SoundDogs, Animals - Lion - C U - Roar

This sound effect can be found on the Soundstorm Sound Effects Library, which was made by SoundDogs. It debuted in Poltergeist (1982) and is best known for its use in the MGM logo since 1982. Despite being labeled as a lion roar, this was actually recorded from a tiger.

Info

• First recorded: 1982
• Creator: Mark A. Mangini
• Owner: Metro Goldwyn-Mayer (1982-present)
• Origin: United States
• Year debut: June 4, 1982
• First heard: Poltergeist (1982)
• Area used: Worldwide

Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect

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Similar Variations

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• MGM Roar
• Best Service, Lion Growls

Used In

TV Shows

• All Dogs Go to Heaven: The Series (Heard once in the logo.)
• Audubon Park Elementary School (Heard in two Mrs. O episodes.)
• Canimals (Heard once in "Jurassic Can".)
• The Casagrandes
• Clarence (Heard once in "Zoo".)
• Danger Force (Heard twice in "Down Goes Santa: Part I".)
• Family Guy (Heard once in "Chick Cancer".)
• The Ghost and Molly McGee
• The Handmaid's Tale (Heard once in the logo; and once in "A Woman's Place".)
• Imagination Movers (Heard once during the song "The Jungle Room" from "Treasure of the Warehouse".)
• Jessie (Used once for a tiger roaring when it chases Bertram at the end of "Jessie's Big Break".)
• Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (Heard in two Season 4 episodes.)
• Leo the Wildlife Ranger (Used once for a tiger in the Season 1 intro and for an offscreen lion in "Ha Ha Hyena".)
• The Lion Guard (2016 TV Series)
• The Loud House
• Oggy and the Cockroaches
• Pink Panther and Pals (Heard once in the logo.)
• Power Rangers (Heard once in "A Lion's Alliance".)
• Rugrats (Heard once in "Accidents Happen".)
• The Simpsons
• The Thundermans (Heard once in "Z's All That".)
• The Tom and Jerry Show (Heard once in "Rosemary's Gravy")
• We Baby Bears
• The Wild Thornberrys (Heard twice in "Cheetahs Never Prosper".)
• The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse
• Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! (Heard in "Wubbzy in the Woods".)
• Zig & Sharko

Movies

• An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998) (Heard once in the MGM logo.)
• The Cutting Edge (1992) (Heard once in the MGM logo.)
• The Dark Knight (2008)
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) (Used for the Souls of the Damned.)
• Help! (1965) (5.1 mix only)
• Hot Fuzz (2007)
• Ice Age (2002)
• Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) (Used briefly for Diego roaring)
• Jungle Cruise (2021) (Used for Proxima.)
• Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010)
• The Lion King (1994)
• The Lion King (2019)
• The Lion King 1½ (2004)
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
• Madagascar (2005)
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
• Moana 2 (2024) (Used for Maui as a shark.)
• Monster High 2 (2023) (Used for Clawdeen Wolf when she roars.)
• Over the Hedge (2006)
• The Pebble and the Penguin (1995) (Heard once in the MGM logo.)
• Poltergeist (1982) (debut)
• Rugrats Go Wild (2003)
• The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (1998) (Heard once in the MGM logo.)
• The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) (Used for a group of snails roaring offscreen.)
• Strange Brew (1983) (Grunt used only in the logo when a drunken Leo the Lion tries to roar.)
• Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
• That's Entertainment III (1994) (Heard once in the MGM logo.)
• Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry (2005)
• We Bought a Zoo (2011)
• The Wild (2006)
• The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002)
• Willow (1988) (Heard once in the logo.)
• Zootopia (2016)

Video Games

Mobile:

• Fun Animal Sounds
• Survivalcraft

PC:

• Fox Hunt (Heard once in a deleted scene.)
• MapleStory (Used as the death sounds for Drake.)
• Survivalcraft

PlayStation:

• Tom and Jerry in House Trap (Heard once in the Warthog logo.)
• Tomorrow Never Dies (video game) (Heard once in the logo.)
• The World is Not Enough (video game) (Heard once in the logo.)
• Crash Bandicoot (Used in the level theme for "The Lost City", and "Sunset Vista".)

Sega CD:

• Wirehead (Heard once in the logo, pitched down by 7 semitonnes.)

Xbox:

• Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus

Promos

• Return to Pride Rock CD Promo

Trailers

• The Lion King (1994) (Trailers) (Heard once in the orignal theatrical trailer.)

Logos

• 2OO2 (Logos)
• Asad Production Dadu (Logos)
• Avalon Hill Game Company (Logos)
• Haffiz Garba Production (Logos)
• Leo Vision (Logos)
• Lion Films Productions (Logos)
• Lion King Multimedia (Logos)
• Lions I Production (Logos)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Logo (1957-1986) (Logos) (Used since 1982.)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Logo (1986-2009) (Logos)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Logo (2012-2021) (Logos)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Logo (2021-) (Logos)
• MoreSidemen (Logos)
• Roky's (Logos)
• Suhas Media (Logos)
• Taktse Audiovisual & Film Making (Logos)
• Warthog Games (Logos)
• Wolfepride Productions (Logos)
• Yerevan Studio (Logos)

Music Videos

• Girls' Generation - Lion Heart (2015)

Apps

• ABC Animal Spin

Web Originals

• Nostalgia Critic

YouTube Videos

• Atomic Betty (Fan-Edit)
• Cayby J
• Ghibli Fan Productions
  • Timon and Pumbaa at the Movies (Heard in:)
    • "Episode 7: Atlantis: The Lost Empire"
    • "Episode 16: Lilo and Stitch"
    • "Episode 20: Ice Age"
• Leanne Fontaine
• The OO7 Fan Productions
  • Timon and Pumbaa at the Movies (Heard in:)
    • "Episode 5: Chicken Run"
    • "Episode 9: Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron"
• Tonia LaJaunie Videos (Heard in "Luxo Jr. Goes to College" when Principal Toaster roars.)

Image Gallery

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