I saw this over at the NYPost blog and had to reblog it. Apparently, there is a very popular scream that is used at every opportunity by the sound editors in LaLa-Land. Called the 'Wilhelm Scream', it was originally used in 'Distant Drums', a 1951 cowboy-adventure.
For whatever reason(s), this scream effect has been used in gobs of movies, including 'Day Watch', the record-breaking follow-up to 'Night Watch', and the second in the trilogy of excellent Russian vampire movies.
And, I do mean gobs. Check out this compilation trailer over at YouTube -- it's mind-boggling how many movies this effect has been dropped into. What do sound guys see (or should I say hear) in this scream? Why is it so special? You be the judge...
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