Friday, August 11, 2006

The Wilhelm scream

The Wilhelm scream is a stock sound effect first used in 1951 for the movie Distant Drums. It has been featured in dozens of movies since. Alongside a certain recording of the cry of the Red-tailed Hawk, the "Universal telephone ring" [1] and "castle thunder," it is probably one of the most well-known cinematic sound clichés.

It’s also used in video games  and television shows.

I had no idea this was so prevalent.  

Here is a video that shows clips of just some of it’s uses.   Once you hear it, you realize it’s the same sound effect.

Wikipedia entry

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