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Church Bells Alarm Sound
Big bronze bells recorded outdoors in Italy. Deep, rich and slow: a grand way to start the day that wakes you without making you jump.
The recording
A field recording of the bells of the old church in Aquileia, northern Italy, made in 2022. You hear the bells ringing out over the town, recorded from outside.
Recorded by peter1955 and shared on Freesound as “20220626 - Church bells - Aquileia Italy - - Field-recording” under CC0: free to use for anything. We volume-matched it and made the phone files.
Who it’s for
Great for: Anyone who likes a calm start but still needs a sound that carries.
Skip it if: You live next to a church and already hear this every Sunday.
Church bells: the numbers
| Length | 0:48 |
|---|---|
| Loudness | Loud (-13.2 dB at matched volume) |
| How it starts | Builds up in 3 s |
| Pattern | Deep, ringing strikes |
| Wake power | 3 out of 5 |
| iPhone file | First 30 seconds, with a 2-second fade |
Questions people ask
Are bells a good alarm sound?
Bells are a middle ground: rich and musical, but with a strong, clear strike. They usually wake people more gently than beeps and more reliably than soft chimes.
Why does the iPhone version stop after 30 seconds?
iPhone ringtones can be at most 40 seconds long, so the iPhone file uses the first 30 seconds with a short fade. The Android file is the full recording.