This sound effect can be found on The Edge Edition Volume 1, which was made by The Hollywood Edge.
Info[]
- First Recorded: Between late 1980s and early 1990
- Creator: N/A
- Owner: The Hollywood Edge (1990-2014), Sound Ideas (2014-present)
- Origin: United States
- Year debut: November 16, 1991
- First heard: Disney's Beauty and the Beast 1991
- Area used: Worldwide
Trivia[]
The origins of this whistle, claimed to be a "Sky Rocket", are unknown, but the sound debuted in The Prince and the Pauper (1990). It is the most common falling sound in most media these days; it's occasionally used to accent fireworks launching. This very shrill, long whistle is also known as the Cartoon Network Cartoon Fall Sound as heard in the "Powerhouse" era bumpers.
This whistle is most often used by Hacienda Post and Jeff Hutchins. It is usually not used in most Advantage Audio projects, except for those with sound design by Jesse Aruda, Roy Braverman or Rich Danhakl, but it was also used in an episode of New Looney Tunes (Robert Duran?) and Super Mario World (TV series) (Paca Thomas).
Similar variations, Sound Ideas, FIREWORKS - SMALL FIREWORK LAUNCHED, WHISTLE 01 and Sound Ideas, FIREWORKS - SMALL FIREWORK LAUNCHED, WHISTLE 02, can both be found on the Series 6000 Extension I Sound Effects Library.
Sound Effect Description[]
Sky Rocket, Loud High Descending Whistle.
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect[]
Used In[]
TV Shows[]
- 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd
- AAAHH!!! Real Monsters
- Action League Now!
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
- Aladdin (TV Series) (Non-Advantage Audio episodes)
- The Amazing World of Gumball
- America's Funniest Home Videos
- American Idol
- The Angry Beavers
- Arthur (On at least a few no occasions TBA)
- Art Alive
- The Atom Ant/Secret Squirrel Show ("Super Secret Secret Squirrel" episodes only.)
- Barney & Friends
- Bear in the Big Blue House
- Between the Lions (Heard in a very long form on the animated information hen and pig parts.)
- The Big Knights (Used for most falls, sometimes in long form. It is also heard for flying objects and in reverse for high ascents.)
- Bunnicula
- Camp Lazlo
- CatDog (A very long form is heard once in "The Island" when CatDog fall from their bike.)
- Catscratch
- ChalkZone (A very long form is heard on "Superhero Snap" and "Chalk Queen.")
- Chowder
- Chuck's Choice
- Clifford the Big Red Dog
- Clifford's Puppy Days
- Courage The Cowardly Dog (Including a reverse variant heard twice in "The Precious, Wonderful, Adorable, Lovable Duckling"; and once in "Cowboy Courage".)
- Cow and Chicken
- Craig of the Creek
- Dexter's Laboratory (Heard mostly in Seasons 3-4, sometimes in a very long form.)
- Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz
- Disney's House of Mouse (Heard on some occasions, usually in Daisy Duck shorts)
- Doug
- Dragon Tales (Heard once in "Emmy's Dream House".)
- El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
- Freaktown
- Family Guy
- Fanboy and Chum Chum
- Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
- Fangbone!
- Gadget Boy
- Garfield and Friends
- The Garfield Show
- Get Blake!
- Go Jetters
- Goof Troop
- Go, Diego, Go!
- The Ghost and Molly McGee
- Grim & Evil
- The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
- Hanazuki Full of Treasures (Heard once in "A Moonflower is Born" when Hanazuki's first treasure falls down.)
- Harvey Girls Forever! (Used often in normal, in reverse and in very long forms.)
- Henry Danger (Heard once in "Rubber Duck" and "Thumb War".)
- Henry Hugglemonster (Heard once in "Fireworks Night".)
- Hey Arnold!
- I.N.K. Invisible Network of Kids
- I Am Weasel
- Inspector Gadget (2015 TV Series)
- Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
- Johnny Bravo (Excludes season 1; first heard in Season 2.)
