RagingBull80

So I'm watching Alien and at the 35:11 mark there is an alarm going off on the Nostromo. I have heard this sound effect in some other movie and it's bugging the crap out of me that I can't think of what it is. Any help would be appreciated.

I know this is dumb but it's bugging me.

EDIT TO ADD: I'm referring to the theatrical cut of the film.

FRwL

I'd love to help but i don't have the movie but around what scene did it happen?

RagingBull80

It's the scene where Ash is approaching the air-lock to let Dallas, Lambert and Kane back on the ship.

I tried to find a clip of the scene on YouTube to make things easier but came up with nothing.

Nick Martin

I just looked at the scene and I have no idea, sorry.

RagingBull80

Thanks for looking. I have given up hope of ever finding out unless it just comes to me someday.

Oh yeah, and it's at the 35:11 mark of the theatrical cut of the movie. I forgot to put that in the original post.

tylergfoster

Yeah, I sold my DVDs, and I wanted to hear the effect, so I admit I checked out a few copies of the movie through...other avenues...but they were all the "Director's Cut", which doesn't seem to contain the scene in question at all.

FinkPish

Is it the 3-tone beeps that corresponds with the lights above the airlock door? It sounds familiar to me too, but it's probably one of those sounds that got used in all kinds of sci-fi stuff in the late 70s/early 80s.

RagingBull80

After attempting to describe it I've found that it's really difficult to describe a tone. I really wish the flick was on YouTube or something so I could just post a clip. That would makes things so much easier and increase the chances of someone actually knowing it.