The starting of the Match sound

[Grant Cox]

I think the annoying 20 seconds left one (roadrunner or something) was new this year too.

[Schnabel]

The roadrunner sound sounds like the Flinstones when Fred takes off in the car. And the Shutdown sound is from Knoppix when you shut down. That is all I know.

[Travis Hoffman]

I believe these are close to the correct sounds, if not exact:

Initiating Shutdown Sequence....

Flintstones Running Feet (not downloadable from this site)

http://www.lgfl.net/lgfl/leas/rbk/we...ntstonerun.wav

I have no idea if the Flintstone one is copyrighted or not. I'm just linking to them. Use at your own risk etc. etc. etc.

[Peter Matteson]

Originally Posted by Travis Hoffman

I have no idea if the Flintstone one is copyrighted or not. I'm just linking to them. Use at your own risk etc. etc. etc.

Warning: About to go lawyering in this post and fill in with IP law explaination.

Yes technically it is copyrighted as soon as it was recorded. Copyrights don't need to be registered, they are automatic.

For instance what I am writing here in this post unless it is a statement of factual information, (think dictionary, phonebook, etc.) or a direct quote it is an artistic expression to which I am entiteld full control of.

You get the point I'm basically saying Hanna-Barbara owns the sound almost perpetually based on the laws in the books now for corporate "works for hire".

Pete

(PS this was written on a break from reviewing patent applications with our IP lawyers.)

[Roger]

Okay, here's the trivia question -- who says "Initiating Shut Down Sequence"?

[Peter Matteson]

Originally Posted by Roger

Okay, here's the trivia question -- who says "Initiating Shut Down Sequence"?

I'm not sure why but I think it's from "Spaceballs" so I'm going with Mel Brooks' wife Anne Bancroft.

[Eldarion]

Originally Posted by Roger

Okay, here's the trivia question -- who says "Initiating Shut Down Sequence"?

I'm not sure, but the identical sound file is used in Knoppix 4.x AFAIK...

Knoppix also has a cool "Initiating startup sequence" sound file by the same person. What I'd like to hear, though, is the LCARS computer system annunciating the start / end of the match!