History Main / StockSoundEffects

* The honk sound effect emitted by Herbie in ''Film/TheLoveBug'' and numerous other films that featured said vehicle are used very often in movies such as ''Film/{{Armageddon}}'', ''Film/BadCompany'', ''Film/DudeWheresMyCar'', ''Film/EdWood'', ''Film/EnemyOfTheState'', ''Film/TheRock'', ''Film/RushHour'' and ''[[Film/ScaryMovie Scary Movie 2]]''.

* If you ask anyone what a frog sounds like they will go ''ribbit'', but that sound is made by only one species the Pacific tree frog. Hollywood uses that recording for frogs regardless of the species.

** Speaking of bears, if a bear shows up in any work of fiction made reccently, chances are high it's going to sound like [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGG616qvxBI this.]]

** They've also been used for humanoid monsters, especially the leopard snarl.

* If you ask anyone what a frog sounds like they will go ''ribbit'', but only frogs native to Hollywood make that sound. You'll probably never hear a frog [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55ADimuGVlw&t=0m16s meowing/"sirening"]] or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0uGmeVikkc&feature=related barking]] in fiction land.

* Many of the gunshots, ricochets, car crashes, and glass breaking sounds from ''Film/LethalWeapon'' and it's sequels (except 4) were later used in late 1980's and 1990's Warner Bros. films, such as ''Film/AboveTheLaw1988'', ''Film/TheLastBoyScout'', ''Film/DemolitionMan'', ''Film/HardToKill'', ''Film/TrueRomance'', and even in ''Film/BadBoys'' which is distributed by Columbia Pictures.

*** ''Film/BadBoys''

* Ducks are relatively loud animals, and each breed has its own distinctive style of quacking. But not on TV, that is. You can always recognise duck noises on television by the harsh 'MACK MACK' that usually plays whenever they are around, even if they're not making any noise in the footage itself.

* A bit common "rumble leading to explosion" sound [[https://soundideas.sourceaudio.com/#!details?id=7617236 (listen in here)]] can be heard if the player activates the Chronosphere in Command & Conquer: Red Alert. It's even featured in the UsefulNotes/PlayStation version of Doom when the [=BFG9000=] is fired. And it's even used several times in ''Anime/HyperdimensionNeptuniaTheAnimation''.

* There's that one gun sound which appears pretty much ''everywhere'', whether clear or in some variation (most gun sound websites list it as ".357 magnum" or similar). Just to name very few examples, multiple rail-shooters, the magnum in Film/TheGodfather video game, the Red 9 in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4'' uses a variation, the .357 Magnum in ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'', Desert Eagle and Steyr AUG in ''VideoGame/CounterStrike'', and so on.

* The sound of a shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute) in Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" is a standard sample on E-MU synthesizers. It was used a year prior to Peter Gabriel's single in songs by Tangerine Dream ("Yellowstone Park") and Wang Chung ("Wake Up, Stop Dreaming").

* Whenever a child's innocent laughter needs to feature in a scene, it's almost always the same sound clip from the Hollywood Edge "Premiere Edition" sound library, called the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih4ye0c9p34 Diddy Laugh]]. Examples:

* [[https://soundeffects.fandom.com/wiki/Sound_Ideas,_HUMAN,_BABY_-_CRYING There is a common sound of a baby crying]] originating from Sound Ideas's Series 6000 "The General" library that was first used in ''WesternAnimation/BlinkyBill'' before being heavily used with the character of Kate in ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'', mainly in the earlier seasons. It's still used to this day, and has been used in other TV shows, movies and commercials. Here is a list of the movies and TV shows that use this stock sound:

* There is [[https://soundeffects.fandom.com/wiki/HollywoodEdge_(Europe_Edition),_Roland_UK_-_Animated_Baby_Cries another common]] (though not ''that'' common) sound of a baby crying from the same Sound Ideas library, heavily used with Oggy from ''WesternAnimation/OggyAndTheCockroaches''. Here is a list of the movies and TV Shows that have this same stock baby cry sound:

* Also the sound of children cheering in any cartoon featuring a little league baseball game, also heard in ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'' many times. This sound comes from, once again, the Hollywood Edge "Premiere Edition" library.

