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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
- 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)
- The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
- 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)
- Free Birds (2013) (7th clang; lower pitched)
- F/X2 (1991) (debut)
- Goosebumps (2015)
- Hellboy (2004)
- Hercules (1997)
- 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)
- 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
Image Gallery
Audio Samples
(1st clang)
(2nd clang)
(2nd clang; ringing variant)
(3rd clang)
(3rd clang; lower pitched)
(4th clang)
(4th clang; ringing variant)
(5th clang)
(5th clang; ringing variant)
(6th clang)
(6th clang; lower pitched)
(7th clang)
(Variant from Transformers.)
(Variant from Cloverfield.)
(Variant from Hercules.)
(Variant from Brave and The Little Prince.)
(Variant from The Super Mario Bros. Movie.)
(Variant from Monsters vs. Aliens.)
(Variant from Hellboy.)
(First variant from F/X2.)