This's a Star Wars/Skywalker Sound sound effect that was probably created by Ben Burtt and/or his team (i.e. Randy Thom) and made its debut in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
According to Burtt in an interview, “We had them play around with their carbon arc ignitions, pushing and crunching the rods together, and do things that you ordinarily wouldn’t do, just to see what sounds could be produced: The result was a lot of squeals, zaps, and explosive buzzing. The machinery running the carbon arc lamps were also a useful source. There was a motor which slowly pushed the rods together which had a clanking sound. That became the general ambiance of the whole chamber. I made almost everything in the carbon freezing chamber out of those carbon arc light sound effects.”
Used In
TV Shows
TV Specials
Movies
- Bad Boys II (2003)
- Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
- Cars 2 (2011)
- The Entity (1982)
- Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001)
- Galaxy Quest (1999)
- Howard the Duck (1986)
- Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
- Mars Attacks! (1996)
- Monster House (2006)
- Pitch Black (2000)
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
- Spaceballs (1987)
- Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) (Prints 1997- onward only)
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (debut)
- Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
- Super 8 (2011)
- Titan A.E. (2000)
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) (various pitches)
Video Games
PC:
- Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
- Star Wars: Rebel Assault
- Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire
- Star Wars: TIE Fighter
- Star Wars: X-Wing
Xbox:
GameCube:
Theme Parks
- Body Wars (1989) (various pitches)
Trailers
- Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire (1995) (Trailers)
YouTube Videos
- Teapot Apple 2 Cue houses atomic bomb effects (Heard briefly in a low volume.)
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Audio Samples