An image of an African elephant, the species responsible for the recording.
This sound effect was originally part of the Major Records Sound Effects Library from Valentino, but has since gone out of print after Valentino Music shut down in the early 2010s. It is found on Valentino Vintage SFX's album "Vintage SFX - Animals".
Despite its name, the roars were actually recorded from an African elephant, as extended versions of this are available on The New CBS Audio-File Sound Effects Library, Vol. II and Animals Of Africa (Sounds of the Jungle, Plain & Bush), appropriately titled Elephant (Roars) and Elephant, respectively.
It is also included in two Gateway Records tracks, Bear and Zoo - Chimps, Zebra, Elephants, Rhino, Bear, as well as a standalone of the 3rd roar on Classic TV Sound Effects Library as ANIMAL, BEAR - LARGE BEAR GROWL 01.
Variations
- CBS Special Products, Elephant (Roars) (extended recording)
- Gateway Records, Bear (included)
- Gateway Records, Zoo - Chimps, Zebra, Elephants, Rhino, Bear (included)
- HookSounds, Angry feline roaring in cage long SFX (included)
- HookSounds, Angry grizzly bear roar
- HookSounds, Caged bear roar long
- HookSounds, Grizzly bear faraway
- HookSounds, Grizzly bear pain roar
- HookSounds, Polar bear roar
- HookSounds, Roaring grizzly bear
- HookSounds, Jungle animals ambience effect (included)
- HookSounds, Single bear roar
- Nonesuch Records, Elephant (extended recording)
- SoundBible, Bear (1st roar)
- Sound Ideas, ANIMAL, BEAR - LARGE BEAR GROWL 01 (3rd roar)
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect
Used In
TV Shows
- Courage The Cowardly Dog (Used as a dragon sound in "Food of the Dragon".)
- Horrid Henry (2nd and 3rd roars: Heard in "Horrid Henry's School Trip".)
- Kratts' Creatures (Heard in "The Great Canadians" and "The Great Bear Show".)
- Really Wild Animals (Heard once in the intro.)
Movies
- Beasts (1983) (Used for a bear.)
- Freaked (1993) (2nd roar; used sped-up for a T-Rex head.)
TV Specials
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) (Used for the Abominable Snow Monster.)
Video Games
Arcade:
- Dinosaur King (Used for Eocarcharia.)
- The House of the Dead 4 (Used for Justice Type 0053 boss when is defeated.)
MS-DOS:
PC:
- Animal Fun 2 (3rd roar; cut short)
- KinderVentures: The Wanderoos Go Exploring
Videos/DVDs
- Fun Time DVD Library (Explorer Series) (2004) (Heard twice in "Let's Talk To The Animals (Volume 1)".)
- Golden Book Video (Heard once in "Get Ready for School".)
- Lost in Dinosaur World (1993) (2nd roar is used for an animatronic T-Rex in low pitch.)
Bumpers/Interstitials/Station IDs
- MTV2 A to Z Letter Bumpers (2000) (Heard in the "Intergalactic" bumper.)
Commercials
Books
- Usborne: Noisy Zoo (Used for the polar bear.)
Toys
Websites
- Soundboard
- Switch Zoo (2nd roar used in a high pitch during the bear-to-zebra head transformation.)
- Tynker (Heard in a higher pitch.)
YouTube Videos
- Animals Friends
- Annoying Orange (Heard once in "Storytime #2: Goldilocks and the Three Bears!".)
- DasBoSchitt
- DINOSAUR SOUNDS! (Rate How Realistic They Sound!) (Heard in various pitches and speeds.)
- Kasey Leitch NEXT GEN
- Kids Learning Videos (Heard once in "Ocean Animal Sounds" and "Wild Animal Sounds! Learning Zoo Animal Sounds for Kids".)
- KIDS Z FUN
- Puppetoys (Heard in "Puppetoys Prehistoric Puppets demostration of full motion!"; Used for the Tyrannosaurus Rex and Ceratosaurus puppets.)
- Teachmmobile Videos
Anime
Image Gallery
Audio Samples
As heard on Vintage SFX - Animals