Prowler's Theme Is An Elephant

In Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the Prowler's haunting audio cue was created using an elephant trumpet sound effect and some filters.

[@amxterxsu138]

the fact that you played that specific clip makes it sound like aaron just has a really messed up window

[@jaye.0512]

bruh i cant unsee it now

[@amxterxsu138]

@@jaye.0512 you're welcome

[@loren9768]

I was thinking the exact thing!

[@AudreysKitchen]

Need some WD40 on that ish

[@MattMakesMusic1]

Dude picked the absolute worst clip to play

[@HeluvaWeirdo]

Bro had the coldest theme tho-

[@Hunter6863-cjm]

fax

[@AT-vp8qw]

Yes, Miguel too. His theme slapped hard in the second movie

[@WuTxngz]

The spots theme is skin crawling man

[@mochichilaeugene8568]

I agree. And it's my favorite 😍

[@jacksparrow-os3iw]

I can't be the only one who thought it was a windshield wiper

[@theman5921]

It's not just any elephant sound. It's an elephant's mourning call. It sounds way more gloomy than your average elephant sound.

[@thehunterpr4414]

Also is similar to the Star Wars when the ships are under attack alarm

[@kuzei6648]

Poor elephant went through a canon event then they recorded the sounds it made

[@theman5921]

@@kuzei6648 did you just...?

[@SubSkrub]

​@@kuzei6648 Spiderphant? 🤔

[@VelociraptorWithInternet]

@@SubSkrubtheres a spider t rex already

[@bigdexmedia5233]

The Prowler’s theme is hauntingly beautiful and unforgettable

[@whatismynameiforgot1826]

disadvantage

[@Thekidaintmyson]

1.1K likes and only 1 reply imma fix that

[@noir-playz]

Fun Fact : Prowlers theme is just Miles theme reversed.

[@goldenstudiofilms]

Kid survives cancer Goku: Edit: Never thought I get alot of likes just for a unoriginal joke

[@user-dr7jo5no7k]

Hey there I heard you beat cancer that must mean your strong take this KAMEHAMEHAAA Edit: nice I got the most likes I've ever had 🤝

[@sophisticatedmoai9740]

“Hey kid, I heard your cancer is strong, let me fig-“ *DEAD*

[@valkerz]

so funny, forgot to laugh. edit: these annoying ahh goku tip riders saying “goku solos” when he’s a fictional character, try getting him past needle level gokutards.

[@joaoguilhermegomeshaiyashi7793]

​@@valkerz Do not worry,i laught for you

[@valkerz]

cancer is not a joke.

[@ascendantking34]

It sounds like a deeper imperial siren from Star wars

[@TOXICYT2016]

It does lol

[@A_Axolo]

Hey! Its me, goku! *nocking nonstop*

[@Italian_goober]

Oh yeah

[@anthonybruno3183]

That’s exactly what I said just not in that much detail

[@Anonymous_Introvert]

Imperial EMS alarm 😂

[@LyraMotte-bn9yz]

The whole movie really is just amazing. The whole team was beyond brilliant and clearly passionate about their work.

[@ZedR6]

daniel pemberton is one of the most skilled audio composers ive heard

[@MxTeeee]

When you throw a pebble at a blonde monkey

[@demonicasoldier1770]

Frieza tone down the racism lol

[@XN_number1]

Blonde is technically a term for a female blond. A blond is a male blond.

[@benthatbirdo121]

​@@XN_number1 so is the male blond like a shiny or is that the blonde

[@invert8505]

@@XN_number1 oh that’s interesting

[@Riley_Sanford]

@@benthatbirdo121 my parents got a shiny and a failure. My brothers the shiny.

