YouTube pick of the week: Wilhelm scream compilation

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If you have seen any sort of action movie in the last 30 years then you are familiar with the Wilhelm Scream. You may not know exactly what that is, but you have definitely heard it. Ever since its first use in the 1951 film Distant Drums and its later use in the original Star Wars, the sound byte has become sort of an audible inside joke. Whenever a character in a film needs to scream due to being shot or falling off a cliff (or both), a Wilhelm scream fits in perfectly.

The YouTube Pick of the week is a compilation of many of the different movies and TV shows that the Wilhelm Scream has been incorporated in. From the Venture Bros. to Indiana Jones and even Team America, the Wilhelm scream is used in so many different movies that you will be surprised that you never got on to recognizing it before.

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Last post: Nov. 23, 2009 at 5:48 pm

Jeff Brandt (Jeff Brandt) said on Dec. 27, 2008 at 1:02 am:

What about that common swinging gate sound effect? I wonder if there's a video compilation of that one. Guess it wouldn't be as entertaining as this one.

Larry Sanders (unregistered user) said on Nov. 23, 2009 at 5:48 pm:

Its in the twilight new moon movie

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