This is a Major Records/Valentino sound effect that was originally released on the Sound Effects Volume 8 LP record some time in the 1960s. Originally an RKO Radio Pictures effect.
One of the sounds in this sound effect was actually recorded from an elephant, and the one following it was likely recorded from a cougar.
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect
- BMG Production Music (titled with "Tigers" instead of "Tiger")
Variations
- Partners in Rhyme, tiger-1 (last half only)
- Pond5, Tiger Roar (4th roar only)
- Robert Hall, Lions........Cougar Snarl (4th roar, included)
- Robert Hall, Tiger........Several Tigers (4th roar, included)
- William B Tanner Company, Tiger Snarling
Used In
TV Shows
- The Beatles (4th roar heard several times in one of the "Beekeeping" bumpers.)
- The New Three Stooges (2nd roar heard once in "The Lyin' Tamer" and twice in "You Ain't Lion".)
TV Specials
- Popeye Meets the Man Who Hated Laughter (1973)
Movies
- The Giant Behemoth (1959)
- King Kong (1933) (A reversed variant of the 5th roar/snarl is used as one of the screeches of the Meat-Eater.)
- Son of Kong (1933)
- Unknown Island (1948)
Documentaries
- The Animal World (1956)
Theme Parks
Video Games
Online:
- The Good Night Show: Where Do Animals Sleep? (The last two growls are heard when the player rolls over the polar bear in the orange button.)
PC:
Videos/DVDs
YouTube Videos
Other Media
- Marvin Miller - If I Ran the Zoo
Image Gallery
The Beatles Valentino Tiger Roaring and Snarling (4th roar/snarl only)
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The Good Night Show: Where Do Animals Sleep? (Online Games) Valentino Tiger Roaring and Snarling (last two growls only)
King Kong (1933) Valentino Tiger Roaring and Snarling (5th roar/snarl only, reversed)
King Kong (1933) Valentino Tiger Roaring and Snarling (5th roar/snarl only, reversed)
King Kong (1933) Valentino Tiger Roaring and Snarling (5th roar/snarl only, reversed, repeated twice)
Audio Samples