[@HyDro_Zenith]

*INSERT XENOVERSE SSJ GOKU*

[@mrbob2311]

GOKUUUUU *blows up*

[@HI-SUNKO]

👿

[@sophisticatedmoai9740]

*_*Gets incinerated by a kamehameha_*

[@EpicCoolUsername]

haha this is gonna be so funny! - last words

[@Alejandro_turntable]

yes lmaoaoaiai

[@carlosAlvarez-gf5ef]

Its becoming iconic. You dont even need to see the prowler but when you hear the sound you can feel the dread of facing him again!

[@bmelloyello]

I love this sound effect. Super well done and it was my favorite part of this movie.

[@KalimariKolmyne]

Kakyoin **Uses emerald splash** The World:

[@minecraftamogus]

Jojo reference

[@Tas_Real]

donut momment

[@StephenDurnan]

*Jotaro:*

[@prod.lanista]

​@@Tas_Real BRO THAT'S SO W R O N G

[@Ostr0]

​@@StephenDurnanJotaro: NANI!!?

[@Gudsur]

It hits extra hard when he first shows up at Aunt May's house. It was like the sound effect was in sync with Miles' spider sense, because he was having a heavy anxiety attack while that sound was playing. Bro's fight or flight response was tweaking 😅

[@TheHirohikoAraki]

It goes to show that an elephant never forgets.

[@cement_eater]

“No, Patrick, elephants are not an instrument”

[@spike-rajapalayamdog9441]

LOL sweet victory indeed.

[@KillerMoth_Stumpy]

I thought it was miles' theme in reverse

[@yamaspajamaz7718]

Me too 💀

[@genjisupreme456]

Are you talking about the music "what's up danger"?

[@umbradragon1371]

@YaBoiLilNut no it is what’s up danger. They actually incorporated prowlers theme into the first part of what’s up danger

[@The.Feuer.Mayday]

Its shoulder touch i think

[@prithvisingh5672]

Yeah it is...this guy is dumb

[@jonboybzl816]

I absolutely love that noise when prowler shows up it gives him so much presence

[@anthonyramirez7521]

Thank you for playing the audio 🙏🏻

[@jalenyellowwolf6298]

Not only was this the best theme for a villian... But it has got to be one of the most unnerving sound ive ever heard in an animated movie. The sound is haunting and it makes it sound like someone is stalking you ar night.

[@worldsdarkest]

Fun fact: Prowler’s theme is a reverse of Miles’ which just shows more of how he’s a foil to Miles (a foil is a complete contrast of the main character)

[@cursedfl4mes645]

Oh how this feels to read now

[@ijthimonk6707]

yeah

[@caseywellington4761]

​@@cursedfl4mes645holy

[@titan1umtitan]

@@cursedfl4mes645maybe it was foreshadowing all along and we just never knew

[@Stag_Z]

@@cursedfl4mes645looking back at the 1st movie is crazy after watching the 2nd

[@janicesparks3182]

Actually, the prowler sound was from one part of one of the songs in the movie but reversed

[@Sauerkraut404]

Yeah nope its an elephant

[@peterpumpkineater6928]

Source: trust me bro

[@normienormie9425]

​@@peterpumpkineater6928 The composer iirc said it was just Miles theme in reverse

[@kashiga160]

Pretty sure it’s from the main theme, but I might be wrong with which song it’s from.

[@justryan9048]

@@normienormie9425 yeah

[@rishanthehe]

I never thought of prowler's theme as 'scary' until I found out it was an elephant. Hearing it back, I get chillls knowing its some sort of animal voice

[@CoolPictureOfSpiderman]

This movie has such incredible sound and music design

[@Xgil2Play]

It's so raw, a simple sound that tells a whole story and gives a full plate of emotions.

