These are Skywalker Sound/Star Wars sound effects that were created by Ben Burtt for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977).
Similar Variations[]
- SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - POWERFUL SCI-FI WHOOSH (A condensed variant of this sound effect.)
- Sound Ideas, SPACE, DOOR - SPACE SHIP DOOR 3, CLOSE, SCI FI 02 (included)
Used In[]
TV Shows[]
- Bill Nye, the Science Guy (Heard as part of Sound Ideas, SPACE, DOOR - SPACE SHIP DOOR 3, CLOSE, SCI FI 02.)
- DC Super Hero Girls (TV Series)
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
- The Mandalorian
- The Powerpuff Girls (Seasons 1-6 only)
- Rick and Morty
- Star Wars: Clone Wars
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Star Wars: Droids (Heard once in "The Great Heep".)
- Transformers (1984)
- Transformers: Prime (Heard as part of Sound Ideas, SPACE, DOOR - SPACE SHIP DOOR 3, CLOSE, SCI FI 02.)
- X-Men The Animated Series
Movies[]
- Another 48 Hrs. (1990)
- The Fifth Element (1997)
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) (A condensed version from Raiders of the Lost Ark is heard once when the spaceship explodes near the end of the film.)
- Hercules (1997) (A condensed version is heard near the end of the film.)
- Howard the Duck (1986)
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
- Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (Condensed.)
- Manassas: End of Innocence (2002)
- Mission: Impossible (1996)
- The Land Before Time (1988)
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
- Red Tails (2012)
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
- The Simpsons Movie (2007) (Heard once from a video game, as excerpted from the THX Grand trailer.)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) (Debut. Used first for Imperial cannon guns and notably the escape pod.)
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- Toy Story 2 (1999)
- Under Siege 2: Dark Territory (1995)
Shorts[]
Trailers[]
Logos[]
- Cameron Entertainment Ltd. (1997?-2001) (Heard as part of Sound Ideas, SPACE, DOOR - SPACE SHIP DOOR 3, CLOSE, SCI FI 02.)
- Dolby TrueHD (January 2007-Late 2010s?) (A condensed version from Raiders of the Lost Ark is used for the beams striking.)
Video Games[]
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Used for the Gohdan boss, as part of Sound Ideas, SPACE, DOOR - SPACE SHIP DOOR 3, CLOSE, SCI FI 02.)
- Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- Monopoly Star Wars
- Star Wars: Attack on the Death Star
- Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 Video Game)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2002) (Video Game) (dubbed as "sound173.wav")
- Star Wars: TIE Fighter
- Star Wars: X-Wing Alliance
- Super Mario Galaxy (Used when Megaleg's glass dome is destroyed, as part of Sound Ideas, SPACE, DOOR - SPACE SHIP DOOR 3, CLOSE, SCI FI 02.)
- Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Used whenever Digga-Leg takes damage, as part of Sound Ideas, SPACE, DOOR - SPACE SHIP DOOR 3, CLOSE, SCI FI 02.)
YouTube Videos[]
- Hoffy1138
- Icon's Story
- THX Grand featuring Finnick the Saber Tooth Squirrel (2022)
- WhitneyGoLucky
Image Gallery[]
SKYWALKER, SCI-FI GUN - ION CANNON GUN/Image Gallery
Audio Samples[]