10 Things You Didn't Realise Inspired Iconic Movie Voices

10. Godzilla - A Glove And A Musical Instrument

It's safe to say that Godzilla's high-pitched screech is the most iconic monster roar in cinematic history. Even people who have never seen a single entry in the long-running franchise should instantly be able to recognise it. Who would have guessed the cry of the King of Monsters was created with a glove and a double bass?

This idea was devised by the film's composer, Akira Ifukube, who served as a music teacher in Tokyo for years. Ifukube hated how generic movie monsters sounded and so, vowed to give Godzilla a unique cry to make him stand out.

Rather than using the sound effect of a wild animal like a lion or a tiger, Ifukube used his music experience to experiment with different sounds. In the end, he created the overgrown lizard's iconic roar by rubbing a resin-coated glove along the string of a double bass. This high-pitching noise was then slowed down so it sounded more animalistic.

This roar has been tweaked many times over the last 66 years but a variation of Ifukube's original sound effect has been used in nearly every film in the series.