Jurassic Park is a masterpiece for many reasons. In particular, the horror of the bloodthirsty species of primeval creatures is still in the bones of many fans almost 30 years after the cinema release. In addition to the T-Rex, the perfidious raptors are responsible for the most frightening scenes, causing terror with their unmistakable hunting sounds. The sounds were taken over by turtles. When mating.
Jurassic Park sound designer recorded turtle sex for raptor scenes
Sound designer Gary Rydstrom revealed this in an interview with Vulture in 2013:
It’s a bit embarrassing, but when the raptors are communicating with each other, it’s actually turtles having sex. I was at [einem Unterwasser-Zoo] and picked her up. […] Mating can last forever. [Es brauchte] plenty of time to film and record them.
Listen to the raptors in one of the most iconic Jurassic Park scenes:
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In addition to the iconic cooing sounds, other sounds made by the hunting dinosaurs come from the real animal kingdom. Horses and geese were used for the breathing and hissing of the raptors, so Rydstrom.
The sound designer’s selfless efforts were not in vain. Very few Jurassic Park fans should be able to identify the soundscape of turtle sex. What remains is an inhuman reputation that many fans of the franchise will recognize immediately. Will they perceive the first child after the turtle information with completely new ears? Probably not. A masterpiece remains a masterpiece, mating cries or not.
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