What Animal Calls Are Used in Stock Sounds?

[AndyJ08]

Hello everyone, this is AndyJ08. I’ve heard many “stock ambience” tracks in the backgrounds of film, TV, and cartoons, and my autistic self wonders which animals make them. My first question is a ubiquitous track, the “Night Jungle Ambience with Unusual Bird Calls” that has played in many films, video games, and cartoons.

 

[Corbett477]

I remember when I was around 10-11 years old, I would watch my cousin play a game called Trespasser (1998). There was one particular call that would sound every now and then. I still wonder what species it is.

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[GiratinaIsGod]

I remember when I was around 10-11 years old, I would watch my cousin play a game called Trespasser (1998). There was one particular call that would sound every now and then. I still wonder what species it is.

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That is the common Loon (Gavia immer)

 

[Corbett477]

That is the common Loon (Gavia immer)

Was not expecting that out of all things lol. Sounded so eerie in the game. Thanks though, you've solved a childhood mystery of mine.

 

[Daktari JG]

some of those calls might be lyrebird
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[Sheather]

I think the loon call is reversed in the game clip.

 

[AndyJ08]

some of those calls might be lyrebird
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Thank you! I thought that I faintly heard Australian magpies and Emerald Doves in the background, and I wildly guessed that the track had been filmed in the Wet Tropics of Queensland. My guess doesn’t seem to be too far off.