The Image of the Debut of the sound in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977).
This is a Skywalker Sound sound effect created by Ben Burtt. It debuted in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope in 1977. According to Burtt, the sound is actually that of walnuts being crushed.
Used In
TV Shows
- The Eric Andre Show
- Love, Death & Robots
- Primal (2019 TV Series)
- Star Wars: Resistance (Heard once in "The Recruit".)
TV Specials
Movies
- Altered (2006)
- A Christmas Carol (2009)
- Cast Away (2000) (Small portions of this sound is heard a few times when Chuck is picking apart a crab as he talks to Wilson.)
- Chicken Run (2000)
- Enchanted (2007) (A slightly higher pitched variant of this sound is used once after the Cleanup song, when one of the pigeons eats a cockroach.)
- Five Nights at Freddy's (2023)
- Galaxy Quest (1999)
- Hercules (1997)
- The Incredibles (2004) (A processed/modified variant of this sound is heard once when Dynaguy is killed by his cape during Edna's lecture about them.)
- Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (Heard when Dietrich’s head deflates.)
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
- Jurassic Park (1993) (A slightly edited variant is heard once when the T-Rex eats the last bit of the goat before it looks down at the JP Tour Vehicle that Lex, Tim and Donald are inside of.)
- Kung Fu Panda (2008) (Used for Tai Lung chokes Zeng.)
- Monkeybone (2001)
- Monsters, Inc. (2001)
- Pitch Black (2000)
- The Punisher (2004)
- Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000)
- Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) (Debut; heard during the line "...Where are the ambassadors?".)
- Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) (Heard once in a normal and a high pitch as Han is released from the Carbonite.)
- Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) (Heard once when the T-800 breaks Gus' fingers before trying to shoot him.)
- Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996)
- Willow (1988)
Shorts
- Star Wars: Galaxy of Sounds (Heard once in "Dark Side".)
- Wow! (1990)
Video Games
Arcade:
- Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp (very high pitched)
PC:
Xbox:
Xbox 360:
PlayStation 2:
PlayStation Portable:
GameCube:
YouTube Videos
- HiHo Kids (Heard once in "Kids Try Breakfast from Around the World".)
- Larry The Stormtrooper
Image Gallery
Audio Samples