- Kappa Mikey
- Kenny the Shark
- King of the Hill
- Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts
- Krypto the Superdog
- LoliRock
- Lilo & Stitch: The Series
- Little Charmers
- Little Einsteins (Heard once in "Quincy and the Magic Instruments".)
- Looney Tunes Cartoons (2020) (Heard once in reverse in "Hole Lotta Trouble".)
- The Loud House
- Looped
- MAD
- Mail Call
- The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack (Heard on some occasions, including once in "Sea Sick")
- MaryannKitty11: The Series (Used when the Kamiwaza Wanda Promin characters falling.)
- Maximum Exposure
- Marcus Level
- Martin Mystery
- Maya the Bee (2012 TV Series)
- Mickey Mouse Works (Heard on some occasions, usually in Daisy Duck shorts)
- The Mighty B!
- Moose and Zee (Heard in a very long form in "Pancakes", "Dentist", "Baseball Zee", "Football Game" and "Musical With Pandascout".)
- My Gym Partner's a Monkey
- My Life as a Teenage Robot (Also heard in a very long form on some episodes.)
- My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
- New Looney Tunes (Heard once in "Wet Feet" as Bigfoot falls onto Bugs in the lake.)
- The Nick Cannon Show
- Oswald (Heard in few episodes, including a very long form on "A Nice Quiet Picnic" as the ball descends onto the grass barely missing Henry's head.)
- Out of Jimmy's Head (Heard once in "Ghosts" as Jimmy falls to a cartoon grave.)
- Planet Sheen
- Pocket Dragon Adventures
- Poochini's Yard
- Polly Pocket
- The Powerpuff Girls (Heard once in "The Rowdyruff Boys" and "Aspirations"?; mostly in Jenning-/Boyle-produced episodes.)
- The Powerpuff Girls (2016 TV Series) (Heard once in "Clawdad" and probably other episodes.)
- The Proud Family (Heard in a very long form on "Forbidden Date" as one of the roller coaster operators ascends and descends thanks to the date's inflation, and as Bebe and Cece fall from the top of the loop-de-loop.)
- PINY: Institute of New York
- Quack Pack
- Random! Cartoons
- Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
- Ren & Stimpy: Adult Party Cartoon (Heard once in "Stimpy's Pregnant".)
- The Ren & Stimpy Show
- Robot Chicken
- Rocko's Modern Life
- Rugrats
- Rusty Rivets
- Sabrina: The Animated Series
- Shorties Watching Shorties
- The Simpsons
- Sitting Ducks (The very long form is used sped-up after one of the ducks screams "Oh no! I'm flying!".)
- The Spacebots
- Spliced (Heard once in "There Will Be Stomp".)
- Spider Riders
- SpongeBob SquarePants (Heavy use of this for falling, sometimes in long form. In Seasons 1-5, it is also heard for flying objects and in reverse for high ascents.)
- Squirrel Boy (Heard once in reverse to mimic "engine charging" in "Andy Had a Little Squirrel".)
- The Secret Saturdays
- Star vs. the Forces of Evil
- Stickin' Around
- Supernoobs
- Super Mario World (TV series) (Heard once in "A Little Learning".)
- Thomas & Friends (Heard in "Faulty Whistles".)
- Teen Titans Go!
- Timon & Pumbaa
- Uncle Grandpa
- VeggieTales (Heard in mostly early episodes.)
- Wacky Races (2017 TV Series)
- Wander Over Yonder
- What's New, Scooby-Doo?
- Woody Woodpecker (2018 TV Series)
- Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
- W.I.T.C.H.
- The X's
- Xiaolin Showdown (Heard in a very long form on one episode as Jack Spicer falls to a spider web before crying "UNCLE!" losing the title challenge.)
- Yellow Cat
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (May've been used in "Love's Sweet Song" and "Treasure of the Peacock's Eye".)
Movies[]
- The Addams Family (1991) (Heard as an object approaches a house.)
