Pearl Harbor (2001)

May 21, 2001 (Pearl Harbor, Hawaii)
May 25, 2001 (United States)

Pearl Harbor is a 2001 American epic romantic war drama film directed by Michael Bay, produced by Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer and written by Randall Wallace. It stars Ben Affleck, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett, Cuba Gooding Jr., Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, Colm Feore, and Alec Baldwin. The film presented a heavily fictionalized version of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, focusing on a love story set amidst the lead up to the attack and its aftermath, and the Doolittle Raid.

The film was a box office success, earning $59 million in its opening weekend and, in the end, nearly $450 million worldwide, but received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized its story, dialogue, length and historical inaccuracies. It was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning in the category of Best Sound Editing. However, it was also nominated for six Golden Raspberry Awards, including Worst Picture. This marked the first occurrence of a Worst Picture-nominated film winning an Academy Award.

Sound Design Services were provided by Skywalker Sound. Ethan Van der Ryn served as the Sound Designer and Christopher Boyes as Supervising Sound Editor for Skywalker Sound (as well as an uncredited sound effects recordist and possibly sound designer). Sound Editors Scott Guitteau and Chris Scarabosio are claimed to be uncredited Sound Design Editors; Beau Borders served as Sound Design Editor. Scott Guitteau is also uncredited as a field recordist. 'Supervising Sound Editor 'George Watters II and Sound Editor Robert L. Sephton contributed sound editorial and possibly sound design at Disney Digital Studio Services (AKA Buena Vista Sound), which is uncredited on the film. Foley Artists include Dan O'Connell & John Cucci, recorded by Linda Lew, at One Step Up (uncredited).

Sound Effects Used

• Anime Explosion Sound 5 (various pitches)
• Bomb Drops - Falling from Distance (May've been used in lower pitches?)
• Hollywoodedge, Machine Gun Silence PE1103601
• Hollywoodedge, Machine Gun Silence PE1010701
• LOONEY TUNES CARTOON FALL SOUND (from most dropping bombs; may be confused for Skywalker recordings that're identical to these whistle takes)
• Pro Sound Effects, Explosion, Artillery, Fiery Hits, Trail of Debris 02
• Pro Sound Effects, Mortar Explosions, Huge Crunchy Blast, Falling Debris, Tubular Launch, Firing at Tail
• SKYWALKER, AIRPLANE - AIRPLANE FAST PASS BY 01 (debut)
• SKYWALKER, AIRPLANE - BIPLANE PASS BY
• SKYWALKER, AIRPLANE - DOGFIGHT, WWII AIRCRAFT, GUNFIRE
• SKYWALKER, AIRPLANE - STUKA SIREN SCREAM BY, SHORT?
• SKYWALKER ALARM BUZZING SOUND
• SKYWALKER BULLET RICOCHET 01
• SKYWALKER, BULLET - CERTAIN TAKES RICOCHETS/WHIZZING SOUNDS
• SKYWALKER, BULLET - RICOCHET SCREAM WITH DECAY
• SKYWALKER, BULLET - SHORT, HIGH-PITCHED RICOCHET WHIZ (high-pitched)
• SKYWALKER, ENGINE - SHUTTING DOWN
• SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 01
• SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 02
• SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 03 (Maybe, I TMD the Hedgehog think)
• SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 04
• SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 05 (Heard once in a high pitch)
• SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 08
• SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 09/SKYWALKER COUGAR GROWL 01
• SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 10 / SKYWALKER FIRE ROARING SOUND
• SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 11
• SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 12
• SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 13
• SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 14
• SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 15
• SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 16
• SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - BIG CRUNCH (Heard once in the Director's Cut only)
• SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - EXPLOSION WITH QUICK METALLIC GROAN (debut)
• SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - EXPLOSIVE RICOCHET, HIGH RICCO, EXPLOSION ACCENT
• SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - POOF EXPLOSION
• SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - SHARP, METALLIC "SNAP" EXPLOSION
• SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - SHORT, MASSIVE BLAST
• SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - SMALL EXPLOSION
• SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - THERMAL DETONATOR: CHARGE 01
• SKYWALKER, HISS - HARPOON LAUNCHER, WEAPON
• SKYWALKER, METAL - BIG CLANK WITH SQUEAL
• SKYWALKER, METAL - BIG VEHICLE CRASH
• SKYWALKER, METAL - LID CLANGING 01
• SKYWALKER, METAL - LID CLANGING 02
• SKYWALKER, METAL - LID ON MANHOLE HIT
• SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01
• SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, SHRILL SCREECH
• SKYWALKER, SIREN - AIR RAID SIREN
• SKYWALKER, SIREN - STUKA SIREN WAIL BY, SHORT
• SKYWALKER WHISTLING RICOCHET, EXPLOSION ACCENT (Heard once, during the Tokyo bombing run, briefly and in a high pitch/sfx cluster)
• SKYWALKER, WHISTLE - GIANT FLAMING WHISTLE
• SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - ARTILLERY FALL 01
• SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SYNTHESIZED JET FLY BY
• SKYWALKER, WIND - REACTOR SHAFT EXPLOSION, WIND, WEATHER
• TECHNICOLOR GLASS SHATTER 01
• Sound Ideas, AIRPLANE, BATTLE - BATTLE AMBIENCE: PEARL HARBOUR, NO ARTILLERY
• Sound Ideas, AIRPLANE, PROP - LONG DIVE 02 (heard twice, played in reverse and processed into a high pitch.)
• Sound Ideas, BITE, CARTOON - BIG CHOMP? (Used once improperly for a bomb destroying a ship.)
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, AIRPLANE - PROP PLANE POWER DIVE SCREAM (Occasionally used incorrectly for most airplanes in various pitches/quality.)
• Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - LARGE EXPLOSION 03 (Series 6000)
• Sound Ideas, Explosions - Incoming Artillery - C U - Very Good, Explosions With Incoming Whoosh Of Shell, Large Concussive Whumps From Explosion, Some Whistles An
• Sound Ideas, FIRE, BALL - IMPACT AND LARGE FIRE BURST, RUMBLE (Heard in a normal and a +12 pitch)
• Sound Ideas, GUN, RICOCHET - RICOCHET: SINGLE SHOT, BULLET 07
• Sound Ideas, MOTOR, COMBUSTION - SMALL, IGNITION MALFUNCTION, ENGINE
• STUKA SIREN (Various imitations used occasionally and incorrectly on various planes.)
• Unknown Airplane Flying Sound
• Unknown Sound Effects Library, Metal Creaking
• WB, CARTOON, AIRPLANE - PROP PLANE POWER DIVE SCREAM, LONG (Used incorrectly on some airplanes, normal and higher-pitched edits.)
• WB RAPID METAL RICOCHET 01

Image Gallery

• Pearl Harbor (2001)/Image Gallery