This is a 1970s lightning sound effect that has a space ray-gun -like sound heard at the start. Originally recorded for the Cinesound library.
Similar Variations
- Hollywoodedge, Explosion Big Spark SDT026001 (included, but echoed and processed)
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 22 (included, but flanged)
- Space Lightning 02
Used In
TV Shows
- Ben 10
- Danger Mouse (1981 TV Series)
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
- Kid Cosmic
- The Lion Guard
- PB&J Otter
- Power Rangers
- Space: 1999
- Star Fleet (1980) (English dub)
- Star Wars: Clone Wars
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Terrahawks
- Tugs (Heard in "Ghosts".)
Movies
- Aladdin (Goodtimes Entertainment) (1992)
- An American Tail (1986)
- Damien: Omen II (1978)
- Flash Gordon (1980)
- Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995)
- Godzilla vs. MechaGodzilla II (1993)
- GoldenEye (1995)
- The Green Mile (1999)
- Hercules (1997)
- Hellraiser (1987)
- Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
- Howard the Duck (1986) (Heard once in a flanged version during the introduction title.)
- Invaders from Mars (1986)
- The Iron Giant (1999)
- The Land Before Time (1988)
- The Lion King (2019)
- Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
- Moonraker (1979)
- The Omen (1976)
- Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981)
- The Pebble and the Penguin (1995)
- Return to Oz (1985) (original workprint only)
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
- Rocky IV (1985)
- Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) (used to accent lightsaber clashes)
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
- Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- Teen Titans Go! to the Movies (2018)
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
- The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
- Willow (1988)
Video Games
Xbox:
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2002) (Video Game)
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (Used in file dubbed as "res_u106_uta_gbg_00114".)
PC:
- Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire (Heard in Chapter 9: The Mine Field and Chapter 13: Escaping the Star Destroyer.)
PlayStation:
- Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire (Heard in Chapter 9: The Mine Field and Chapter 13: Escaping the Star Destroyer.)
PlayStation 2:
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2002) (Video Game)
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (Used in file dubbed as "res_u106_uta_gbg_00114".)
- SD Gundam G Generation Wars (high-pitched)
GBA:
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (Used in file dubbed as "res_u106_uta_gbg_00114".)
GameCube:
DS:
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (Used in file dubbed as "res_u106_uta_gbg_00114".)
Arcade:
- Joust (heard in commercials for the Atari ports)
YouTube Videos
Anime
- Akira (1988)
- Detective Conan: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper (1997)
- Detective Conan: Countdown to Heaven (2001)
- GoShogun: The Time Etranger
- Lupin III: Mystery of Mamo
- Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon
- Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (Used whenever Chuck is hit by lightning.)
- Pokémon 4Ever (2001)
- Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2007)
- Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew (2005)
- Space Dandy (Heard in Episode 10.)
- Transformers: Super God Masterforce (heard in Episode 38)
- Yu Yu Hakusho
Image Gallery
An American Tail (1986) Space Lightning
_SKYWALKER_EXPLOSION_22.png "Howard the Duck (1986) SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 22.png (1.25 MB)")
Howard the Duck (1986) Space Lightning 01
_Space_Lightning_01.png "The Iron Giant (1999) Space Lightning 01.png (299 KB)")
The Iron Giant (1999) Space Lightning 01
The Land Before Time (1988) Space Lightning 01
_Space_Lightning_01_1.png "Moonraker (1979) Space Lightning 01 1.png (561 KB)")
Moonraker (1979) Space Lightning 01
_Space_Lightning_01_2.png "Moonraker (1979) Space Lightning 01 2.png (471 KB)")
Moonraker (1979) Space Lightning 01
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) Space Lightning 01
Star Wars: Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire Space Lightning 01
Audio Samples