Comments on: The Wilhelm Scream Compilation. http://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/10/the-wilhelm-scream-compilation/ The Neat Side of the Web Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:49:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Frank http://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/10/the-wilhelm-scream-compilation/comment-page-1/#comment-504448 Frank Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:30:33 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/10/the-wilhelm-scream-compilation/#comment-504448 Reminds me of this sound when ceramics brake. There's always the same effect for this... Reminds me of this sound when ceramics brake. There's always the same effect for this...

]]> By: Justin http://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/10/the-wilhelm-scream-compilation/comment-page-1/#comment-29760 Justin Fri, 11 Aug 2006 21:12:05 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/10/the-wilhelm-scream-compilation/#comment-29760 I know somebody didn't "just do a new compilation and insert the scream." The reason it sounds wierd is because you're hearing the same sound effect over and over in so short a space of time. These are all authentic, and there are a lot more--for example, it's in all the "Lord of the Rings" films and the new "King Kong" (first guy over the cliff in the dinosaur stampede). Ben Burtt (sound designer for Lucasfilm) was the guy who started the craze to insert it into every film he's worked on starting with the original "Star Wars"(although I didn't hear it in "Munich," which he designed, I'm sure he snuck it in somewhere). The most out-there example is in "A Star is Born" (the Judy Garland version) where it shows up in a moment of silence in the middle of a musical number. Burtt did some investigative work and the best guess is that it was done, during a dubbing session, for "Sabre River" by Sheb Wooley (more famous for the song "Purple People Eater"). For years it was listed was "Man Scream Eaten by Alligator." I know somebody didn't "just do a new compilation and insert the scream."

The reason it sounds wierd is because you're hearing the same sound effect over and over in so short a space of time.

These are all authentic, and there are a lot more--for example, it's in all the "Lord of the Rings" films and the new "King Kong" (first guy over the cliff in the dinosaur stampede).

Ben Burtt (sound designer for Lucasfilm) was the guy who started the craze to insert it into every film he's worked on starting with the original "Star Wars"(although I didn't hear it in "Munich," which he designed, I'm sure he snuck it in somewhere).

The most out-there example is in "A Star is Born" (the Judy Garland version) where it shows up in a moment of silence in the middle of a musical number.

Burtt did some investigative work and the best guess is that it was done, during a dubbing session, for "Sabre River" by Sheb Wooley (more famous for the song "Purple People Eater"). For years it was listed was "Man Scream Eaten by Alligator."

]]> By: Mr. Rioso http://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/10/the-wilhelm-scream-compilation/comment-page-1/#comment-29686 Mr. Rioso Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:20:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/10/the-wilhelm-scream-compilation/#comment-29686 Remember the "Pow-keouuu" gunshot ricochet in the '50s? Or the squeeling burning rubber tires in the '70s? Remember the "Pow-keouuu" gunshot ricochet in the '50s? Or the squeeling burning rubber tires in the '70s?

]]> By: Miranda http://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/10/the-wilhelm-scream-compilation/comment-page-1/#comment-29517 Miranda Thu, 10 Aug 2006 16:24:35 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/10/the-wilhelm-scream-compilation/#comment-29517 They _are_ out of place. The Wilhelm scream has become sort of an injoke for moviemakers who now put the scream in their movies on purpose. Just check the wikipedia entry on this phenomenon. They _are_ out of place. The Wilhelm scream has become sort of an injoke for moviemakers who now put the scream in their movies on purpose. Just check the wikipedia entry on this phenomenon.

]]> By: Ted http://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/10/the-wilhelm-scream-compilation/comment-page-1/#comment-29512 Ted Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:59:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/10/the-wilhelm-scream-compilation/#comment-29512 How do we know somebody didn't just do a new compilation and insert the scream? I can't be bothered trying to check, but some of them seemed pretty out of place. How do we know somebody didn't just do a new compilation and insert the scream? I can't be bothered trying to check, but some of them seemed pretty out of place.

]]> By: Justin http://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/10/the-wilhelm-scream-compilation/comment-page-1/#comment-29508 Justin Thu, 10 Aug 2006 14:38:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/08/10/the-wilhelm-scream-compilation/#comment-29508 WoW I had no idea. Some of those screams didn't seem to fit the scene or the character very well... WoW I had no idea. Some of those screams didn't seem to fit the scene or the character very well...

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