This sound effect can be found on Animal Trax, which was made by The Hollywood Edge. It most likely originated from the now-defunct Major Records/Valentino sound effects library.
Info
- First recorded: Early 1960s
- Creator: Thomas J. Valentino
- Owner: Major Records (Early 1960s-1996), The Hollywood Edge (1996-2014), Sound Ideas (2014-present)
- Origin: United States
- Year debut: March 29, 1961
- First heard: Gorgo (a Columbia film)
- Area used: Worldwide
Sound Effect Description
Elephant Trumpet. Single Classic Trumpet. Close Perspective. Debuted in Gorgo in 1961.
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect
Used In
TV Shows
- Adventure Time (Heard once in "The Limit".)
- The Adventures of the Black Stallion (heard once in "Chateau Sauvage".)
- The Amazing World of Gumball
- Animal Atlas
- Babar and the Adventures of Badou
- The Backyardigans
- Batman Beyond (Heard once in "Babel".)
- Between the Lions (Heard once in "Quest, Quest, Quest!".)
- Camp Lakebottom (Heard once in "F.L.O.P.P.Y the Elephant".)
- Class of 3000 (Heard once in "Peanuts!!!! Get Your Peanuts!!!!".)
- Classical Baby (Heard once in "The Art Show".)
- The Cleveland Show (Heard once in "The One About Friends".)
- Dexter's Laboratory (Heard once in "Comedy of Feathers".)
- The Doodlebops
- The Fairly OddParents
- Family Guy
- Glove and Boots
- Henry's Amazing Animals
- Higglytown Heroes
- Imagination Movers (Heard once in a low pitch during the song "I Heard That" from "No Noise is Good Noise.")
- Invader Zim
- Jessie (Heard once in "The Blind Date, The Cheapskate, and The Primate".)
- Johnny Test (Heard once in "My Dinner with Johnny".)
- Kissyfur (Heard once in "Bear Roots".)
- Lalaloopsy (Heard once in "Batter Up!" and "Princess Parade".)
- The Lion Guard
- Little Einsteins (Heard more than once in normal and higher pitch in "Little Elephant's Big Parade".)
- The Littles (Heard in "Deadly Jewels".)
- The Loud House
- Mickey Mouse
- Monsters We Met (Heard once in "The Eternal Frontier".)
- PAW Patrol (Heard once in "Pups Save the Parrot".)
- The Penguins of Madagascar
- Peppa Pig
- The Powerpuff Girls (Heard once in "The Rowdyruff Boys".)
- A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (Heard once in a low pitch in "A Bicycle Built For Boo!".)
- Scaredy Squirrel
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (Heard once in "Now You Sia, Now You Don't!".)
- Sesame Street (Heavy use of the sample, it's especially used for many elephants on the show.)
- The Shoe People (Heard once in a low pitch in "Delay at Shoetown Railway Station".)
- The Simpsons
- The Smurfs (Heard once in "A Circus For Baby".)
- SpongeBob SquarePants
- Stanley (Heard once in "Stanley's Great Big Book of Adventure.")
- Star vs. the Forces of Evil
- Stuck in the Middle
- The Stuffed Animal Show (Reed Brunson City Studios)
- Teen Titans (Heard once in "The Lost Episode".)
- Teen Titans Go! (Heard once in "The Real Orangins".)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward
- TMNT: Back to the Sewer
- The Tom and Jerry Show
- Victor and Valentino (Heard once in "Chata's Quinta Quinceañera".)
- Walking with Beasts
- What's New, Scooby-Doo? (Heard once in a high pitch in "Uncle Scooby and Antarctica".)
TV Specials
Movies
- Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)
- Born Free (1966)
- Brother Bear 2 (2006)
- The Care Bears Movie (1985)
- Cinderella 2: Dreams Come True (2002)
- Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) (Desghidorah's roar was briefly sampled for Godzilla after he destroys Baragon.)
- Gorgo (1961) (Debut) (Used for the titular character and his mother)
- Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
- The Jungle Book (2016)
- The Jungle Book 2 (2003)
- The King and I (1999)
- Larger Than Life (1996)
- The Lion King (2019)
- The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
- The Lion King 1½ (2004)
- The Love Guru (2008)
- Night at the Museum (2006)
- The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017) (Briefly heard)
- Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)
- Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)
- Rebirth of Mothra (1996) (Used as Desghidorah's roar.)
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) (Heard once in a low pitch.)
- The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain (1997)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
- Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo (2006)
- The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)
- Zookeeper (2011)
Shorts
- Calambur. Fool's Village
- DePatie-Freleng Cartoons (Heard once in "Pink Piper" (1976).)
Commercials
- Advantage Multi for Dogs (radio) (2017 and 2018) (low pitched)
- Elephant Auto Insurance Hank Undercover: Rental Car (2015)
- Sierra Mist: Hot Monkey Commercial (2003)
Logos
- Star Farm Productions logo (Heard once in Edgar and Ellen Episode 7.)
Bumpers
- Adult Swim ID - Flower (Heard once in a low pitch.)
- MTV ID - Elephant (Heard once in a low pitch.)
- Playhouse Disney "Hats" Station ID (2001-2007)
Videos
- Geoffrey's Video Library: The Animal Alphabet
- Golden Book Video
- Sesame Street ("Sing Hoot & Howl") (1991)
- Sesame Street: Learning About Letters (1986) (Videos)
- Sing Yourself Silly! (1990) (Videos)
Video Games
Nintendo 64:
- Tarzan (1999 Video Game) (Heard as one of the elephant trumpets in the level "Stampede".)
PC:
- Living Books: Arthur's Reading Race (1997) (Video Game)
- Tarzan Action Game (1999 Video Game) (Heard as one of the elephant trumpets in the level "Stampede".)
PlayStation:
- Crash Bandicoot (Video Game) (Heard in low pitch.)
- Tarzan (1999 Video Game) (Heard as one of the elephant trumpets in the level "Stampede".)
Playstation 2:
- War of the Monsters (Used for Togera)
PlayStation 3:
- Soulcalibur IV
- Street Fighter IV (Video Game)
Sega Dreamcast:
- Tarzan (1999 Video Game) (Heard as one of the elephant trumpets in the level "Stampede".)
Xbox 360:
Theme Parks
Promos
UK:
- Cbeebies: Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies (2007)
Trailers
- Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005) (Trailers)
- Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) (Trailers)
- The Wild (2006) (Trailers)
TV Spots
Web Originals
- SuperMarioLogan Videos
- Trainlover476 Videos (Heard twice in "Troublesome Engines trilogy redub part 1".)
YouTube Videos
- Broken Bones Compilation #1
- Curious George Goes to the Circus
- Inspired by Disney's Dumbo
- King Penguins Leaving Exhibit - Cincinnati Zoo
- Larry's Surprise Eggs (Heard twice in "Learn Animals Names and Sounds for Kids with Larry's Surprise Eggs for Kids | BabyFirst" in a low pitch.)
- Nicholas Dodge Animations (Used for the Woolly Mammoth.)
- Sandaroo Kids Series (Heard once in "CHUCK E CHEESE Games Are BROKEN! Kids Play at Real vs Fake Chuck-E-Cheese" in a low pitch from the Elephant Water Bucket Game that Ava was playing.)
- Sonic Oddball Crackups 2 (2006)
- Zoo View Macaws - Cincinnati Zoo
Anime
Image Gallery
Hollywoodedge, Elephant Single Clas AT043901/Image Gallery
Audio Samples
OriginalDesghidorah