Thursday, October 13, 2005
What A Scream
OK, that may the worst title for a post I’ve ever had… but hey, I’m tired and cranky.
For the past couple of years I’ve been noticing a re-occurring sound-bite in movies. It’s a sort of high-pitched scream, tailing off at the end that I first noticed in “The Empire Strikes Back” (the part when one of the bounty hunters gets thrown in the pit). I also noticed it in “Raiders of the Lost Ark- made sense, they’re both Lucas films. But then I noticed it in “Lord of the Rings- The Fellowship of the Ring.” Interesting. I again heard it in “The Two Towers” a few times and in “Return of the King” in just about every scene. I finally had enough this week when I heard it very distinctly in “Kingdom of Heaven” (which incidentally is a very good movie).
I started asking around to some fellow movie geeks and they too had noticed the same thing (it’s not just me!!!). I then decided to do a little research. Well the internet is a wonderful place as it insures that there will always be bigger geeks than I.
As it turns out, I was right- that sound bite does turn up all the time. It even has a name- The Wilhelm Scream.
Follow the link, it’s an interesting read. IMDB also has a listing of all the movies that it appears in- currently up to 62 but I’m sure there’s more. This thing is everywhere- from war epics to Disney’s “Aladdin.”
Pay attention and you’ll notice it to. Yes, strive to be the dork that I am.
For the past couple of years I’ve been noticing a re-occurring sound-bite in movies. It’s a sort of high-pitched scream, tailing off at the end that I first noticed in “The Empire Strikes Back” (the part when one of the bounty hunters gets thrown in the pit). I also noticed it in “Raiders of the Lost Ark- made sense, they’re both Lucas films. But then I noticed it in “Lord of the Rings- The Fellowship of the Ring.” Interesting. I again heard it in “The Two Towers” a few times and in “Return of the King” in just about every scene. I finally had enough this week when I heard it very distinctly in “Kingdom of Heaven” (which incidentally is a very good movie).
I started asking around to some fellow movie geeks and they too had noticed the same thing (it’s not just me!!!). I then decided to do a little research. Well the internet is a wonderful place as it insures that there will always be bigger geeks than I.
As it turns out, I was right- that sound bite does turn up all the time. It even has a name- The Wilhelm Scream.
Follow the link, it’s an interesting read. IMDB also has a listing of all the movies that it appears in- currently up to 62 but I’m sure there’s more. This thing is everywhere- from war epics to Disney’s “Aladdin.”
Pay attention and you’ll notice it to. Yes, strive to be the dork that I am.
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