An image of an Asian elephant, the species responsible for the recording.

An image of an Asian elephant, the species responsible for the recording.

This sound effect can be found on Animal Trax, which was made by The Hollywood Edge. Like 801 and 901, it was taken from the Valentino effect Bull Elephant Trumpeting, except it was pitched up by a semitone. The elephant recorded for this sound was likely a captive Asian elephant in one way or another.

Info

Info
  • First recorded: 1958
  • Creator: Thomas J. Valentino
  • Owner: Major Records/Valentino (1958-1996), The Hollywood Edge (1996-2014), Sound Ideas (2014-present)
  • Origin: United States
  • Year debut: October 15, 1958
  • First heard: The Roots of Heaven (1958) (a 20th Century Fox film)
  • Area used: Worldwide

This sound is likely originally a 20th Century Fox sound effect and possibly an Major Records/Valentino sound effect called Bull Elephant Trumpeting, which can be found on Major Records - Sound Effects Volume 4 in 1958, except it is low-pitched. It first debuted in the 20th Century Fox film, The Roots of Heaven on October 15, 1958.

This sound is referred to as "The Sesame Street Elephant Trumpet" due to being used as a phenomenon in Sesame Street, often heard heavily in this show, along with AT043801, and AT043901. This can be heard in high and low pitches. This sound is often used for Fluffy, the elephant that lives in Oscar's trash can. This also was used for many elephants in this show. They used this a lot, even in today's era of Sesame Street. The 1st time it was used on Sesame Street was in a skit featuring Grover and Simon Soundman at Charlie's Restaurant (though, it was more high pitched).

A low pitched version of this sound is included in ELEPHANT - TRUMPETS, VARIOUS, ANIMAL from The International Sound Effects Library in 1983. Even a low pitched and low quality version of this sound called ANIMAL, ELEPHANT - ELEPHANT AT ZOO exists and can be found in the Dimension Sound Effects Library. In 1996, The Hollywood Edge picked it up and added this sound to their Animal Trax library.

In 2014, after The Hollywood Edge went out of business due to its bankruptcy, Sound Ideas took over to acquire this sound.

The sound is one of the most used elephant sound effects alongside Elephant Trumpeting PE024801. It should not be confused with ANIMAL, ELEPHANT - ELEPHANT TRUMPET.

Sound Effect Description

Sound Effect Description

Elephant Trumpet. Single Classic Trumpet. Close Perspective.

Variations

Similar Variations

Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect

Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect

Used In

Used In

TV Shows

TV Shows

Movies

Movies

Shorts

Shorts

Video Games

Video Games

3DS:

DS:

DVD:

GameCube:

Minecraft Addons:

Mobile:

  • Digimon New Century (Heard when Skull Mammon uses Spiral Bone.)
  • Miitomo (Heard sped-up when triggering the 🐘 Elephant Emoji.)

Nintendo Switch:

Nintendo Switch 2:

Online:

PC:

PlayStation:

PlayStation 2:

  • Splatter Master (Used for Train to Hell.)

PlayStation 3:

PlayStation 4:

PlayStation 5:

View-Master Interactive Vision

VTech V.Smile Baby:

Wii:

Xbox 360:

Xbox One:

Xbox Series X/S:

Videos/DVDs

Videos/DVDs

Live Events

Live Events
  • Thomas & Friends: The All Aboard! Live Tour

Commercials

Commercials

Japan:

  • Morinaga Chocoball - Safari

Pakistan:

USA:

  • Beast Lord: The New Land
  • Chase Bank Commercial (2010)
  • Jaxxon (2025) (Heard in a low pitch.)
  • Lego Duplo Zoo Commercial
  • LOOP-LOC Swimming Pool Products
  • McDonald's Ad - Birthday World Video (2001)
  • McDonald's Ad - The Zoo (2000)

Logos

Logos
  • Coliseum Film (Thailand) (1984)
  • Vision Park (2001)

Promos

Promos

Trailers

Trailers

TV Spots

TV Spots

Toys

Toys

Books

Books

Theme Parks

Theme Parks

Disneyland:

  • Tarzan's Treehouse

Hershey's Chocolate World:

Walt Disney World:

Other Media

Other Media

Websites

Websites

YouTube Videos

YouTube Videos

Music

Music

Music Videos

Music Videos

Apps

Apps
  • Preschool Memory Match

Anime

Anime

Image Gallery

Image Gallery

Audio Samples

Audio Samples


(regular version)


(A very low pitched and slowed down version as used for a Heffalump's trumpet in Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005).)