2 August 2008
The Sky Crawlers (スカイ・クロラ Sukai Kurora) is a 2008 Japanese adult animated war film, directed by Mamoru Oshii. It is an adaptation of Hiroshi Mori's novel of the same name. It was released across Japanese theatres by Warner Bros. Japan on August 2, 2008. Animated by Production I.G, the film was written by Chihiro Itō, featuring character designs by Tetsuya Nishio and music by Kenji Kawai. The 3D CG animation for the movie was produced by the Polygon Pictures studio, who also produced the 3D CG for Oshii's previous film Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence.
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, Metal Ricochets Bull FS013802
- Hollywoodedge, Thunder Rip Rumble PE1008603 (+12 pitch, flanged)
- Looney Tunes Cartoon Fall Sound (Modified edits heard with an edit of WB SIREN - STUKA SIREN HOWL for some of the airplanes diving; normal and in reverse.)
- 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 - HOTH BLASTER RICOCHET
- SKYWALKER, BULLET - RICOCHET WHIZZING BY 03
- SKYWALKER, BULLET - SCREAM-LIKE RICOCHET (debut)
- SKYWALKER, BULLET - VARIOUS ARRAY OF RICOCHETS
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 05
- SKYWALKER EXPLOSION 07 (Heard once in a very low-pitched/-14 pitch, sped-up edits.)
- 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, FOOTSTEP - BUZZ LIGHTYEAR'S FOOTSTEPS
- SKYWALKER HIGH-PITCHED POW SOUND
- SKYWALKER, HISS - MECHANICAL EJECT HISS
- SKYWALKER HYPERDRIVE FAILURE SOUND
- SKYWALKER, METAL - MEDIUM SIZE DOUBLE CLANK 01
- SKYWALKER, METAL - MEDIUM SIZE DOUBLE CLANK 03
- SKYWALKER, METAL - QUICK DOUBLE SQUEAK 02
- 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 - POWERFUL SCI-FI WHOOSH
- 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 - FOREST WIND, LEAVES STIR, WEATHER
- 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.