# Your Favorite Sound Effects **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 7, 2005, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296 "2005-06-07T15:02:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![KJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b2d939/32.png) [@KJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KJ)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296/21 "2005-06-08T00:14:26Z")
I’ll second the rocket launcher sound from Doom. Also the door opening/closing sound effects and the moving platform sound effects. I’ll also second the Star Wars lightsaber/blaster sound effects. There’s a sound effect from the game Sonic & Knuckles that I really like that plays whenever a laser beam charges up. (It goes "wai wai wai wai waiwaiwai_waiwaiwai_ _KCHOOM!_) I like the sound effects for the Gravity Gun in Half Life 2. Also the sound the striders make when they die. There are a lot of .MOD songs out there with really fantastic instruments (that I am known to steal and use in my own songs…) Such as [this one](http://www.geocities.com/kinkajou02/Random1.mp3), and [this one](http://www.geocities.com/kinkajou02/CoolSamples.mp3), as well as probably my favorite sound effect of all time, “[Rezonatix](http://www.geocities.com/kinkajou02/Rezonatix.mp3)” (I have no idea what it is, but I know it sounds awesome.) ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296/22 "2005-06-08T00:40:06Z")
> [@KJ](#): > > There’s a sound effect from the game Sonic & Knuckles that I really like that plays whenever a laser beam charges up. (It goes "wai wai wai wai waiwaiwai_waiwaiwai_ _KCHOOM!_) Good one! From any Star Trek dated after THG: the little chirp that the badge comminicator makes. Recent one for me: Sora’s sound effects from _Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories_ (_POWER!_) Another video game: Ness from _Super Smash Bros. Melee_ (_PK THUNDER!_) ---
**Author:** ![Squee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@Squee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squee)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296/23 "2005-06-08T00:48:43Z")
The sound of me ripping open my paycheck on the 1st and 15th! Other than that, oh yeah, Wolverine… “Snikt”! ---
**Author:** ![DirkGntly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296/24 "2005-06-08T01:23:03Z")
I’m partial to the sound mortars make in movies, that _schwiff, thwoomb_ sound when the drop in the shell and it fires… ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296/25 "2005-06-08T01:30:41Z")
Definately [this creepy sound effect.](http://www.home.pon.net/phoebeg/CREEPYSFX.mp3) They used it a _lot_ on the old Toei _Dennis the Menace_ cartoon, and in countless ghost documentaries. It took me _years_ to find a clean recording of it. I have no idea what it’s proper name is, or what instrument it is, but I still love it. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![SnakesCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4af34b/32.png) [@SnakesCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakesCatLady)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296/26 "2005-06-08T01:35:10Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > [SKIP]Hmm…Any deep hollow sound of a large projectile being fired. _Boof_ Such as a cannon. The larger the caliber the better. > > If I think of more, I’ll be back.[END SKIP] I live near Fort Benning, GA. If you’d ever like to hear that effect up close and personal, give me a call. If there is low cloud cover during these hot Georgia nights, the pictures on my walls will shake when the ranges are working late. ---
**Author:** ![Baggins111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@Baggins111](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baggins111)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296/27 "2005-06-08T03:34:28Z")
**Larry Mudd** took mine - the sound of a TIE fighter. Probably one of the most distinctive sound effects ever other than that of a light sabre being activated. **Pushkin** - I also love the sound of Amidala’s ships. They have a definite cavitation to them that makes them distinct. I find myself walking closely to the big shop fans at work to hear that sound - approach from behind, lean your head towards it, walk by, listen and enjoy. Really good when you use the doppler effect. ---
**Author:** ![Leroy\_Brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@Leroy\_Brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leroy_Brown)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296/28 "2005-06-08T04:44:48Z")
I hope this isn’t too obscure, but I smile every time I hear the sound of Charlie Brown landing on his back after missing the football held by Lucy. It’s a combined “Crunch” and “Oof!” sound. I hear it in other cartoons and live action shows from time to time. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Bruin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Queen\_Bruin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Bruin)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296/29 "2005-06-08T05:22:55Z")
