaceGodzilla (1994)
- Hercules (1958)
- Invasion Of The Astro Monster (1965)
- King Kong Escapes (1967) (Gorosaurus and King Kong when he grunts.)
- King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1962)
- Kong: Skull Island (2017) (Heard once in the end of the post credits scene.)
- The Last Unicorn (1982)
- The Magic Serpent (1966) (Used as the Dragon's roar; US version only.)
- Monster House (2006) (Heard before Chowder shouts, "KILLER SLINKIES!!!".)
- Mothra Vs. Godzilla (1964)
- Over Her Dead Body (2008) (Used as Gorgo's Roar.)
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
- The Last Dinosaur (1977) (T-Rex)
- The Return of Godzilla (1984)
- Sayonara Jupiter (1984)
- Shin Godzilla (2016)
- Shrek 2 (2004) (Used for Mongo as he screams in anger.)
- Son of Godzilla (1967)
- Ted 2 (2015)
- Terror of Mechagodzilla (1975)
- Varan the Unbelievable (1958)
Shorts
Commercials
- Doritos
- Dr. Pepper
- Imodium
- Snickers
- Yellow Tail
Video Games
Arcade:
- Space Gun (Used as the Alien's roar.)
- Time Gal (1985)
Online:
- Castle Cat (1962 version used for the megadragon end boss when it breathes fire.)
Genesis/Mega Drive:
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Video Game) (Heard with sped up variants.)
SNES:
- Panel de Pon (Use for the Dragon boss in a higher pitch.)
- Super Godzilla
Sega CD:
Xbox and PlayStation 2:
Wii:
DS:
- Godzilla Unleashed Double Smash
Dreamcast:
- Godzilla Generations
- Godzilla Generations: Maximum Impact
TurboDuo:
- Godzilla: Battle Legends
PC:
- Godzilla Daikaiju Battle Royale
- Godzilla Movie Studio Tour
- M.U.G.E.N (Only when Godzilla is in it.)
- Godzilla: Crisis Defense
- Pico's School (when you kill a monster)
Super Famicom:
- Godzilla: Monster War
- Panel de Pon (Used for a Dragon but high pitched speed.)
GBA:
- Godzilla: Domination
PlayStation:
- Godzilla Trading Battle
GBC:
- Godzilla: The Series - Monster Wars
Sega Pico:
- Godzilla: Heart Pounding Monster Island
Mobile:
- Godzilla Defense Force (Heard when Godzilla arrives.)
- Godzilla: Kaiju Collection
- Godzilla: Strike Zone
- Godzilla Smash3
PlayStation 3 and 4:
- City Shrouded in Shadow (Only in the Godzilla area.)
- Godzilla (PS3 & PS4)
Music Videos
- Jamiroquai
- Jimmy Page
- Puff Daddy
- Rage Against The Machine
- The Wallflowers
Promos
- Godzilla Promos
Bumpers
- Godzilla Bumpers
Logos
- Bandai Home Video (1995-2000's) (Logos)
- Best Brains Productions - Godzilla vs Megalon (1990-1999) (Logos)
Trailers
- Godzilla Trailers
Other Media
- Bandai
- Dinosaur Toys
- Godzilla.EXE (My Version)
- Super Mario Bros Z (Petey Piranha)
- Trendmasters
Websites
- Brainpop Tim and Moby Video Series
- Carzillo 2: The Return
- Toho Kingdom
- Wikizilla.org
- YouTube
YouTube Videos
- The Angry Video Game Nerd
- Annoying Orange
- Alexthehunted
- Barney Error Videos
- Best Pals Hand Toons (Heard once in "Tyrannosaurus Todd".)
- Bigjackfilms
- Brandon Tenold
- Chemistryguy
- CrashFan96 (Heard once in "AGK & Rocko".)
- Colton West
- Daikaiju Legends
- Dane Boe
- Dane Pavitt (Heard once in "MOVIE MONSTERS | Animated Size Comparison".)
- Deadzilla
- Decker Shado
- DoujinPixation
- Dragon Tales Parody Videos (Heard once in "Emmy and Cassie Have a Fight".)
- Fanofthomas31
- Goji73
- Gojifan1993
- KaijuNoir
- Kaiju No Kami
- Logan Romero
- Lord Byakko
- Michael Dower
- Nicholas Dodge Animations
- The Nostalgia Critic
- Quillan Lockard
- Rocktronica
- Rogue Megawolf
- UltramanCronos
- Vittorio Loffredo
- WatchMojo.com
- WhitneyGoLucky
- Wikizilla
Anime
- Akazukin Chacha
- Brave Leader Daimos
- Brave Raideen
- Chargeman Ken! (Heard in "Dynamite in the Brain".)
- City Hunter the Movie: Shinjuku Private Eyes (2019)
- Dr. Slump
- DragonBall Z Abridged (TeamFourStar)
- Gall Force: Eternal Story
- Godzilland
- Invincible Superman Zambot 3
- K-On! Movie (2011)
- Mazinger Z
- Moretsu Ataro (1990)
- Osomatsu-kun (1988)
- Pokémon (Used for cries/voice in legendary Pokémon such as Kyogre. Also heard once in the Japanese version of "Ditto's Mysterious Mansion".)
- Samurai Pizza Cats (Heard in the original Japanese version of Episode 17.)
- Shinzo
- Super Electromagnetic Robot Combattler V
- Time Bokan (Heard once in episode 1.)
- Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer (1984)