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[]
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
- Bad Boys II (2003)
- Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
- Cars 2 (2011)
- Despicable Me 2 (2013)
- 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)
- The Mummy (2017)
- Pitch Black (2000)
- The Polar Express (2004) (A processed/edited variant of the 1st half is heard once mixed with a processed/edited variant of SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SINGLE SWISH as the Hero Boy grabs the handrail on the roof of the Observation car as he tries to return the ticket to the Hero Girl.) (needs clarification)
- 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)
- Willow (1988)
Video Games[]
GameCube:
PC:
- Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 Video Game)
- 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
PlayStation 4:
Xbox:
Xbox One:
Theme Parks[]
- Body Wars (1989) (various pitches)
Trailers[]
- Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire (1995) (Trailers)
YouTube Videos[]
- Crash Frontier (Heard once in "FURIOUS REVENGE" when one of the tires from Luigi's haul truck comes flying at his boss' car right before it hits it.)
- Hoffy1138
- Teapot Apple 2 Cue houses atomic bomb effects (Heard briefly in a low volume.)
Anime[]
Image Gallery[]
_SKYWALKER,_WHOOSH_-_SCREAM-LIKE_PASS_BY.png "Atlantis, The Lost Empire (2001) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY.png (426 KB)")
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY
_SKYWALKER,_WHOOSH_-_SCREAM-LIKE_PASS_BY_(2).png "Atlantis, The Lost Empire (2001) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY (2).png (1.13 MB)")
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY
_SKYWALKER,_WHOOSH_-_SCREAM-LIKE_PASS_BY_(high_pitched,_1).png "Final Fantasy, The Spirits Within (2001) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY (high pitched, 1).png (866 KB)")
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY (high pitched)
_SKYWALKER,_WHOOSH_-_SCREAM-LIKE_PASS_BY_(high_pitched,_2).png "Final Fantasy, The Spirits Within (2001) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY (high pitched, 2).png (616 KB)")
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY (high pitched)
_SKYWALKER,_WHOOSH_-_SCREAM-LIKE_PASS_BY.png "Howard the Duck (1986) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY.png (2.29 MB)")
Howard the Duck (1986) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY
_SKYWALKER,_WHOOSH_-_SCREAM-LIKE_PASS_BY.png "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY.png (1.8 MB)")
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY
_SKYWALKER,_WHOOSH_-_SCREAM-LIKE_PASS_BY.png "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY.png (1.43 MB)")
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY
_SKYWALKER,_WHOOSH_-_SCREAM-LIKE_PASS_BY.png "The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special (2020) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY.png (1.13 MB)")
The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special (2020) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY
_SKYWALKER,_WHOOSH_-_SCREAM-LIKE_PASS_BY_(1).png "Mars Attacks! (1996) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY (1).png (768 KB)")
Mars Attacks! (1996) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY
_SKYWALKER,_WHOOSH_-_SCREAM-LIKE_PASS_BY_(2).png "Mars Attacks! (1996) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY (2).png (1.26 MB)")
Mars Attacks! (1996) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY
_SKYWALKER,_WHOOSH_-_SCREAM-LIKE_PASS_BY.png "Monster House (2006) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY.png (708 KB)")
Monster House (2006) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY
_%27%27SKYWALKER,_WHOOSH_-_SCREAM-LIKE_PASS_BY%27%27.jpg "The Mummy (2017) ''SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY''.jpg (123 KB)")
The Mummy (2017) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY
The Polar Express (2004) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY (1st half only, processed/edited) (needs clarification)
The Polar Express (2004) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY (higher pitched, reversed, right channel only)
The Polar Express (2004) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY (higher pitched, reversed, left channel only)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY
_SKYWALKER,_WHOOSH_-_SCREAM-LIKE_PASS_BY.png "Star Wars - Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY.png (601 KB)")
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY
Star Wars: Resistance SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY
_SKYWALKER,_WHOOSH_-_SYNTHESIZED_JET_FLY_BY.png "Titan A.E. (2000) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SYNTHESIZED JET FLY BY.png (536 KB)")
Titan A.E. (2000) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY
_SKYWALKER,_WHOOSH_-_SCREAM-LIKE_PASS_BY_(1).png "Titan A.E. (2000) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY (1).png (895 KB)")
Titan A.E. (2000) SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SCREAM-LIKE PASS BY
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