This is a Skywalker Sound sound effect. It debuted in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) and was probably recorded by Ben Burtt.
Info
- First Recorded: 1983
- Creator: Ben Burtt
- Owner: Skywalker Sound (1983-present)
- Origin: United States
- Year Debut: May 25, 1983
- First Heard: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- Area Used: TBA
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect
Used In
TV Shows
Movies
- 2012 (2009) (Heard once when a massive tidal wave carrying the USS John F. Kennedy, is about to crash straight into the White House.)
- The Batman (2022)
- Battleship (2012)
- Cast Away (2000)
- Cloverfield (2008) (Heard once in a low volume as Lily starts yelling "Jason!" as the people on the Brooklyn Bridge begin to flee.)
- Fast Five (2011) (Heard once in a low volume after the Oshkosh truck crashes into the side of one of the cars of the DEA train.)
- Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) (Heard once when the backstage door starts to close as Abby walks through it with Chica.)
- Godzilla (2014)
- Goosebumps (2015) (Edited)
- Hellboy (2004)
- Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
- The Incredibles (2004)
- The Iron Giant (1999)
- The Island (2005) (Heard once when the rear end of the armored truck lifts up after being hit by one of the train wheels during the highway chase sequence.)
- The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003)
- The Meg (2018) (Needs clarification.)
- Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
- Monkeybone (2001)
- Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
- Pacific Rim (2013)
- Pearl Harbor (2001)
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
- San Andreas (2015)
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) (Debut; can be heard in a higher pitch.)
- Superman Returns (2006)
- Titan A.E. (2000)
- Titanic (1997)
- Transformers (2007)
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
- Transformers One (2024)
- Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
- Zootopia (2016)
Shorts
- Logorama
Video Games
- Injustice: Gods Among Us (Heard once during a stage transition in The Watchtower.)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2002) (Video Game)
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II (SFX cluster as mixed with Skywalker's screaming electricity sound effects, dubbed as "SFX_1890.wav")
Image Gallery
2012 (2009) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01
_SKYWALKER,_METAL_-_SHORT,_HEAVY_METALLIC_GROAN_01.png "Cast Away (2000) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01.png (279 KB)")
Cast Away (2000) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01
_SKYWALKER,_METAL_-_SHORT,_HEAVY_METALLIC_GROAN_01.png "Cloverfield (2008) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01.png (1.23 MB)")
Cloverfield (2008) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01 (low volume, quickly fades in then out)
_SKYWALKER,_METAL_-_SHORT,_HEAVY_METALLIC_GROAN_01.png "Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01.png (310 KB)")
Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01
_SKYWALKER,_METAL_-_SHORT,_HEAVY_METALLIC_GROAN_01.png "Goosebumps (2015) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01.png (707 KB)")
Goosebumps (2015) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01 (Edited)
Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01
_SKYWALKER,_METAL_-_SHORT,_HEAVY_METALLIC_GROAN_01.png "The Incredibles (2004) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01.png (462 KB)")
The Incredibles (2004) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01
_SKYWALKER,_METAL_-_SHORT,_HEAVY_METALLIC_GROAN_01.png "The Iron Giant (1999) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01.png (675 KB)")
The Iron Giant (1999) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01
_SKYWALKER,_METAL_-_SHORT,_HEAVY_METALLIC_GROAN_01_(1).png "The Iron Giant (1999) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01 (1).png (707 KB)")
The Iron Giant (1999) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01 (1st half only)
The Iron Giant (1999) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01 (last half only)
_SKYWALKER,_METAL_-_SHORT,_HEAVY_METALLIC_GROAN_01.png "The Island (2005) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01.png (1.44 MB)")
The Island (2005) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01 (decreases in pitch)
The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01
_Unknown_Metal_Groan_Sound.png "The Meg (2018) Unknown Metal Groan Sound.png (1.55 MB)")
The Meg (2018) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01 (slightly edited) (needs clarification)
_SKYWALKER,_METAL_-_SHORT,_HEAVY_METALLIC_GROAN_01_(2).png "Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01 (2).png (766 KB)")
Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01
_SKYWALKER,_METAL_-_SHORT,_HEAVY_METALLIC_GROAN_01.png "Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01.png (298 KB)")
Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01
_SKYWALKER,_METAL_-_SHORT,_HEAVY_METALLIC_GROAN_01.png "Star Wars - Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01.png (685 KB)")
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01
_SKYWALKER,_METAL_-_SHORT,_HEAVY_METALLIC_GROAN_01.png "Star Wars; Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01.png (742 KB)")
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01 (Debut, high pitched.)
_SKYWALKER,_METAL_-_SHORT,_HEAVY_METALLIC_GROAN_01.png "Superman Returns (2006) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01.png (652 KB)")
Superman Returns (2006) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01
_SKYWALKER,_METAL_-_SHORT,_HEAVY_METALLIC_GROAN_01.png "Titan A.E. (2000) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01.png (439 KB)")
Titan A.E. (2000) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01
Titanic (1997) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01 (very high pitched, slightly muffled due to Rose shouting)
Transformers (2007) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01
_SKYWALKER,_METAL_-_SHORT,_HEAVY_METALLIC_GROAN_01.png "Transformers (2007) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01.png (780 KB)")
Transformers (2007) SKYWALKER, METAL - SHORT, HEAVY METALLIC GROAN 01
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