Slog - Comments on We All Scream http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream The most famous scream in film history is the Wilhelm Scream. Originally recorded by the wonderfully named Sheb Wooley for the 1951 movie Distant Drums, the Wilhelm Scream is actually named after a minor charcter from a forgotten cowboys-n-Indians flick called Charge at Feather River that appeared two years later. Its modern revival began with Ben Burtt, sound desinger for Star Wars; since then, the Scream--somewhere between a ball-crunching squeal and a manic kamakaze cry--has been used in hundreds of movies and TV shows. It's a running in-joke by foley artists to insert the Wilhelm Scream into the most... Copyright 2008 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:50:47 -0800 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:54:32 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Matt Fuckin' Hickey Thanks, JZ, for sharing. I've always been a fan of the Wilhelm.

]]> Matt Fuckin' Hickey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835637 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835637 Film Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:56:34 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Oh, the infamouse Rebel Yell.

I think NPR has some audio and video recordings too.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835639 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835639 Film Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:56:52 -0800 Comment by sound guy So I assume this sound effect is royalty free now? Does someone have an isolated clip I can use?

]]> sound guy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835666 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835666 Film Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:07:17 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 Why are half of those movies/TV shows connected with George Lucas? i sense a conspiracy afoot

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835667 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835667 Film Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:07:21 -0800 Comment by jake i heard it in Thirty Days of Night this past weekend.

]]> jake http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835668 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835668 Film Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:07:41 -0800 Comment by Just Me You forgot Kirk screaming "KAHN!" in Star Trek II.

]]> Just Me http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835669 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835669 Film Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:07:47 -0800 Comment by Raindog @3: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_scream

]]> Raindog http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835693 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835693 Film Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:30:08 -0800 Comment by Richard Don't forget Vader screaming "NO!" in the most recent Star Wars.

]]> Richard http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835708 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835708 Film Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:35:48 -0800 Comment by wench Ooh, thanks! I love the Wilhelm, it always makes me happy when I pick it out in a movie. I think I caught it in a Doctor Who episode the other night, too.

]]> wench http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835720 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835720 Film Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:44:11 -0800 Comment by matthew e The only famous scream that comes to my mind is the Dean Scream. I still remember where I was when I first heard that one...

]]> matthew e http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835750 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835750 Film Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:05:10 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Old news to the max.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835756 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835756 Film Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:09:01 -0800 Comment by Film Geek Wilhelm is awesome. But just to be anal, foley artists wouldn't use this scream, because foley artists are the ones who record live, original sounds as they watch the film. The sound editor would be the one to put Wilhelm into the audio mix. That's your useless knowledge for the day.

]]> Film Geek http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835760 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835760 Film Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:11:02 -0800 Comment by COMTE @12:

If a male FA accidentally racked himself while recording, he might let loose with a close appoximation of the Wilhelm...

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835769 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835769 Film Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:14:00 -0800 Comment by Boomer in NYC Fantastic post.

]]> Boomer in NYC http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835795 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835795 Film Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:29:15 -0800 Comment by el Rutherford http://www.wired.com/entertainment/hollywood/magazine/15-10/st_scream

]]> el Rutherford http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835813 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835813 Film Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:41:52 -0800 Comment by madamecrow http://blog.scarecrow.com/?p=157

]]> madamecrow http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835823 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835823 Film Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:48:38 -0800 Comment by stinkbug A study last month revealed that by the end of the year the total number of blogs posting about the Wilhelm scream will have outnumbered the instances of the Wilhelm scream in the entire history of cinema.

]]> stinkbug http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835831 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/i_scream#c835831 Film Mon, 29 Oct 2007 14:54:32 -0800