The "Austin Powers Phone" sound effect began life as the Presidential phone sound effect in the film Our Man Flint.  It was probably created by Carlton W. Faulkner and/or Elmer Raguse.

This is captured from the soundtrack (not particularly high definition), then processed to make it as clean as possible.  I did not create this, I only cleaned it up.

Presidential Phone Sound Effect - Our Man Flint (Austin Powers Phone)

According to the Ninth Doctor, "mauve alert" was the universally recognised colour for danger, signifying the highest level of danger, as acknowledged by most species in the universe.

In fact, this is just my attempt to produce a loud, annoying alarm.  I need to be able to wake up to pages, and this is an attempt to create an alarm that will wake me under any conditions.

Mauve Alert

La Marseillaise - Sung At Wembley Stadium - England Vs France -  2015-11-17

La Marseillaise - Performed By The Sound Of the University of South Dakota -  2015-11-12

La Marseillaise - Performed By The Sound Of USD -  2015-11-12

A bumper to be used on my show, "Tales From SYL Ranch."  It plays live at http://anonradio.net, on Sundays from 20:00 - 22:00 UTC.

aNONradio: Almost As Fun As Handcuffs

It's finally here! Mr. Plinkett reviews the latest and most terrible Transformers movie of all!!!

http://sylranch.wrstone.com

This time, the audio is at the correct speed!

You'll notice I put a URL to my podcast, Tales From SYL Ranch.  That's because I'm engaging in a shameless attempt to piggy-back off Red Letter Media's success for my own financial gain.

So check out my podcast, beginning July 4 at:

http://sylranch.wrstone.com

I have a feature called "The Old Fan's Commentary" that's very heavily influenced by RLM.  The difference is history.  I paint a word picture to take you back in time.  You can experience the film as if you were seeing it on premiere night.

Even if it's 1977.

You see, I'm an old man.  And not a fake old man like Mr. Plinkett, but a real old man like Abe Vigoda.  I was around when these films were released.  I know what fandom was like at the time, and I talk about that.

On July 4, it's is Space: 1999.

Week 2 is Star Wars: The Despecialized Edition

Week 3 -- god help me -- is The Star Wars Holiday Special.

Have a look.  If you like RedLetterMedia, I think you'll like my podcast.

http://sylranch.wrstone.com

Plinkett Reviews

Mr. Plinkett's Transformers: The Last Knight Review - Correct Speed

In conjunction with my podcast, Tales From SYL Ranch, I reversed the first ten minutes of The Star Wars Holiday Special.

It turns out you can't tell the difference.

http://sylranch.wrstone.com

Home of The Old Fan's Commentary

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This film didn't have much going for it, other than it was the first one.  After five years of different writers, different venues, and even a brief stint as a TV series for a new network, Star Trek - The Motion Picture tried to be 2001: A Space Odyssey and failed miserably.

The production itself was a mess.  The writer, Harold Livingston, had a falling out with producer Gene Roddenberry, and as a consequence the film went before cameras without a completed script.  You just didn't do that with a complex movie with an enormous amount of pre-production.  That alone turned the film into a mess.

The special effects ended up being hastily re-done in many cases.  Leonard Nimoy actually passed out while hanging on wires for the "Spock Walk" scene -- which was itself a complete re-working of a scene that originally involved Spock and Kirk, but that was impossible to film as written.

In short, this film was a mess.  It has two things going for it:  Jerry Goldsmith's score and Alan Howarth's sound effects.  Unfortunately, very few of the effects are available in collections or in the clear on the soundtrack.  This is a small collection of a few that are.

Star Trek - The Motion Picture Sound Effects - Wormhole

Star Trek - The Motion Picture Sound Effects - Transporter 01

Star Trek - The Motion Picture Sound Effects - Warp Out

Star Trek - The Motion Picture Sound Effects - Red Alert Klaxon

Star Trek - The Motion Picture Sound Effects - Engines Accelerate and Warp Out 01

Star Trek - The Motion Picture Sound Effects - Engines Accelerate and Warp Out 02

Star Trek - The Motion Picture Sound Effects - Transporter 02

Don't Panic!

A processed version of the sound effect heard immediately prior to a Guide entry.  Used in the TV and radio series.

Guide Entry

"No human being has the right -- under ANY circumstances -- to initiate force against another human being, nor to threaten or delegate its initiation."

- The Zero Aggression Principle

William Stone III

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