- Aladdin (1992)
- An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
- The Angry Birds Movie (2016)
- The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)
- The Big Knights: The Movie (2000)
- Blazing Dragons: The Movie (2000) (Heard in a very long form for falling and flying objects, and in reverse for high ascents; including those used in SpongeBob SquarePants.)
- The Baby-Sitters Club (1995)
- Beauty and the Beast (1991) (Heard at the end of "Human Again" as Wardrobe dives onto the castle fountain and smashed damage in the 2002 special edition only.)
- Bolt (2008) (Heard as a tank of helium is knocked over and flies around)
- The Cat in the Hat (2003) (Heard as a person falls down, may be confused for similar whistles.)
- Cats & Dogs (2001) (Heard as a cat flies to the window.)
- Chicken Little (2005)
- Chicken Run (2000) (Heard as a chicken is about to squish on 2 mice.)
- Coco (2017)
- Deadpool (2016)
- Despicable Me 3 (2017)
- Downfall (2004)
- Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) (Heard during "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" as the Grinch does a rocket crash test.)
- Early Man (2018)
- The Emperor's New Groove (2000) (Heard as the chandelier falls down onto Yzma after Kronk slices its ropes.)
- Ferdinand (2017)
- Finding Dory (2016)
- Flubber (1997) (Heard as the title object falls down to the ground.)
- The Haunted World of El SuperBeasto (2009)
- Hercules (1997) (May be confused with similar whistles)
- Home on the Range (2004) (Heard as Buck kicks one of the Willies into the train car.)
- Hoodwinked! (2005) (as Red and the goat in the mine cart fly off a broken track.)
- Horton Hears a Who (2008) (as Horton screams, believing that he is falling from the bridge)
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) (This or a similar whistle used as a kid flies toward Manny.)
- Inspector Gadget (1999)
- Kung Fu Panda (2008)
- Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
- Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
- The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
- The Lion King (1994) (This in a high pitch or a similar whistle is used briefly as Zazu blasts out of the lava pit into the sky.)
- The Little Rascals (1994) (Used briefly for a bowling ball dropping a short distance.)
- The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) (May be confused with similar whistles.)
- Lizzie McGuire: Timmy Turner's First Day of HillRidge Junior High (2001) (A very long form is used once as Lizzie, Timmy, Bubbles, Buttercup, Blossom, Cosmo and Wanda looks up at the fireworks.)
- Looney Tunes: Stranger Than Fiction (2003)
- Madagascar (2005)
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) (As a car lid falls behind Skipper)
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) (This or a similar whistle is briefly heard at low volume when the super plane falls and the seal is launched from a cannon.)
- Maniac Magee (2003) (Heard once during the fireworks scene.)
- Meet the Robinsons (2007)
- Megamind (2010)
- Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016)
- Moana (2016)
- Mulan (1998)
- Muppets from Space (1999)
- National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
- Oggy and the Cockroaches: The Movie (2013)
- Oz: The Great and Powerful (2013)
- The Pagemaster (1994) (Heard once when an object is about to hit Adventure right in the head.)
- The Path to 9/11 (2006) (Heard after the ball hits 2000 and people shout "Happy New Year!")
- Penguins of Madagascar (2014)
- Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
- The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012) (Heard as an Moai falls over the pirates in a bathtub; some barrels of vinegar fall in front of Queen Victoria.)
- Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005) (may be confused for similar whistles)
- Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
- Return to Neverland (2002)
- Rio (2011) (Briefly used sped-up or confused with a similar whistle when a fire extinguisher falls.)
- Sausage Party (2016)
- Secret Magic Control Agency (2021)
- Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (2016)
- Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
- Shrek 2 (2004) (as the Fairy Godmother's carriage floats down onto the red carpet.)
- Smallfoot (2018)
- Space Jam (1996) (as the Monstars are about to squish Stan Podolak.)
- The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004) (Heard in a very long form as SpongeBob and Patrick jump through the ledge and fall down inside the ledge, after Mindy says "I Never Said That!")
