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These are sound effects that were created by Skywalker Sound for the movie franchise Transformers. They were most likely created by Gary Rydstrom, and debuted in F/X2 (1991).
It is a series of sound effects consisting of loud "DING!" impact sounds in varying pitches.
Info
- First recorded: 1991
- Creator: Gary Rydstrom
- Owner: Skywalker Sound (1991-present)
- Origin: United States
- Year debut: May 10, 1991
- First heard: F/X2 (1991)
- Area used: TBA
Used In
TV Shows
- 3Below: Tales of Arcadia
- The Amazing World of Gumball
- Amphibia (5th clang; Heard once when Darcy drops her scythe in "All In")
- Arcane League of Legends
- Battle Kitty
- Ben 10
- Big Hero 6: The Series
- Knuckles (TV Series)
- Love, Death & Robots
- The Mandalorian
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2D Animated Series)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (CGI Animated Series)
- Trollhunters (4th clang; reversed)
Movies
- 9 (2009)
- 6 Underground (2019)
- The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
- Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) (7th clang; lower pitched)
- Altered (2006) (7th clang)
- The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
- Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001) (7th and 3rd clangs only.)
- The Avengers (2012)
- Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
- Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- Baby's Day Out (1994) (5th clang)
- Battleship (2012)
- Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
- Big Hero 6 (2014)
- Brave (2012)
- Bunyan and Babe (2017)
- Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- Captain Marvel (2019)
- Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
- Cars 2 (2011)
- Cats & Dogs (2001) (Needs clarification.)
- Cloverfield (2008) (Heard when the Statue of Liberty's head collides with a New York street.)
- The Dark Knight (2008) (7th clang)
- Despicable Me 2 (2013) (5th clang)
- Despicable Me 4 (2024)
- Dog Man (2025) (5th clang)
- The Electric State (2025) (5th clang)
- F/X2 (1991) (debut)
- Ferdinand (2017)
- Free Birds (2013) (7th clang; lower pitched)
- Goosebumps (2015)
- Hellboy (2004)
- Hercules (1997)
- Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (2011)
- The Host (2006)
- The Incredibles (2004)
- Iron Man (2008)
- Iron Man 2 (2010)
- Iron Man 3 (2013) (4th clang; heard when Iron Man said, "What's this? I had winners.".)
- The Island (2005)
- James and the Giant Peach (1996)
- Jungle Cruise (2021)
- Jurassic Park (1993)
- KPop Demon Hunters (2025)
- Kung Fu Panda (2008) (2nd clang; heard in a lower pitch when Tai Lung's shell is open.)
- Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) (4th clang only)
- The Lego Movie (2014)
- Lilo & Stitch (2002) (5th clang)
- The Little Prince (2015)
- The Lone Ranger (2013) (The 2nd and 5th clangs are heard once each when the bridge starts to fall apart after John and Tonto blow it up in a flashback during the final chase scene.)
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) (5th clang only)
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) (7th clang; heard in a low volume)
- Mars Attacks! (1996)
- Megamind (2010)
- A Minecraft Movie (2025)
- Minions (2015)
- Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
- The Mitchells vs. The Machines (2021)
- Monster House (2006)
- Monsters vs. Aliens (2009)
- Mortadelo and Filemon: Mission Implausible (2014) (2nd clang; needs clarification; used when Jimmy drops two hollow charge bombs.)
- Pacific Rim (2013)
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
- Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
- A Quiet Place: Part II (2020)
- Ratatouille (2007) (5th clang; processed)
- Ready Player One (2018)
- Robots (2005)
- San Andreas (2015) (7th clang; lower pitched)
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
- The Smurfs (2011)
- The Smurfs 2 (2013)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022)
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
- Super 8 (2011)
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
- Terminator Genisys (2015)
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- Titan A.E. (2000) (Heard faintly when a Drej alien shoots down a metal door during the cafeteria attack.)
- Titanic (1997)
- Transformers (2007)
- Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
- Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
- Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
- Transformers One (2024)
- Ultraman: Rising (2024)
- Volcano (1997)
- War of the Worlds (2005) (The 7th clang is heard once at a slightly lower pitch near the end of the film when a Tripod is struck by a Javelin Missile.)
- The Wild Robot (2024)
- World Trade Center (2006) (Unless confused with similar sounds.)
- Zootopia (2016)
Shorts
- Megamind: The Button of Doom (2011) (7th clang)
Video Games
- Atomic Heart
- Battlefield 1
- Battlefield V
- Doom (2016 Video Game)
- Doom Eternal
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- Rayman Legends
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (The 6th clang is heard once in the mission "Urban Pleasures" when the trolley crashes and falls on its side after having smashed through a cart.)
- Warhammer 40k
Trailers
- Battlefield 1 (Trailers) (4th clang)
- Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) (Trailers)
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011) (Trailers)
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) (Trailers)
- Transformers: The Last Knight (2017) (Trailers)
- Transformers (2007) (Trailers)
- Quake Champions (Trailers) (7th clang)
YouTube Videos
- Gameoverse (3th Clang Edited Only)
- Knights of Guinevere (7th clang)
- Murder Drones
- Osro
- Space King