Roars, hums, screams and thunderclaps that audiences recognise with their eyes shut. A few were made out of household junk.
1Lightsaber humThe buzzing Jedi weapon sound Ben Burtt made from old projector motors and TV interference.1000pts
2Chewbacca's roarThe Wookiee's growl, mixed from bears, walruses, lions and badgers for Star Wars.731pts
3Psycho shower stringsBernard Herrmann's stabbing violins from the 1960 shower scene, a sound as much as a score.577pts
4Jurassic Park T. rex roarGary Rydstrom's 1993 roar for the T. rex, built from recordings of real animals.577pts
5DeLorean time jumpThe crackle and sonic boom of the time machine hitting 88 mph in Back to the Future.500pts
6Transformers transformationThe clattering mechanical shuffle of a robot changing shape, from the Transformers films.409pts
7Godzilla's roarThe 1954 kaiju roar made by dragging a resin-coated glove along a double bass string.409pts
8THX Deep NoteThe swelling cinema-trailer chord that tells audiences the sound system is about to get loud.409pts
9Predator clickingThe alien hunter's rattling clicks from Predator (1987).409pts
10Darth Vader's breathingThe mechanical breath of Star Wars' villain, recorded through a scuba regulator.300pts
11Castle thunderA 1931 thunderclap recorded for Frankenstein that became Hollywood's default storm.300pts
12Xenomorph hissThe shrieking hiss of the creature in the Alien films.300pts
13Tarzan yellJohnny Weissmuller's jungle call from the 1930s Tarzan films.0pts




