* Another popular [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlhZVIvFlgk belch sound]] Can be heard in many forms of media, including ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' episode "[[Recap/SpongeBobSquarePantsS1E8SandysRocketSqueakyBoots Squeaky Boots]]", the 2002 ''Film/ScoobyDoo'' film and ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo''.

* [[https://soundeffects.fandom.com/wiki/Sound_Ideas,_FIRE,_BALL_-_IMPACT_AND_LARGE_FIRE_BURST,_RUMBLE The magic or technology sound]] "schwep-schwep" sound, heard in Doom II's final level when the big-bad creates a new baddie.

* The two-honk doppler-effect truck pass, coming from, once again, Hollywood Edge's "Premiere Edition" library.

** Don't forget [[http://www.audiomicro.com/trains-horns-train-horn-loud-echoe-te046001-sound-effects-130648 that loud three-blast train horn sound]], often used with runaway trains that eventually meet a fiery demise. It also comes from the Hollywood Edge.
** If your train happens to be a steam locomotive from the 1800s, it is almost guaranteed it will go [[https://youtu.be/x-KJqH_tVkU?t=42 "FWHEEEE! FWHEEEEE! FWHEE! FWHEEEE-HE-HE!"]].

* A bit common "rumble leading to explosion" sound [[https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/soundeffects/images/7/7a/Sound_Ideas%2C_EXPLOSION_-_INCREASING_RUMBLE_LEADING_TO_EXPLOSION.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20170424204031 (listen in here)]] can be heard if the player activates the Chronosphere in Command & Conquer: Red Alert. It's even featured in the UsefulNotes/PlayStation version of Doom when the [=BFG9000=] is fired. And it's even used several times in ''Anime/HyperdimensionNeptuniaTheAnimation''

* Stock fireworks whistle.

* It's hard to describe, being so short and easy-to-miss, but there's a very peculiar sound of a man grunting, "UH!" that's been used numerous times. ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'' uses it a lot, especially in their parody of ''WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas''.

* The highly cliched [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW7Op86ox9g Dun dun dunnnnn]] gets played in ''WebAnimation/DusksDawn'' when the heroes first encounter the villain.

* The music made by an ice cream truck, commonly called the "Hello Song" it features a kid saying "hello" followed by a cheery chiptune that incorporates sound effects including a blowing whistle, car horn, and a hand clap. Other times the same music box will play another common kid friendly song such as "The Entertainer" or "Turkey in the Straw". Other ice rceam trucks will have a more "chimy" sounding music box which may commonly be heard playing the classic Mr. Softee jingle.

* ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'':
-->'''Rick Jones:''' The whole world's going batty! Even this kookie radio -- it won't play! All it gives out is static!
-->'''Banner:''' That's no radio! It's a Geiger Counter! It measures radiation! Listen to it! It's going wild! It's getting louder and louder! Faster and faster! What's happening??

* The RecordNeedleScratch. A scene is going along normally then something shocking and unusual is seen and the background music will come to a screeching halt. At the moment the music stops, the record scratch is played.

** ''Film/{{Rambo}}'' (2008)

* There is a very loud and drawn out roar noise that seems to have first appeared in ''Film/TheLandUnknown'' as the T-rex roar, but has since been used in tons of different media (it's Serpenterra's roar from ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'', the Battlelord's active sound from ''VideoGame/DukeNukem3d'', and Bowser's roar from the [=N64=]-era ''Mario'' games, among others.)

* The "flying" sound effect used whenever Tails is airborne in ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' (since ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD Sonic CD]]'') is used to accent things such as rapid gunfire. Like with the Herbie horn mentioned in Vehicles, it has also found its way into numerous movies.

