What Is the Wilhelm Scream?
BrainStuff
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4.0 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 24 February 2021
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Movies and other media often use stock sound effects to avoid the cost of recording new ones, but a particular scream has become a Hollywood in-joke. Learn where the Wilhelm scream comes from in this episode of BrainStuff.
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