[@JairCee]

One of my favorite themes for a villain too because of how frantic it makes things feel

[@PortalGorgon]

Gordon believing that with the way the salvations have gone, he’ll never have to walk out of a restaurant *Amy’s Baking Company:*

[@dr1gonz]

When I first heard it I was terrified but at the same time, I was like- “that’s the coolest sound I’ve ever heard”

[@NixtySign]

what a toddler hears when it comes into the field of vision of a pitbull named sunshine

[@genericuser984]

toddler: exists sunshine, cupcake, daisy, princess, and sweet pea:

[@ZzIAmNOTLegendzZ]

​@@genericuser984 Dumpling: *_literal Hound of Satan noises_*

[@hola-nh7ft]

​@@ZzIAmNOTLegendzZ smiley:

[@T_E_G]

​@@genericuser984 the elephant:

[@Fai-Fai]

And I still don't know how this is so fu***g terrifying Edit: Now I know why, and it makes sense now. (It's not that terrifying, I was joking :') )

[@floraazul7622]

My guess is that it hits an uncanny valley effect. At first hear it sounds like a blaring siren, but with just a tinge if organic noise that becomes recognizable at the end. Something so deep and artificial as a warning siren already strikes anxiety but then that noise turning into an organic animal roar makes it feel like a sudden realization of being hunted down by a predator animal, and it feels unsettling. I think the dread it instills really fits Prowler really well, Miles pure fear when running away only makes it more intense.

[@Manticorn]

You mean f**cking

[@Manticorn]

You mean f**cking

[@flamingarbre1284]

​@Flora Azul Yeah it makes sense to me that it was an organic sound (and elephants already sound p scary when they want to) that was digitized and put thru filters. Purely artificial sound effects have never made me uncomfortable like real life sounds lol

[@CoraCreates]

I guess bc it just sounds like a distant predatory roar.

[@Nichirin23-wh5uq]

Still gives me chills, I always gotta look around when I hear it✋😭

[@iwillslapyou4982]

I love that it plays as he is sliding the window open since it makes a similar sound.

[@shouryavarma1633]

I remember watching this movie with my sister in theatres in 4D when I was in 8th grade. Prowler's theme actually scared me so much that sometimes at night, when it was very silent, my brain would randomly play this sound and I would jumpscare myself. I genuinly had nightmares. Now it's one of my favourite themes.

[@jamiehill1444]

I loved the part where he couldn’t see miles while invisible, yet later on he obtains thermal vision

[@CMLN]

He didnt know miles could go invisible so he didn't think miles was there

[@KieAiko]

Bro did a couple of squats at the end💀🖐️

[@tsunamislayer101]

Holy cow I hear the elephant now- but seriously though I love this character so much and this is cool

[@TRAVONTOP]

that sound legit made my blood crawl and put fear in my heart everytime i heard it 😭

[@koraxacollins9645]

For a while I thought it was the rev of his motorcycle, but considering "I got an elephant!" I think that makes it even better

[@amjh4lah809]

Absolutely LOVE The Prowlers theme. Scary af

[@countrycoffeecup7772]

It was especially unnerving for those of us who’ve played _Subnautica._

[@Profile__1]

My favorite thing about his overall sound design is that it feels kinda tied to his real identity, Aaron, who is a DJ/Sound mixer with a bunch of equipment meant to mess around with sounds and music. It's like even in the non-diegetic sounds allude to his identity.

[@mekhiphillips5758]

"Hey kid, I heard you beat that cancer guy, you must be pretty strong!"

[@mrfacestab5758]

Go back to Dragon Ball: Evolution movie.

[@DarthMechRBLX]

@@mrfacestab5758 nobody wants to watch that absolute garbage

[@Angelo-D15]

​@@mrfacestab5758bro got offended by a meme

[@arlindblaze4148]

I was so glad to hwar it back in the new movie.

[@X-ite]

Imagine being some random elephant going about your day just to be sampled to make a soundtrack for a popular movie

[@gojo5621]

Vegeta: hits goku Goku's theme: I'm about to end this man's whole career

[@mrfacestab5758]

Go back to Dragon Ball: Evolution movie.

