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jp Aug 17, 2005

if you like Strung Out, you may fancy A Wilhelm Scream.

fivezero Aug 17, 2005

do you know exactly what a Wilhelm Scream is?

jp Aug 17, 2005

No, actually, I was kind of curious...let me know if its something bad, take them off the playlist.

jp Aug 17, 2005

checked urban dictionary, they say its a sound effect used in movies, they give the example of Indiana Jones. Guess its not something bad. Why'd you have to scare me like that?

fivezero Aug 17, 2005

i was just curious if you knew, lol. i love the Wilhelm Scream. a LOT of directors and sound designers slip into into their movies. kind of an inside joke. the Wilhelm scream is in TONS and T...

jp Aug 17, 2005

so its like a generic scream used in many movies? ill have to see if i can listen for it, id probably recognize it. i read that its used in star wars, indiana jones, and more.

thefunkyfresh thefunkyfreshFounder

i read a while ago that back in some old movie there was a guy that screamed, and they sampled him doing a couple different ones, and every now and then directors will use them. I think this is the site i read about it a while back: http://www.hollywoodlostandfound.net/wilhelm/

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003

exactly. perfect. thanks.

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