This is a Skywalker Sound sound effect. It was created by Ben Burtt, and debuted in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
Used In
Movies
- The Incredibles (2004)
- Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (debut)
- The Polar Express (2004) (A lower-pitched, extended, edited and processed variant of this sound or a similar sound effect is heard once when the Observation car clanks its way down the tracks before it rolls over the track switch at the North Pole.)
- The Truffle Hunters (2020)
Video Games
- Star Wars: Battlefront (2004 Video Game) (Used whenever the player enters/exits a vehicle or turret.)
- Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005 Video Game) (Used whenever the player enters/exits a vehicle or turret.)
Image Gallery
The Incredibles (2004) SKYWALKER, METAL - SLIGHT BANGING
The Polar Express (2004) SKYWALKER, METAL - SLIGHT BANGING (lower-pitched, extended, edited and processed) (needs clarification)
Audio Samples
(The supposed edited variant as heard in The Polar Express.)