[@theonewhoasked8069]

​@@mrfacestab5758 or what

[@mrfacestab5758]

@@theonewhoasked8069To sit you on the chair, tied up, and force you to watch Dragon Ball: Evolution in loop. Beginning to the end as punishment. 😈

[@flochforster6892]

The way people create iconic sounds and pieces of music always fascinates me. Human creativity is just something else.

[@J-leaf]

No wonder its a mourning call... Homie's mixtape would make anyone cry.

[@sarcasmwillbemymiddlename8622]

I love when they make the non-spooky creatures as apart of villainous themes

[@demonwolf3286]

They turned an elephant's noise into essentially a cat roar

[@Porgboy-official]

It gave me chills

[@Armageist]

Didn't realize it was meant to be that way. But for me, that sound effect always just reminded me that in this Universe Spider-man died. Leaves a bad taste in my mouth any time I hear it now.

[@sh0n4n]

Yessss Love the prowler theme.. The sound really made me feel scared of what's coming next

[@Mr.Kain.M807]

**GOKU TERRIFYINGLY WATCHING YOU** **YOU FELT SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG**

[@australianpogchamp5976]

**YOU ARE GONNA HAVE A BAD TIME…**

[@mrfacestab5758]

Go back to Dragon Ball: Evolution movie.

[@AlejandroSanchez-zq2we]

Cringe

[@KaitaiGysha]

now its goku's theme

[@shadowgazer97]

​@Dark Ice yes

[@bruhbrehii]

Let's call it the theme of brutality.

[@AsperOkami]

What-

[@aahhhhhhhhhhhhh]

dragon ball is mid

[@bruhbrehii]

@@aahhhhhhhhhhhhh I respect your opinion

[@odysseylightning513]

It’s impressive how he made it sound like a lions roar too! I just heard the lions roar audio and it so relatively close!

[@nightfallnoir]

I KNEW IT!!! I knew it had to be a big animal like an elephant or similar! Also with the music of Across The Spider-Verse, it‘s really similar with the louder version…

[@r_jon_unbelievable]

They prolly did that for Miguel (Spider-Man 2099) too lol

[@celanimusic]

for my producer bretheren: EMS SYNTHI, FSOL Digitana SX1

[@DarthMechRBLX]

I like your funny words magic man

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

​@@DarthMechRBLXhaven't seen this meme in a while

[@celanimusic]

@@DarthMechRBLX thx to bring that meme up here, makes me feel like back then

[@oskarrussjohansson4302]

Now that I know it’s an elephant, I totally hear it.

[@KingOfTheClowns]

That sound is also used as an Audio clip Siren Head plays

[@The_Local]

This sound effect isnt new it used to be popular in the 2015s

[@Ultimate_Fusion]

“YOU BEAT THE DISEASE CONGRATS!” Xenoverse Goku:

[@mrfacestab5758]

Go back to Dragon Ball: Evolution movie.

[@tanjeeschuan4999]

​@@mrfacestab5758 funniest comment spammer

[@RollieStudios]

I still love that theme.

[@user-gi4uo7td7x]

i can never unhear the elephant now 😭😭

[@deadzone4033]

*Throws rock*

[@sophisticatedmoai9740]

[INSERT XENOVERSE GOKU HERE]

[@hdhsushdjd4685]

GOKU And kaboom

[@johndoesstuff352]

Arrivederc

[@TheHuskyK9]

"This is gonna be so cool!" -Krillin's last words, 1998

[@DarthMechRBLX]

GOOOOOKKKKUUUUUUUUUUUUUU *explosion*

[@powerONdelta]

That actually makes sense

[@NflEditz49]

Yeah, I can hear the elephant now it shivers down my spine every time I heard that

[@aimranehd]

now that you said that, i can never unhear the elephant. thanks

[@jackkanoff1419]

That's one loud window😂

[@Just_a_rathalos151]

Ok so basically Siren Head is an elephant now....nice

[@AlejandroSanchez-zq2we]

Makes more sense🐘🔊

[@itz_t3rm707]

I knew it. Ever since I watched the first one I always thought is theme sounded like elephant noises

[@spassadazza]

Love the sound design and art style/animation from Both the spider verse movies can’t wait for beyond the spider verse

[@guh.1068]

When you throw a pebble at goku

[@olit4063]

I love the music and visuals of both of these films

[@PortGamer_YT]

The funniest part about it is that people would make memes about it 😂

[@BigBoris]

Now all I think of is an angry Goku so that’s cool I guess

[@mrfacestab5758]

Go back to Dragon Ball: Evolution movie.

