The Polar Express (2004) (Video Game)

The Polar Express is an action-adventure platform game based on the film of the same name. It was developed by Blue Tongue Entertainment for the PlayStation 2, GameCube and Microsoft Windows. A version for the Game Boy Advance was developed by Tantalus Media. All versions of the game were published by THQ. It was released in North America on November 2nd, 2004, and in Europe on December 16th, 2004.

Sound Effects Used

PC, Nintendo GameCube and PlayStation 2 Versions

• Hollywoodedge, Bone Breaks Gushes He FS044001 (Third impact only; heard once when the Hero Boy falls into the coal in the tender in a cutscene.)
• Hollywoodedge, Metal Creaks Machine FS015801
• Hollywoodedge, Small Swishes Light FS048101
• Hollywoodedge, Small Swishes Light FS048104
• SKYWALKER, METAL - MEDIUM-PITCHED GROANS, VARIOUS
• SKYWALKER, TRAIN - HEAVY WHEEL CLATTERS
• SKYWALKER, TRAIN - LARGE COUPLING IMPACTS
• SKYWALKER, TRAIN - POLAR EXPRESS WHISTLE (Used as the whistle on the locomotive, in both a normal variant, and an edited muffled variant.)
• Sound Ideas, DOOR, WOOD - OPEN 03 (Used when opening the doors in the coaches.)
• Sound Ideas, SQUEAK, METAL - LARGE METAL OBJECT ROLLING, SCI FI
• Sound Ideas, TRAIN, FREIGHT - FREIGHT TRAIN: APPROACH AND PASS BY CLOSE, LOUD WHEEL CLACKING (Clattering element only; used for the coaches wheels clattering various times in-game.)
• Sound Ideas, TRAIN, STEAM - START IN MOTION 01
• Unknown Sound Effects Library, Distant Steam Locomotive Whistle

Nintendo Game Boy Advance Version

• Sound Ideas, TRAIN, BRAKE - BRAKES SQUEAL (Shortened in-game; heard once when the player has the Hero Boy pull the brake lever on the Observation car’s vestibule platform, and the trains brakes start to squeal.)
• Sound Ideas, TRAIN, STEAM - STEAM TRAIN: WHISTLES, CLOSE UP (1st whistle only, sped up in tempo and higher pitch; used as the whistle on the locomotive.)