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Jurassic Park’s Dinosaur FX Were Actually Animal Sex Sounds

Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:30 pm
by alphacat
gizmodo wrote:
So, uh, this is an uncomfortable one. You know the dinosaur sounds from Jurassic Park that framed the way you imagined every dinosaur ever? They were actually recordings of animals boning, or just about to bone.

The velociraptor raspy bark, a basic means of communication for the dinosaurs in the film, were actually cut from raunchy turtle bits. "It's somewhat embarrassing, but when the raptors bark at each other to communicate, it's a tortoise having sex," Jurassic Park sound designer Gary Rydstrom told NY Mag. Non-sex sounds that went into the raptor's effects include a nasty goose hiss, which is what you hear just before Muldoon gets mauled by the clever raptor girl. (Spoiler?)

The flock of Gallimimus that almost runs down Dr. Grant, Tim, and Lex, was recorded from a horse in heat beckoning over a male stud (no, really), and when one gets eaten by a surprise T-Rex, its screams are taken from a dolphin in heat.

Not all the sound effects are from horny animals, of course. Some are adorable, like the T-Rex's roar, which was chiefly designed from a baby elephant. You can check out more sounds and origins over at NY Mag. But the broad lesson here, maybe, is that animals make really interesting sounds when they're having sex. Some of which make it into movies. [NY Mag]
:o

Re: Jurassic Park’s Dinosaur FX Were Actually Animal Sex Sou

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:23 pm
by wub
Thank you for ruining part of the my childhood.

Re: Jurassic Park’s Dinosaur FX Were Actually Animal Sex Sou

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 2:31 pm
by DEADWOOD-BMC
Fantastic interview! Love the fact that they made some of the most epic movie-sounds, with such simplicity.

Re: Jurassic Park’s Dinosaur FX Were Actually Animal Sex Sou

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 4:16 pm
by Dahneboy
Hahahaha :lol: made my day

Re: Jurassic Park’s Dinosaur FX Were Actually Animal Sex Sou

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:06 pm
by alphacat
I have actually seen a tortoise having sex (yes, my childhood was interesting.)

It was slow, with the male taking about 15 seconds between thrusts - which were like an old person trying to get out of the pool without a ladder - and making this long low gravelly "UUUUUUUNNNNNNNNN...." sound. The female was trying to eat and walk away at the same time. It was hilarious.

Re: Jurassic Park’s Dinosaur FX Were Actually Animal Sex Sou

Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 9:32 pm
by lloydy
wub wrote:Thank you for ruining part of the my childhood.
This,also pretty much ruining number 4 once it's finally released :lol:

Re: Jurassic Park’s Dinosaur FX Were Actually Animal Sex Sou

Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 3:48 am
by Artie_Fufkin
:cornlol: best thread in the sound design sub forum
this makes me want to rewatch the movies and see if I can pick out the different sounds blended together. How do you figure they get them to sound cohesive, like one animal? Bus them together, compress and reverb the summed sounds?

Re: Jurassic Park’s Dinosaur FX Were Actually Animal Sex Sou

Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 10:47 pm
by DEADWOOD-BMC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwWvO4UgJiU

A little insight in the design. The 3D-release is coming next month btw ;)