* Any commercial or radio play by Creator Dick Orkin is recognizable by, among other things, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy8BRHRSPzI&feature=player_detailpage#t=93 its door sound.]]

* Air raid sirens, particularly the "attack tone", are nigh-invariably "nuke goes here" or ''Franchise/SilentHill''. The latter's seems to be sampled from a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zGwwWyg2ko Castle Castings]] siren.

* The "Breaking Up" radio static sample from Spectrasonics' ''Distorted Reality 2'' library is used for the ambiance in ''VideoGame/SilentHill2'''s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxFSzlP69bE otherworld hotel basement]], and also in ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal: Black'', particularly in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7uX_HEQOCg Prison Passage]] level.

* The ice cream truck music box. This is actually a stock tune known as "The Mister Softee Jingle" and was actually produced by a special music box within the truck. If not that, an ice cream truck has a music box playing another stock kiddy song.

* ''Marathon 2/Infinity'' uses "[[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/soundeffects/images/d/d6/Sound_Ideas%2C_SPACE%2C_DOOR_-_SPACE_SHIP_DOOR_3%2C_OPEN.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20180202132046 Space Ship Door 03]]"(mixed with part of "Space Door Activate 02") for heavy S'pht and Jjaro doors, and [[https://soundeffects.fandom.com/wiki/Sound_Ideas,_INDUSTRY,_CLOTHES_-_CLOTHES_CLEANING_PLANT:_STEAM_RELEASE,_FACTORY "CLOTHES CLEANING PLANT: STEAM RELEASE"]] for the Pfhor ship doors. One of the metallic creaking noises on the Jjaro station is a highly pitched down excerpt of "[[https://soundeffects.fandom.com/wiki/Sound_Ideas,_METAL,_SQUEAK_-_METAL_MOVEMENT_AND_SQUEAKS Metal movement and squeaks]]", which also appears in the Otherworld Mall from ''VideoGame/SilentHill3''.

* ''Marathon 2/Infinity'' uses "[[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/soundeffects/images/d/d6/Sound_Ideas%2C_SPACE%2C_DOOR_-_SPACE_SHIP_DOOR_3%2C_OPEN.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20180202132046 Space Ship Door 03]]"(mixed with part of "Space Door Activate 02") for heavy S'pht and Jjaro doors, and [[https://soundeffects.fandom.com/wiki/Sound_Ideas,_INDUSTRY,_CLOTHES_-_CLOTHES_CLEANING_PLANT:_STEAM_RELEASE,_FACTORY "CLOTHES CLEANING PLANT: STEAM RELEASE"]] for the Pfhor ship doors.

* The "Spaceship Door" sound effect used for platforms in ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'', ''VideoGame/DukeNukem3D'', and the base levels of ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' was also in the obscure [=PS1=] game ''Hybrid'', but it's only the "chung" platform stopping sound.
* ''Marathon 2/Infinity'' uses "[[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/soundeffects/images/d/d6/Sound_Ideas%2C_SPACE%2C_DOOR_-_SPACE_SHIP_DOOR_3%2C_OPEN.ogg/revision/latest?cb=20180202132046 Space Ship Door 03]]" for heavy S'pht and Jjaro doors, and [[https://soundeffects.fandom.com/wiki/Sound_Ideas,_INDUSTRY,_CLOTHES_-_CLOTHES_CLEANING_PLANT:_STEAM_RELEASE,_FACTORY "CLOTHES CLEANING PLANT: STEAM RELEASE"]] for the Pfhor ship doors.

* The Crookers remix of Music/KidCudi's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSWrepLjTKc "Day 'n Nite"]] uses "[[https://soundeffects.fandom.com/wiki/Hollywoodedge,_Alarm_4_Contemporary_TE012301 Hollywood Edge Alarm 4, Contemporary]]", which is also the continue countdown sound in Creator/{{Midway}}'s ''VideoGame/{{Area 51}}'' light gun game.