Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - VARIOUS SNORTS, GROWLS, TRUMPETS, ANIMAL

This sound effect can be found on Lucasfilm Sound Effects Library, which was made by Sound Ideas. It is a Skywalker Sound sound effect that was recorded by Ben Burtt and his team for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) for the wampa.

According to Ben Burtt in a recent interview , “There were some good elephant roars that we got at the Oakland Zoo that were used for the wampa when it really yells.”

Similar Variations

• Godzilla Roar
• Jurassic Park, T-Rex - Exclamation Roar
• Sound Ideas, Sound Design - Processed Elephant Screams - Surreal, Good For Horror Movie Demon Scream, Sounds Like Animal Is Scared & Upset, Heavily Processed & Pitch Shifted, Minor Distortion On Peaks
• Sound Ideas, Thunder - Thunder - Crackle W Clap & Rolling Rumble, Dry (audio sample may be incorrect)

Used In

TV Shows

• Arthur (Heard once in "Arthur's Chicken Pox".)
• Danny Phantom (Used as part of "Godzilla Roar" and used again for Frostbite when he roars, Dragons, the Sea Monster and more.)
• Fuller House
• Godzilla: The Series
• Ripley's Believe It or Not (Heard in "The Lie Detector".)
• Teen Titans (Used for Beast Boy's Triceratops, Rhinoceros and Woolly Mammoth forms.)
• Samurai Jack
• The Simpsons (Heard once in "Treehouse Of Horror XXVI".)
• Thomas & Friends (Heard thrice in "Henry and the Elephant".)
• Walking with Beasts (Heard once in "Mammoth Journey".)

Movies

• Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
• Carnosaur 3: Primal Species (1996) (Used for the T-Rex.)
• Dora and the Lost City of Gold (2019)
• The Flintstones (1994) (Used for the Apatosaurus's) (low pitched)
• Godzilla (1998)
• Godzilla 2000 (1999) (US version only)
• Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001) (Used for Baragon)
• Jurassic Park (1993)
• Jurassic Park 3 (2001)
• Jurassic World (2015)
• King of the Lost World (2005) (Used for the Giant Gorilla) (low pitched)
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
• Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (Used for the Wampa.)
• Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) (Used for the Rancor.)
• Wild Wild West (1999) (Used for the Spider Tank.)

Commercials

• Pepto Max - Giants (2006) (Used for the Red Monster.)

Video Games

GBA:

• Jurassic Park III: Island Attack (Used for a T-Rex.)

PC:

• Spore (Used for the Epic Beasts.)
• The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim (Used for the dragons at varying pitches)

YouTube Videos

• Bigjackfilms (Used for a Stegosaurus.)
• Dave Pavitt
• Johnny Kobayakawa (Heard twice in "Henry and the Elephant (Season 1 & RWS Style)".)
• King Kong 1933 Lost Spider Pit Sequence (Peter Jackson Recreation) (Giant Lizard)
• Nicholas Dodge Animations (Prehistoric Elephants)

Image Gallery

Jurassic Park Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - VARIOUS SNORTS, GROWLS, TRUMPETS, ANIMAL

Jurassic Park Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - VARIOUS SNORTS, GROWLS, TRUMPETS, ANIMAL

Jurassic World Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - VARIOUS SNORTS, GROWLS, TRUMPETS, ANIMAL

King Of The Lost World (2005) Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - VARIOUS SNORTS, GROWLS, TRUMPETS, ANIMAL

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - VARIOUS SNORTS, GROWLS, TRUMPETS, ANIMAL

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - VARIOUS SNORTS, GROWLS, TRUMPETS, ANIMAL

Samurai Jack Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - VARIOUS SNORTS, GROWLS, TRUMPETS, ANIMAL

Thomas And Friends Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - VARIOUS SNORTS, GROWLS, TRUMPETS, ANIMAL

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External Links

• Empire at 40: Sound Designer Ben Burtt Interview