20th Century Fox Sound Effects Library
The Twentieth Century Fox Corporation has authorized a special agreement with Sound Ideas to make available a collection of outstanding sound effects from their Sound Department in this one of a kind sound effects library. The historic sound effects archive of one of the major motion picture companies of all time has been opened to Sound Ideas audio engineers and you. The result is 10 CDs of royalty free sound effects, exclusively available through Sound Ideas, that have been carefully restored and digitally remastered for use in modern digital studios. The 20th Century Fox Sound Effects Library boasts over 1,350 sound clips representing years of legendary motion picture history.
20th Century Fox Sound Effects Library Content by CD: |
| TCF 1 |
Antique Autos, Auto Crashes, Ferraris, Hot Rods, Model Ts, Stock Car Races, Auto Skids |
| TCF 2 |
Airplanes, Animals, Arrows, Archery, Crowds, Baseball, Battle Sound Effects |
| TCF 3 |
Bells, Bodyfalls, Cartoon Boings, Boxing Crowds, Cameras, Carnivals, Catapults, Crashes, Crowds |
| TCF 4 |
Drawbridge, Earthquakes, Electronics, Explosions, Fight Scenes, Bar Fights, Fires & Fire Trucks, Flame Throwers, Professional Football Sound Effects |
| TCF 5 |
Glass Smashes, Cannons, Firearms, Handcuffs, Naval Horns, Horses & Stagecoache Sound Effects |
| TCF 6 |
Human Hits, Jail Doors, Jungles, Knife Stabs, Knife Throws, Metal Hits |
| TCF 7 |
Motorcycle Gangs, Vintage Motorcycles, Office Ambiences, Parachutes, Police Radios, Ratchets, Record Scratches, Rockets, Sand Storms, Ship Signals, Ship SONAR, Space Shuttles |
| TCF 8 |
Air Raid Sirens, Ship Sirens, Snowmobiles, Artillery Soldiers, Cavalry Soldiers, Soldiers Marching, Roman Soldiers, Green Hornet Stings, Submarines, Submarine Control Rooms, Submarine Torpedoes, Sword Fights |
| TCF 9 |
Military Tanks, Telegraphs, Telephones, Thunder, Period Traffic, Trains |
| TCF 10 |
Steam Trains, Trolleys, Military Trucks, Underwater Sounds, Western Streets, Police Whistles |
Please Note: The calliope music featured on disc TCF 7 (Track 41, Index 1) is still protected by copyright. If you wish to use this music in a film or other forms of media, you must obtain a release from the Copyright Holder.
Exclusively Distributed By Sound Ideas
The Feature Film SFX Combo is Available at a Special Price
About 20th Century Fox
The Fox Film Corporation opened its doors in 1915 and the merger that created the Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation happened in May of 1935.
Young actors of the day who signed up with Twentieth Century-Fox included Henry Ford, Gene Tierney, Sonja Henie and Tyrone Power. Alice Faye and Shirley Temple were also under contract. During the WWII their biggest box office hit was Betty Grable.
After the war and the mass introduction of television, the audiences began to drift away from theaters. To try to stem the tide, Twentieth Century-Fox sunk a great deal of money into CinemaScope, which gave a slight illusion of depth without needing 3-D glasses. Special equipment was needed in the movie theaters and Fox agreed to help pay the cost for conversion which ran at about $25,000 per movie screen. In order to ensure that Cinemascope would dominate the market, Fox gave access to the process to any rival studio that wanted to use it - and since two blockbusters of the time (The Robe and How to Marry a Millionaire) were produced in CinemaScope... many took him up on the offer.
Though CinemaScope brought audiences back to theaters for a time, by 1956 the numbers again began to dwindle. Today, you can see parallels in the movie industry as they attempt to win back audiences with new high-definition screens, high-definition audio and 3D technology... with and without the glasses. Only time will tell if this turns out to be one of the sound ideas.
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