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
- 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 once in "Henry and the Elephant".)
- Walking with Beasts (Heard once in "Mammoth Journey".)
Movies
- 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 Bismol Max (Used for the Monsters.)
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
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
Samurai Jack Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - VARIOUS SNORTS, GROWLS, TRUMPETS, ANIMAL
Thomas And Friends Sound Ideas, ELEPHANT - VARIOUS SNORTS, GROWLS, TRUMPETS, ANIMAL
Audio Samples