The tweet prior to the announcement of the sound’s removal discusses the new plan for how sound effects will play a role in Roblox moving forward. It seems that the issue resurfaced and they weren’t able to settle things this time, much to the dismay of fans who love the “oof” sound. The “oof” was removed from Roblox back then as well, but was reintroduced after Tallarico reached an agreement with the developer, so that creators could buy access to the sound for about $1. However, now two years later, in their latest announcement Roblox confirmed that the famous ‘oof’ sound effect would be removed.Roblox‘s trouble with the licensing for the sound started back in 2020, after the “oof” had pervaded online spaces, and video game composer Tommy Tallarico realized that was a sound he created for a game called Messiah.
Tommy also agreed to work with Roblox to “develop other paid sounds” for them. Copyright laws protect people from having their work unfairly copied or used by someone else.Īn agreement was reached between Tommy and Roblox, in 2020, which meant that anyone making a Roblox experience would have to pay $1NZ to be able to use the sound in their game. It turned out that Roblox had been using his sound. What is copyright?įast forward to 2019 and Tommy discovered how similar the Roblox “oof” sound effect was to the sound he made for the game he worked on, so he decided to contact Roblox. The ‘oof’ sound effect was originally used in a game Tommy worked on that was released in 2000. Tommy has worked in the video games industry as a composer – meaning he made the music and sound effects in games – for more than 30 years. The “oof” sound effect was actually made by a man named Tommy Tallaric. The sound effect is hugely popular and is well known in and out of the Roblox community.Īs of 26 July 2022, fans have heard a different sound when their character respawns.
Previously when a character ‘died’ or respawned in Roblox, they heard a sound effect that said ‘oof’. Roblox announced the news on their social media, saying: “due to a licensing issue we have removed the “oof” sound. The famous ‘oof’ sound effect on Roblox has disappeared.