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) (Heard twice, in very long form as a jar of mayo drops, and briefly as our title characters in the real world fall)
- The Star (2017)
- SheZow (2021)
- UglyDolls 2 (2021)
- The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010) (Heard once in Blast off the Lilliandi's floating away)
- Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry (2005)
- Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers (2006) (Used roughly thrice; captions define the first fall as "[AIR WHISTLING]")
- A Troll in Central Park (1994)
- Volcano (1997)? (May be confused with similar-sounding, shrill whistles used for "lava-bombs".)
- Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) (Heard as the plane that Gromit is in is about to crash into the ground.)
- The War with Grandpa (2020)
- Wonder Park (2019)
- Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song (1997) (This or a similar whistle used once for a bombshell dropping.)
- Young Indiana Jones and the Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (1995) (heard as a shell falls in distance in the beginning; again this may only be a sound identical to this whistle)
Direct-to-Video Movies[]
- An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000)
- Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas (1999)
- The Sandlot 2 (2005) (Heard before the closing dialogue.)
- Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase (2001) (Heard thrice as Scooby pushes a bolder down, Fred and Cyber Fred jump off a roller coaster, and TBA.)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008)
- Tweety's High-Flying Adventure (2000) (Heard as Daffy Duck falls while skiing.)
TV Specials[]
- The Flintstones: On The Rocks (2001) (a very long form is heard as the Flintstones' car goes off a cliff and as the diamond falls down before getting caught by the hand of a cop.)
- Friendly Monsters: A Monster Easter (1994)
- Friendly Monsters: A Monster Holiday (1994)
- Merry Madagascar (2009) (Heard as the title characters fall in Santa's sleigh after the Penguins run out of magic)
- NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show (2017) (flaming paper ball sound)
- 2000 Kids' Choice Awards (heard often while revealing the nominee's name.)
- The Wonderful World of Disney: 40 Years of Television Magic (1994) (heard only once near the very end while accompanied with the words "what it is.")
Shorts[]
- A Close Shave (1995) (Short) (as the sheep fall down onto Wallace.)
- Cock-A-Doodle Duel (2004 Short) (as Foghorn Leghorn flies into a barn.)
- The Modifyers (2010) (as the rat with the eye falls down before parachuting.)
- The Prince and the Pauper (1990) (debut)
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (Heard once in "Cock-a-Doodle Duel".)
- Your Friend the Rat (2007) (Shorts)
Videos[]
- Lizzie McGuire: Timmy Turner's First Day of HillRidge Junior High (2001) (Videos) (A very long form is used once as Lizzie, Timmy, Bubbles, Buttercup, Blossom, Cosmo and Wanda looks up at the fireworks.)
- Sing a Song with Pooh Bear and Piglet Too (1999) (heard once during "Try a Little Something New" as we see Tigger falling and spinning, cutting to Pooh watching Tigger falling to the ground)
- VeggieTales (Heard in mostly early episodes such as "Josh and the Big Wall!".)
DVD Extras[]
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Platinum Edition DVD (2001) (Heard twice in "Dopey's Wild Mine Ride", as the minecart falls down before hitting the brakes and onto Dopey's pillow.)
Commercials[]
- Cartoon Network: Cartoon Crisis Center - Ledge (1997)
- Eggo's Waffles Cereal: Falling Bowl (200?) (Mixed with Sound Ideas, AIRPLANE, PROP - LONG DIVE 02 as the bowl persists to fall on the company mascot)
- Friskies: Dental Diet (1998)
- Fruit Loops Commercials
- Hostess Cupcakes: Dragon (2004)
- NAB (2010)
- Subway (1996) (Heard in a high pitch in the beginning as a hamburger falls down to the mouth of a person.)
Video Games[]
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (Video Game) (Heard once in "Clucking Doom" after the volcano blows up as the characters fall down on to the roof of a school bus.)
