Lightning sound effects, from real storms and from spellbooks. Strictly speaking the sound of lightning is thunder, and there's plenty of it: field recorded storms with rain and roaring thunder, and a tropical storm with wind in the trees. Then the other kind. Elemental magic sets put lightning alongside fire and ice for spells.
Libraries
25
Publishers
20
Formats
Mono, stereo, ambisonic
Sample rates
44.1 to 192 kHz
Licence
Royalty-free for commercial work
Price range
$10 to $4,997
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Professional field recordings blend thunder, rain, and lightning sound effects into a comprehensive weather library, featuring isolated elements and high-quality 24-bit/192kHz formats with detailed metadata.
This collection contains 50 authentic lightning and thunder sound effects. Recorded at 32-bit/192kHz, these high-resolution field recordings include UCS-compliant metadata for professional use.
Electric sound effects library featuring thunder, lightning strikes, and discharge variations, combining synthesized and live recordings to create realistic yet dramatic atmospheric elements across 100 versatile files.
Atenas, Costa Rica mountain town sound effects recorded in first-order ambisonics and binaural across a full 24-hour cycle, covering plaza life, church bells, bird song, tropical storms, rivers, and nocturnal insects.
Thunderstorm sound effects captured at near, medium, and far distances, including claps, cracks, pealing rumbles, and rain falling on stone, leaves, and metal railings in urban settings, recorded at 96kHz.
This collection of storm sound effects contains 36 minutes of intense rain, thunder, and wind, plus recordings of a waking city, dogs, and a lone bird.
Library featuring raw field sound effects from a storm in Yogyakarta: intense thunder, tropical wind through trees, and natural silence captured on location as the event unfolded.
Natural environments come alive through comprehensive sound effects featuring weather, landscapes, and wildlife, with high-quality ambient recordings in multiple formats.
This comprehensive collection features 572 pirate-themed sound effects, including ship ambience, voice samples, weather elements, and combat sounds across nearly 10 hours of high-quality audio material.
Meticulously designed collection features 20 mystical sound effects capturing elemental forces, suitable for professional film, gaming, and multimedia productions.
Professional casino audio collection featuring 8,216 gaming sound effects, music loops, and voice-overs, totaling 5.93 GB of cross-platform optimized files for slots, cards, and dice games.
A collection of 230 divine sound effects featuring Greek deities' voiceovers, including Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, and Medusa, complemented by themed ambient sounds like waves and snake hissing.
This collection contains over 1900 designed and source sound effects for elemental magic, covering fire, earth, ice, water, wind, lightning, potions, and scrolls.
Professional thunder sound effects library featuring 150 high-resolution recordings, capturing both close and distant storms, with optional rain elements, all recorded at 96kHz/24-bit stereo.
A comprehensive archive featuring 1800 sound effects, including mystical spells, magical elements, and UI sounds, captured in high-quality 96k/24bit format for fantasy gaming projects.
Professional horror sound effects library featuring meticulously mixed field recordings, creating dynamic ambient soundscapes for haunted settings, from abandoned mansions to cursed graveyards.
Thunder is the sound lightning makes, and distance changes it. A strike close by is a sharp Clap, while a far one rolls on as a low rumble, because the sound arrives from different parts of the bolt at different times. Field recordings of a real Thunderstorm come with the rain and wind around them, and some sets keep the elements isolated so the strike can be placed on the flash. The weather collections include loops for long storm beds. On the magic side, lightning is designed for spells, which suits a fantasy game where a wizard calls it down.