History Main / KungFoley

-->'''[[RiffTrax Mike Nelson]]''': Sound effects courtesy of TomAndJerry.

* Averted in ''Fight Club'' where the fights have disturbingly real sound effects.

* In the film ''BatmanAndRobin'', TheBrute Bane tosses a group of {{Redshirt}} thugs through the air, complete with a slide-whistle sound effect.

* Done to a rather ridiculous extent with Tenpouin Keiya of ''{{Evil Zone}}'', whose barehanded strikes make whipping-like sounds regardless of whether or not they actually connect with the opponent.

-->-- '''Mary Jo Pehl''', ''WebOriginal/CinematicTitanic: "East Meets Watts"''

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* In classic {{Deadlands}} rules, there's an InUniverse example: martial artists can take the disadvantage "The Cup Overflows". It means that all their combat moves result in hammy sound effects and possibly even {{Final Fantasy}}-esque battle auras and flashes of light. Not only it makes stealth harder, it also makes hostile martial artists think your character is more dangerous than they are and target them with their strongest techniques; non-martial artists simply think you are a [[BurnTheWitch sorcerer]].

* In classic {{Deadlands}} rules, there's an InUniverse example: martial artists can take the disadvantage "The Cup Overflows". It means that all their combat moves result in hammy sound effects and possible even {{Final Fantasy}}-esque battle auras and flashes of light. Not only it makes stealth harder, it also makes hostile martial artists think your character is more dangerous than they are and target them with their strongest techniques; non-martial artists simply think you are a [[BurnTheWitch sorcerer]].

* In classic {{Deadlands}} rules, martial artists can take the disadvantage "The Cup Overflows". It means that all their combat moves result in hammy sound effects and possible even {{Final Fantasy}}-esque battle auras and flashes of light. Not only it makes stealth harder, it also makes hostile martial artists think your character is more dangerous than they are and target them with their strongest techniques; non-martial artists simply think you are a [[BurnTheWitch sorcerer]].

* In classic {{Deadlands}} rules, martial artists can take the disadvantage "The Cup Overflows". It means that all their combat moves result in hammy sound effects and possible even {{Final Fantasy}}-esque battle auras and flashes of light. Not only it makes stealth harder, it also makes other martial artist think your character is more dangerous than they are and target them with their strongest techniques; non-martial artists simply think you are a [[BurnTheWitch sorcerer]].

* CrackingUp (though more TruthInTelevision than the others)

** And that little "plink plink" that denotes blinking (see SqueakyEyes).
* Anything that holds immense power will usually hum or ring (see WhiningLight).
* The "''sling!''" of sunlight glinting off a metallic surface (especially a sharp edge; see AudibleSharpness).

* Someone sneaking around will be accompanied by strings: pizzicato for tip-toeing, slides for strides (think ''ThePinkPanther'' theme).

-->-- '''Mary Jo Pehl''', ''CinematicTitanic: "East Meets Watts"''

-->-- ''TelevisionWithoutPity'' recap of ''{{Supernatural}}'', "Born Under a Bad Sign"

* Foley is parodied in the ''[[TheGoodies Goodies]]'' episode ''Kung Fu Kapers'', when Tim and Bill are fighting -- Tim tries to hit Bill, finds it produces a honking noise, then just touches him for a while to explore the sounds that ensue, which include alarm clocks and party horns. Bill laughs and plays a few notes on himself by tapping his head and knees. Tim pushes Bill's stomach and produces a loud honk. They both laugh...and then Tim clobbers Bill over the head accompanied by a huge, rock-smashing sound effect.

* My favorite example is the trumpet blare every time Fred is startled/enraged/otherwise emotive in ''TheFlintstones''.

-> Waha '''[CRACK]''' Yaaaaa '''[SWOOSH]'''

This trope is even more common in {{Animation}} (especially WesternAnimation), wherein the concept holds that every action must have an accompanying sound effect, even actions that normally don't or that have a minimal sound. In this regard, KungFoley becomes a supertrope of:

KungFoley is the hyper-exaggerated sound effects that go along with almost any ''really serious'' actions. From high risk martial arts to [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome zipping your fly]], it's all fair game. It's moved from Kung Fu trope to cliché to high {{Camp}} to {{Satire}} to acceptance as a mainstream trope. This is odd as it represents a backwards evolutionary trajectory. According to [[Mythbusters]], a normal punch is almost silent and a hollywood punch is created by a combination of sounds like breaking walnuts.

KungFoley is the hyper-exaggerated sound effects that go along with almost any ''really serious'' actions. From high risk martial arts to [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome zipping your fly]], it's all fair game. It's moved from Kung Fu trope to cliché to high {{Camp}} to {{Satire}} to acceptance as a mainstream trope. This is odd as it represents a backwards evolutionary trajectory.

* Parodied in the ad for Samsung Epic 4F called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtdCvSQUDhY "Epic Sound Effects"]].

* Averted in the ''{{Matrix}}'' movies.