- Hyper Bishi Bashi Champ (1999) (Video Game) (Heard in the ending credits.)
- Lizzie McGuire (2001) (Video Game)
- Lizzie McGuire: Lizzie's Fashionable Adventure (2001 PC Game) (Used in a very long form and in reverse)
- Lizzie McGuire: Lizzie's Misadventures in HillRidge (2002) (Video Game)
- The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003) (Video Game) (Used when Lizzie and Timmy looks at the fireworks with Cosmo, Wanda Blossom, Bubbles, Buttercup, Gordo and Miranda mixed with Sound Ideas, FIREWORKS - SEQUENCE OF FIREWORKS, EXPLOSION.)
- The Lizzie McGuire Movie Activity Center
- Microsoft Nickelodeon 3D Movie Maker (cutscene only)
- The Typing of the Dead 1 (1999)
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom (2003) (Video Game) (Used for the missile flying across Debbie in the Downtown Rooftops cutscene.)
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Revenge of the Flying Dutchman (2002) (Video Game)
Theme Parks[]
Universal Parks and Resorts:
- Despicable Me: Minion Mayhem (Theme Parks)
Trailers[]
- The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) (Trailers)
- Beauty and the Beast (1991) (Trailers) (Heard during "Human Again", as Wardrobe dives onto the castle fountain in the 2002 special edition only.)
- Chicken Run (2000) (Trailers)
- Good Burger (1997) (Trailers) (Heard once when a giant plastic burger on top of the demolished Mondo Burger falls down onto Mr. Wheat's car before he yells "WHY?!")
- The Rugrats Movie (1998) (Trailers)
- Tarzan (1999) (Trailers)
- Shrek the Third (2007) (Trailers) (as the roast turkey falls down onto the table.)
- Unaccompanied Minors (2006) (Trailers)
- Pop Tag (2010) (Video Game Trailers)
TV Spots[]
- The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019) (TV Spots)
- Chicken Run (2000) (TV Spots) (as one of the chickens fall down to black.)
- Flushed Away (2006) (TV Spots) (as the enemies fall)
- Holes (2003) (TV Spots) (as the shoes fall down.)
- Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) (TV Sports) (as Scrat falls off a ledge)
- Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) (TV Spots) (Heard as Scrat dives into the ocean, only to be eaten by a shark.)
Intros[]
- ESPN Monday Night Football (2008 edition)
Bumpers[]
- Cartoon Network: The Powerhouse Era (1998-2004) (Heard whenever "NEXT", the CN logo or any object falls.)
- Cartoon Network Acme Hour bumpers (Heard, I BigIdeas70258 think, in the anvil one and maybe "Pots and pans!".)
- Kids WB! (At least in one bumper as the station's logo flies into a wall.)
Logos[]
- Virgin Play (2005-2007) (Logos) (Heard once in a higher pitch.)
YouTube Videos[]
- Annoying Orange
- Grossery Gang WAVE 2, Series 3, 12-Packs Unboxing, Putrid Power, Surprises, Blind Bags, Trash Packs by Lily & Gia's Toy Reviews and Gaming (Heard in varying pitches.)
- Kimmyfinster2476pro's Angry German Kid Show (Heard once in "AGK's Fireworks Run".)
- WhitneyGoLucky (Used when the Harvey Girls Forever! characters falling.)
Bobby King Shows[]
- The Expect Smart Actually (Heard once in "Party Flop Music", "Potholes In My Lawn" and "Toads and Tiaras vs Jerky Jasper".)
Web Originals[]
- RWBY Chibi (Heard once in "Roman's Revenge" as Roman Torchwick falls from the sky.)
Anime[]
- Azumanga Daioh (Heard in Episode 5.)
- Lucky Star
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Heard once in "Endless Eight Part 1".)
- The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok (Heard in "The Summer Girl Beside the Lake".)
- Naruto (Heard in one episode as a bird poops on an unsuspecting character, like a bomber plane dropping bombs.)
- One Piece
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