JamesSmith
Lieutenant Commander
They are Star Trek phaser sounds are used on other shows and movies. The TOS phaser is used on other shows lots of times including Doctor Who (when the ninth doctor is regenerated).
Star Trek phaser sounds are used on other shows and movies.
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Gotta say, I can't hear it myself: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itaJANntDp8&feature=related
But we all know Futurama uses a tonne of original series sound effects.
But we all know Futurama uses a tonne of original series sound effects.
JamesSmith
Lieutenant Commander
The scene before the 9th and 10th doctor regenerates when he is groaning in pain and Rose instantly screams, "DOCTOR!"
Soran's gun sound is used in Batman Forever.
Soran's gun sound is used in Batman Forever.
I notice them often on shows contemporary with Trek like Hawaii 5-0, Wild Wild West and Mission: Impossible (which was made at the same studio as Trek). It's possible they were simply stock sound effects available at the time, and Trek is simply the show that we associate them with because of its long syndication.
I can't trace its exact origins, but the phaser and photon torpedo sounds both predate "classic" Trek to at least 1953 where they were used for the Martian war machines (the "manta ray" craft) in George Pal's adaptation of of HG Wells' "War of the Worlds". Remember the sound that rose in pitch as the copper colored craft rose from the pit? Those different pitches eventually became different settings for the phasers. Remember the "thrumming" as green bolts of energy lashed from the "wing tips" of the Martian machines? That sound unchanged was later used for the photon torpedoes.
As I stated, they may even predate "WotW", but if they do, I can't site the source. And just like any studio, Paramount built up a library of effects that could be used in later productions. I distinctly remember the torpedo "twang" in a Martin and Lewis comedy from the 50s. Jerry Lewis is trying to climb into the upper bunk in a train's "sleeper" car. He strikes his skull against the underside of the upper bunk and "KA-THRUMM!!!" with the full echoing resonence.
Sincerely,
Bill
As I stated, they may even predate "WotW", but if they do, I can't site the source. And just like any studio, Paramount built up a library of effects that could be used in later productions. I distinctly remember the torpedo "twang" in a Martin and Lewis comedy from the 50s. Jerry Lewis is trying to climb into the upper bunk in a train's "sleeper" car. He strikes his skull against the underside of the upper bunk and "KA-THRUMM!!!" with the full echoing resonence.
Sincerely,
Bill
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