Wilhelm Scream Remix

Twenty Thousand Hertz

Dallas Taylor

Music, Design, Arts, Music Commentary

4.8 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

For more than seventy years now, filmmakers have been using and reusing a particular scream. Without a doubt, this is Hollywood’s most famous sound effect. Many people even know it by name. But despite how widely-known this sound is, lots of people still don’t know its surprising origin story. To set the record straight, we’ve remixed one of our classic, early episodes. Featuring Steve Lee, sound designer, film historian, and creator of the Hollywood Sound Museum. Watch our video shorts on Youtube, Instagram, and TikTok. Follow us on Reddit, Twitter, and Facebook. Sign up for Twenty Thousand Hertz+ to get our entire catalog ad-free. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org Download BandLab for free at bandlab.com/download. Get 15% off an annual MasterClass subscription at masterclass.com/20k. Get 20% off everything at liquidiv.com by using promo code 20k at checkout. Support us by supporting our sponsors at 20k.org/sponsors. Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/wilhelmremix Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey listeners, in our last episode, I put out a call asking you to send in your stories
0:06.3	about sound.
0:07.3	However, there was a tech issue with our voicemail system, and some people got stuck with
0:11.7	an endless loading wheel after recording.
0:14.3	If that happened to you, I'm sorry about that.
0:17.1	Unfortunately, it means that we didn't get your message.
0:20.4	The good news is, that problem has been fixed, so if you have a story from your life that
0:24.6	somehow relates to sound, I would love to hear it.
0:27.9	To record your message, open a browser and go to the web address, www.high.20k.org.
0:33.9	You can also email a recording to the email address, www.highat20k.org.
0:38.4	There's no need to write anything in advance, or do any editing or processing on your voice.
0:42.8	Just tell us your story like you were telling it to a friend.
0:45.4	Again, you can go to the web address www.high.20k.org, or send us a recording to the email address
0:51.5	www.highat20k.org.
0:53.6	Thanks.
0:57.5	We're listening to 20,000 Hertz.
1:03.5	In the film and TV industry, sound editors often use sound libraries to find the effects
1:08.3	they need.
1:09.5	Many of these recordings go back decades, and certain sounds end up getting used over and
1:14.3	over.
1:15.3	For instance, here's a recording you've probably heard called Two Cats Angrily Yowling
1:19.9	During Catfight.
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