Iconic Sounds

[Image from 'The Day the Earth Stood Still]

1. Instrumental genius
Because science-fiction and dystopian films were supposed to be something used to horrify and scare the film audiences at the beginning, the use of creepy sound effects are very common throughout science-fiction dystopian films to this day. One of the most unusual around the time the first film of 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' (in 1951) was the sound of the theremin which is now closely linked to otherworldly beings and aliens due to it's eerie high pitched sound.

[Image from 'Terminator 2']

2. All found at your local pet store
In the dystopian film 'Terminator 2' during the prison break and unusual sound was made when T-100 was morphing through the prison bars. This was a slurpy metallic sound - which is a weird noise for a dystopian film.The sound designer, Gary Rydstrom revealed that this sound was achieved slowly sucking dog food out of a can!

3. Apparently pistachio nuts sound like skulls?
This is also from the film 'Terminator' where a terminator operative crushes a skull under his foot. Actually that was someone crushing a pistachio nut with metal plating.

[Image from 'Jurassic Park']

4. Anyone own a zoo?
In the dystopian film 'Jurassic Park' a iconic sound is the T-Rex's terrifying roar. This was achieved by combing the sound of a baby elephant, an alligator growling and a tiger snarling and slowing it all right down before mashing it up to make a scary growl out of some very normal noises!

[Image from 'Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Rings']

5. Cement and Balrogs...an interesting combination
When the fellowship enter the Mines of Moria in the film 'Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' they enter a dystopia of their own. In that they meet the Balrog, a demon like creature. Want to know how it's noise was made? It's just a cement block being dragged across a wooden floor. Who knew Balrogs guarded building sites!

I would use some of these noises because I intend to make the Broken have an unearthly noise that would detach them from the rest of humanity. I intend for them to loose all links to humanity and the power of speech is one of the most common features.