[@Skally_wag]

How do you find this stuff out ?!?

[@cuchutrain]

Buy an elephant, run it through a couple synthesizers, then ask daniel pemberton if that's how he did it.

[@austinkersey2445]

There is also the fact that elephants have long been used for unnerving or terrifying sounds. Listen to your favorite dinosaurs (specifically carnivores) roar. It's usually an elephant or a lion. They also get used in some sci-fi horror movies and whatnot. It's surprisingly common.

[@Coleecool]

@@RastaFudge ain't no way💀

[@rythemoparguy]

Freaking chills every time

[@Snoopdog2034]

The second time I've heard of an elephant sound being used to convey a scary thing (Prowler and Xenomorph)

[@Mr.Pocket]

This is Goku’s villain form

[@mrfacestab5758]

Go back to Dragon Ball: Evolution movie!

[@Mr.Pocket]

@@mrfacestab5758 we do not mention the beast

[@Zonironi]

THANK YOU FOR POINTING THIS OUT. I have said this was an elephant since the first movie came out.

[@gamesux420]

Ive heard that exact sound effect so many times before

[@themangolorian4641]

My heart dropped to my stomach when I first seen him take his mask off

[@Sour-ron]

Finally a theme befitting the Prowler. I mean he's one of the greatest spy of all time in marvel

[@alittledeezer6415]

All zombie pigmen within a 50 mile radius when you misclick:

[@damianstarks3338]

Awesome I like this theme it was one of my favorites in this Spider Man anime movie and I also liked the Prowler and his costume too.

[@Cassette-Cryptid]

Fun fact, the Ecto-1's siren is a pitched up and slowed down Jaguar snarl

[@aydenwashington7572]

The most scariest window opening I’ve ever seen

[@SCHLOMPY]

It really just gives off the "run." Vibes

[@buddylove__]

I adore his theme. So GOOD

[@TheBillsMando]

Prowler is/was probably my favorite Spiderman Villain cause he looks cool and the audio cue.

[@PotatoBeastXbox]

The reason this plays around the prowler is because it is Miles' spider sense, telling him to not fight the Prowler as it knew it was Uncle Aaron but Miles didnt, and the reason it fades is because the Prowler gets durther and further away, telling Miles he is safe

[@gamecat2013]

*Prowler theme plays* *"Hey it's me, Goku!"*

[@The_Honored_0ne]

y’all can’t lie we had the best theme in that movie

[@MADVILLAIN-vt3zu]

His theme was sick. I always noticed it immediately lol

[@arey4944]

I find it interesting that you described the feelings evoked by the Prowler’s theme as being similar to “a siren that induces dread in the audience” being that Miles, who was often being hunted by the Prowler (and quite afraid of him) is a young black man. I never thought of it that way, but I love that interpretation.

[@Cj_playz098]

Bro the prowler is one of the most coldest character ever.

[@Jellycat23143]

why? hes wearing lots of clothes?

[@SpeedyWayzy]

Definetly sounds like something the prowler would make, recording an elephant to make a horrifying song

[@randytyson]

Bro stood up to a giant mech of barbara streissand. Mans a legend to me

[@samboi123]

“The audio cue is really unnerving and disturbing, like a siren” Might I point out how similar it sounds to the Imperial alarms in Star Wars?

[@shashwatnishad4841]

Bro these releases are so much stress reliever 🛐