SKYWALKER LIGHTSABER SOUND

These are Star Wars sound effects used in many Star Wars movies, and it is also used in other media besides the Star Wars franchise. The sounds are designed and created by Ben Burtt.

The most common start-up lightsaber sound is a +12 pitch version of SCI FI - ROCKET BY from the Hanna-Barbera Sound Effects Library made by Sound Ideas Canada Ltd..

The lightsaber hums are NOT to be confused with Hollywoodedge, Quick Laser Zap Shor CRT051001, Hollywoodedge, Explo Laser Low CRT051002, or Hollywoodedge, Synthy Hums CRT051303.

Basic Info

• First recorded: TBC
• Creator: Ben Burtt
• Owner: Skywalker Sound
• Origin: TBC
• Year debut: May 25th, 1977
• First heard: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
• Area used: Worldwide

Used In

TV Shows

• Arthur (different versions used in "Buster's Book Battle".)
• The Boondocks (Heard in "Stinkmeaner: Begun The Clone War Has"; hums only.)
• DuckTales
• Futurama
• The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy (Heard once in "Brown Evil (Part 2)".)
• Jim Henson's Muppet Babies (Heard once in "Gonzo's Video Show".)
• Kamen Rider (Showa era)
• Lego Star Wars: All-Stars
• Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
• Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles
• The Mandalorian
• Motherland: Fort Salem (Different version heard once in "Say the Words".)
• The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (Heard once in "A Pooh Day Afternoon".)
• The Powerpuff Girls (Heard in "The Spoon".)
• The Powerpuff Girls (2016 TV Series) (Heard in "The Spoon".)
• Star Wars: Clone Wars
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars
• Star Wars Rebels
• Transformers
• The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (Different versions, heard in "Transylvania".)

TV Specials

• Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales
• Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out (2012)
• Lego Star Wars: Revenge of the Brick
• The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special (2020)

Movies

• The Croods (2013) (One of the versions is heard as Grug steps on something hot)
• Finding Nemo (2003)
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) (One of the versions is used for steam hissing)
• Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
• The Lorax (2012) (One of the versions is used for steam hissing)
• The Lord of the Rings (1978)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
• Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie (2013)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) (One of the versions is used for steam hissing)
• Robots (2005) (High Pitched)
• Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
• 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)
• Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
• Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) (debut)
• Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
• Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
• Star Wars: Episode VII - The Forces Awakens (2015)
• Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
• Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
• The Swan Princess Christmas (2012) (Used for lightsticks when Lord Rogers and Queen Uberta battle against each other.)
• Toy Story 2 (1999) (hums of it are used when Buzz feels through a set-up hologram)
• The Transformers: The Movie (1986)
• Willow (1988) (One of the versions is used for steam hissing)
• Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil (1997) (Used for the ball lightning.)

Shorts

• BURN-E (2008) (Shorts)
• Daybreak Berlin (1999) (One of the takes is used thrice for smoke from a gas grenade)
• Lego Star Wars: Bombad Bounty
• Lego Star Wars: The Resistance Rises
• Lego Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2
• Lego Star Wars: Revenge of the Brick
• Wow! (1990)

Commercials

• Lunchables Brigade Commercials

Trailers

• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019) (Trailers)
• Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II (1997) (Trailers)

Logos

• Lucasfilm Ltd. (1997-2015) (Heard only at the end of Star Wars: Clone Wars.)

Video Games

• 19XX: The War Against Destiny
• Angry Birds Star Wars II
• Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
• Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
• Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
• Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
• River City Girls
• Scene It? Disney Edition DVD Game
• Space Ace (Ignition heard when Borf's Crossguard Fighters explode.)
• Star Gladiator Episode 1: Final Crusade
• Star Wars Battlefront (2015 Video Game)
• Star Wars Battlefront II (2017 Video Game)
• Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) (Video Game)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2002) (Video Game)
• Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019)
• Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
• Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
• Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine
• Strider 2

YouTube Videos

• The Angry German Kid Show (hums heard thrice in "Angry German Kid Watches Red Mist")
• Angry Video Game Nerd (Heard once in "Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi".)
• Icon's Story
• Larry The Stormtrooper
• Star Wars Explained
• SuperMarioLogan Videos (Heard once in "Bowser Junior's Lightsaber!".)
• WhitneyGoLucky

Anime

• Birth (1984)
• DragonBall Z Abridged (TeamFourStar)
• Jewelpet Happiness
• Macross: Do You Remember Love? (1984)
• Nagasarete Airantō (low-pitched; hums only)
• Pokémon
• Slayers Revolution (hums only)
• Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie (1999)
• Yo-kai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Gakuen Y - N to no Sōgū
• Yu Yu Hakusho

Image Gallery

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