This is just awesome! I saw the post on ABCNews.com today on what has been called “The Wilhelm Scream”. This is one of those useless trivia things that I just completely adore, mainly because I fancy myself a music and sound geek. It’s a particular scream that got so popular among Hollywood sound editors and directors, that it’s been put in around 130 movies, some of which are all-time classic films. For instance, the sound editor for all the Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies used this scream in every single movie from those series! Do you want more info? Just watch the mini-presentation below, courtesy of Showtime and brought to you by myself and YouTube!


Finally, a name for the scream. I’ve known about this scream for quite a few years actually. I just didn’t realize it was such a big deal. This and Disney’s “Goofy scream” (yaa haa hooee) are two of my favorite movie sounds. Thanks for posting that!
The guilty pleasure’s all mine, Trav. You’re welcome!