Some of the laser blasts in Star Wars (well, ep. IV-VI anyway) were done by rapping a hammer on a tower guy wire. I still think it’s one of the coolest sounds ever. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MackoUr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eada6e/32.png) [@MackoUr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MackoUr)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296/30 "2005-06-08T06:12:10Z")
The sound of the Martian heat rays from _War of the Worlds_ (I don’t have to call it the original \*War of the Worlds \* yet, do I?) I heard it again Sunday night on Robot Chicken when the cyborg Walt Disney attacked Cuba (what a great show). ---
**Author:** ![Catalyst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@Catalyst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catalyst)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296/31 "2005-06-08T06:26:40Z")
The Hypnotoad sound, AKA “angry machine.” Synchronized bootsteps (eg. the beginning of Rammstein’s _Links 2 3 4_). The low thunderish sound when Vader chokes people (added in the '90s, I know). Does John DiMaggio scatting count as a sound effect? ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296/32 "2005-06-08T06:38:32Z")
Got 'nother one. The scream Goofy makes after falling/jumping/being flung from a great height. You know the one. (_“AAAA-hoo-ooo-oooy!”_) ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296/33 "2005-06-08T10:38:45Z")
You have to go back to the old (40’s-60’s) westerns with the Indians (native Americans) using bows and arrows to hear the one I like to mimic for anybody who’ll listen. With a little practice you can amuse your friends and neighbors as well. Whiiii–tiii—kaaaa … Skoooon Another from that era was the sound of a rifle (occasionally a pistol would ricochet almost as well) being fired and the bullet ricocheting willy-nilly over a large area, especially if there were no trees or rocks or hard reflecting surfaces anywhere in sight. Sort of a toook—aa—chooo----chooo chiiing chiing I also loved the squealing tires in **Thunder Road** (the Robert Mitchum classic from the late 50’s), especially on dirt roads. Amazing! ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296/34 "2005-06-08T12:07:28Z")
Proton Pack ignition in _Ghostbusters_. The TARDIS appearing: “Vwooorp”. The Tyrannosaurus Rex roar in _Jurassic Park_. ---
**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296/35 "2005-06-08T12:32:11Z")
Just remembered some more. The “whoosh-thunk” of an arrow whistling in the air and sticking into a solid object. The “ca-CHAK” of one of those slide hammers being pulled back and released. Link’s sword charge SFX from _Link to the Past_. And, on the opposite side, I hate the sound of electricity crackling and popping. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296/36 "2005-06-08T12:32:35Z")
> [@Snakescatlady](#): > > I live near Fort Benning, GA. If you’d ever like to hear that effect up close and personal, give me a call. If there is low cloud cover during these hot Georgia nights, the pictures on my walls will shake when the ranges are working late. Oooo, I may have to reconsider my moratorium on visits to Georgia. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296/37 "2005-06-09T02:44:56Z")
The _Jupiter 2_ engine powering up and taking off in **Lost in Space.** Does anyone know where I can find it on the web? ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296/38 "2005-06-09T02:57:27Z")
> [@Catalyst](#): > > The Hypnotoad sound, AKA “angry machine.” Damn! you took my OWN sound. That sound is what floors me with laughter and caused me to choose this name. A very specific sound was the one caused by Stimpy playing Rapunzel and snorting Ren up his nose. It slays me. The sound of a boulder landing on Wile E. Coyote is also etched into my mind. It has such a FINAL note to it. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296/39 "2005-06-09T03:25:46Z")
The sound effect of the laser weapons the _The Black Hole._ (Which, as I remember, sounded similar or identical to ones on _G.I. Joe._) ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296/40 "2005-06-09T04:07:21Z")
> [@Ranchoth](#): > > Got 'nother one. > > The scream Goofy makes after falling/jumping/being flung from a great height. You know the one. (_“AAAA-hoo-ooo-oooy!”_) Ooooh, good one, **Ranchoth**! I’ve always dug this sound, and I love making it when I’m on a rollercoastere, or jet skiing. The one that comes to my mind is the sound when Fred Flintstone starts to run, or is “revving” up his car. I hate to say it, but it took me years to identify the source as bongo drums. Duh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-sound-effects/307296.md?page=3)