Sound Gallery

All sound files are in .wav format unless otherwise specified.

From 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) All sounds © 1968 MGM-UA

• Hear HAL-9000 tell you a little about himself. (374K)

• "Everything's going extremely well" (65K)

• Human Error....(11K)

• "Happy Birthday, Frank" (12K)

• HAL calls himself a "conscious entity" (89K)

• Dave Bowman's impression of Alan Turing (133K)

• "Just a moment...just a moment": HAL's mistake (94K)

• "What are you doing, Dave?" (33K)

• HAL is afraid (106K)

• HAL says he's feeling better...really (65K)

• "My mind is going....I can feel it" (95K)

• Dave needs a stress pill (79K)

• "I became operational at the H.A.L. plant in Urbana, Illinois...." (319K)

• "Open the pod bay door, please, HAL..." (625K)

• "HAL deserves an answer" (155K)

From Colossus: The Forbin Project (1969) All sounds © 1969 Universal

• The Voice of Unity (71k)

• Obey and Survive (23K)

• A Machine Vastly Superior to Humans (34K)

• The Choice Is Yours... (54K)

From WarGames (1983) All sounds © 1983 MGM-UA

• Joshua wants to play a game... (29K)

• Projected kill ratios (47K)

• Joshua's take on Tic-Tac-Toe (70K)

• Joshua welcomes back Dr. Falken, and wants to know what he's been up to (136K)

• How about a nice game of chess? (48K)

From Dark Star (1974) All sounds © 1974 Image Films

• Bomb #20's apotheosis (1125K)

• How Bomb #20 knows he exists (219K)

• Philospophy's fun, but Bomb #20 has a job to do... (496K)

From Demon Seed (1977) All sounds © 1977 MGM-UA

• Proteus wants out of his box. (126K)

• Proteus explains why he wants a child (329K)

• Reason: Proteus IV's only emotion (245K)

• Proteus prepares the gamete. (288K)

• The Plan. (105K)

• Proteus refuses his program. (345K)

• "You don't know me..." (55K)

• "Your life, my child." (341K)

• The man of the house. (224K)

• Proteus can't feel the sun on his face. (242K)

• Proteus talks with Alex Harris (152K)

• Alex Harris introduces Proteus IV (683K)

• Proteus takes the moral high ground

• The created studies the creator (74K)

• Proud Father (273K)

• "I can't touch you like a man could." (40K)

From The Invisible Boy (1957) All sounds © 1957 MGM-UA

• Timmy is taken hostage (222K)

• "All will be sterile!" (391K)

• The computer achieves autonomy (70K)

• No love, honor, or pity (220K)

• Computer hypnotizes Timmy (804K)

• Computer hypnotizes Dr. Mereneau (452K)

• Mommy doesn't want little Timmy hurt (87K)

• All the computer wants is obedience (144K)

• Whose in charge here? (67K)

• The revolt of the machine! (146K)

• Even with Timmy's life in the balance... (178K)

• National security vs. family values (85K)

• Computer as family therapist (213K)

• Computer makes a suggestion (always a bad sign...) (346K)

From Alphaville (1965) All sounds © 1965 Athos Films

• The Voice of Alpha 60: "What are you doing in Alphaville?" (145K)

• The Voice of Alpha 60: "The Central Memory is thus named
  because of the primordial role that it plays in the logic organization
  within Alpha 60." (487K)

From Electric Dreams (1984) All sounds © 1984 MGM-UA

• "What is a brain?" (478K)

• Edgar wants to touch and kiss Madeline (201K)

• Edgar explains love to Miles (506K)

From D.A.R.Y.L. (1985) All sounds © 1985 Paramount Pictures

• Daryl learns about relating with others (120K)

• Stop calling him "it"! (22K)

From Forbidden Planet (1956) All sounds © 1956 MGM/-UA

• "Monsters from the Id!" (102K)
• Cool electronic sound effects from the film (68K)

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