5 Feb 2010

It's a scream

The Wilhelm Scream sound effect has been entertaining us for many many years. From Tom & Jerry to Indiana Jones and the Batman. The scream is a cliché stock sound that is very popular with the film editors.

It was first used in a 1951 film called Distant Drums and became an in-joke after it was used in Star Wars and other blockbuster movies, video games and television programs.

The sound is named after a character in the western movie The Charge at Feather River where a character is shot with an arrow.

This YouTube video is a compilation of clips using the scream.

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