The Sky Crawlers (2008)

The Sky Crawlers is a 2008 Anime Drama/War film directed by Mamoru Oshi.

Skywalker Sound provided Post Production Sound Services: Sound Design by Tom Myers (also Supervising Sound Editor) and Randy Thom; Leff Lefferts was an uncredited assistant sound designer; Dennie Thorpe, Jana Vance, Ronni Brown & Ellen Heuer did foley, recorded by Sean England & Jessica Lemes da Silva and edited by Brandon Proctor & Pascal Garneau.

Storyline

A group of eternally young fighter pilots known as Kildren experience the sudden loss of innocence as they battle the enemy in astonishing dogfights above the clouds.

Sound Effects Used

• Hollywoodedge, Explosion No Debris EXP022101
• Hollywoodedge, Machine Gun Silence PE1103601 (low volume)
• Hollywoodedge, Thunder Rip Rumble PE1008603 (+12 pitch, flanged)
• Looney Tunes Cartoon Fall Sound (Heard occasionally at low volume with WB SIREN - STUKA SIREN HOWL; both slightly modified variants)
• SKYWALKER, AIRPLANE - AIRPLANE FAST PASS BY 01
• SKYWALKER, AIRPLANE - BIPLANE PASS BY
• SKYWALKER, AIRPLANE - DOGFIGHT, WWII AIRCRAFT, GUNFIRE
• SKYWALKER, AIRPLANE - STUKA SIREN SCREAM BY, SHORT
• SKYWALKER BULLET RICOCHET 01 (normal and very high pitches)
• SKYWALKER BULLET RICOCHET 04
• SKYWALKER, BULLET - SCREAM-LIKE RICOCHET (debut)
• SKYWALKER, BULLET - VARIOUS ARRAY OF RICOCHETS
• SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 05
• SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 16
• SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - CRACKLING EXPLOSION, MEDIUM 01
• SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - EXPLOSIVE RICOCHET, HIGH RICCO, EXPLOSION ACCENT
• SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - INFERNO RUMBLING
• SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - THERMAL DETONATOR: CHARGE 01
• SKYWALKER HIGH-PITCHED POW SOUND
• SKYWALKER, HISS - MECHANICAL EJECT HISS
• SKYWALKER HYPERDRIVE FAILURE SOUND
• SKYWALKER, METAL - MEDIUM SIZE DOUBLE CLANK
• SKYWALKER, METAL - MEDIUM SIZE DOUBLE CLANK 03
• SKYWALKER, SCI FI GUN - AT-AT GUN
• SKYWALKER, SIREN - AIR RAID SIREN
• SKYWALKER, SIREN - STUKA SIREN WHOOP
• SKYWALKER, THUNDER - LOUD CRACKLING IN A DARK NIGHT (muffled)
• SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - MUFFLED SWISH
• SKYWALKER, WHOOSH - SPIN THROUGH AIR
• SKYWALKER, WIND - HEAVY WIND WHISTLING
• SKYWALKER, WIND - REACTOR SHAFT EXPLOSION, WIND, WEATHER
• Sound Ideas, CARTOON, AIRPLANE - PROP PLANE POWER DIVE SCREAM (Used incorrectly various times, modified/processed and pitched differently)
• Sound Ideas, Explosion Single Large 05 - Single large explosion with fiery ending
• Sound Ideas, WIND - HOWLING, MOUNTAINOUS WIND, COLD GUSTS, WEATHER
• WB SIREN - STUKA SIREN HOWL (Used incorrectly and occasionally for any falling/diving airplane; mixed sometimes with Looney Tunes Cartoon Fall Sound at a low volume)

Image Gallery

The Sky Crawlers (2008)/Image Gallery

Audio Samples

SKYWALKER, EXPLOSION - EXPLOSIVE RICOCHET, HIGH RICCO, EXPLOSION ACCENT as heard in the anime.