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Prison Cell Door Sound Effects

10 free prison cell door sound effects for jail scenes and prison escape games · 1.1–2.4 s each · MP3 · CC0 · no signup

10 prison cell door sound effects: a barred steel door slamming, sliding shut and sliding open on its rail, a buzzer before a door opens, a key turning in the lock, keys and a door swinging open, prisoners rattling the bars, a rusty iron door creaking, a distant slam in an echoing block and a dungeon grate. Use them for jail scenes and prison escape games.

Quick picks: Slamming Prison Cell Door 07 (1.7 s, recommended) · Key Lock Prison Cell Door 05 (1.1 s, the shortest, recommended) · Sliding Shut Prison Cell Door 08 (2.4 s, the longest, recommended)

All 10 prison cell door sound effects

Common uses: jail scenes, prison escape games.

Which prison cell door variation to use

Use Slamming for a door shut on a prisoner and Sliding Shut or Sliding Open for a modern sliding cell. Buzzer Opening is a modern prison, Key Lock and Unlock and Swing are a guard with keys, and Bar Rattle is a prisoner. Distant Echoing fills a cell block; Rusty Creaking and Dungeon Grate are for old and fantasy jails.

Need a comparison method? Try the playable examples and selection checklist.

Common questions about prison cell door

Is there a jail cell door slam sound effect?

Yes: Slamming Prison Cell Door 07 is a barred steel door slamming shut with a clang and rattling bars.

Is there a prison door buzzer sound effect?

Yes: in Buzzer Opening Prison Cell Door 01 a buzzer sounds and then a heavy cell door slides open.

Is there a prison cell door opening sound?

Yes: Sliding Open Prison Cell Door 09 unlocks with a clank and slides open, and Unlock And Swing Prison Cell Door 10 is keys, a lock and a barred door swinging open.

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