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roger · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 12:24 pm Post subject: The Wilhelm Scream

I don't know how many of you are hip to this, but check it out. It's cool
Read about it
Listen to it
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bobsouer · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 12:58 pm Post subject:

Roger,

I'd read about it before, but had never seen that compilation. Thank you for the links.
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Whit · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 1:05 pm Post subject:

My husband lurves pointing out the wilhelm.

todd ellis · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 1:27 pm Post subject:

i love to listen for it too! i heard it the other night on magnum p.i.
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JTVG · Backstage Pass Joined: 21 Jun 2007 Posts: 433

That's interesting. It reminds me of a sound effect I picked up somewhere along my travels, of a car horn and the doppler tone that happens as it drives by. (Listen) I've heard that same clip used time and time again on movies over the years.
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Mike Harrison · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 1:50 pm Post subject:

I thought some of the best campy screams came from Jonathan Harris in his role of Dr. Smith on 'Lost In Space.'

They were so... Irwin Allen.
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Deirdre · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 1:55 pm Post subject:

The Wilhelm Scream is in the rotating list of SFX in Red Dead Redemption. You could make its appearance a drinking game.
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Bruce · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 3:25 pm Post subject:

Heck I've used it myself in a commercial or two. I think it was a waxing salon, or some such.

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Moe Egan · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 7:10 pm Post subject:

It was great to read that history. Thanks for sharing.
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JBarrett · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:26 pm Post subject:

I loves me some Wilhelm. Heard it tonight while watching "Ramona and Beezus" with my daughter. ("R&B", BTW, is a very delightful film)
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Bailey · Posted: Tue Aug 03, 2010 10:50 pm Post subject:

I knew we should have gone to see "Ramona and Beezus" instead of "Charlie St. Cloud".
What a Chick flick.
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mcm · Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 5:51 am Post subject:

My kids have been making videos for various school projects for a while, and they try to put the Wilhelm Scream into every one.

Michael Schoen · Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 5:55 am Post subject:

that's really funny.
there must be a female scream around as well that was used in horror films.
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Lizden · Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 8:35 pm Post subject:

OK, that's really cool.
Thanks for that!
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BenWils · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:20 am Post subject:

Ah, now it makes a little more sense why all the scream sound efx in Soundtrack Pro (Final Cut's audio program) are called (insert name) and then 'helm'. Such as Tomhelm Scream.....Suehelm Yell.

That is funny!
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