Tarzan was created by Edgar Rice Burroughs in the 1912 story Tarzan of the Apes, and the character's famous yell became a film staple in the 1930s. Actor Johnny Weissmuller, who played Tarzan in a long run of movies starting in 1932, is most associated with popularising this distinctive cry. Variations have appeared in later films, cartoons and television versions ever since. Online, the short classic version is shared as a soundboard staple for jungle, wild man and mock-heroic moments, long after the original adventure films left cinemas.
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The classic Tarzan jungle scream and chest-beating yell from the old adventure films, used for wild entrances, jungle jokes and over-the-top victory moments.
This is the iconic Tarzan yell, a long rising and falling cry that echoes like a call across the jungle canopy. It starts low, climbs into a rapid yodel-like warble, then drops back down, instantly signalling a wild, fearless character swinging into action. The sound feels both heroic and ridiculous at the same time, which is why it works so well out of context. Played over an ordinary entrance or a small triumph, it turns the moment into a parody of adventure, as if the person has just arrived from deep in the trees ready to save the day.
