CMU School of Drama


Monday, April 25, 2011

A Bit of Primal (Wilhelm) Scream Therapy


Topless Robot: "Twelve solid minutes of the Wilhelm scream as used in pretty much every movie, ever.

3 comments:

Nic Marlton said...

Jared mentioned this scream in our sound class the other day. I had been trying to think of what this scream could be ever since. I thought back to epic screams i had heard in movies over the years, but could not remember, really any screams. i assumed that the scream must be pretty hard to recognize. i was wrong, this scream is very obvious, and i am surprised it never stuck out for me before. i think i will notice it from this point on.

David Feldsberg said...

I entirely agree with Nic. The unfortunate part is that now I will notice this scream every single time it plays. This is like in Fight Club when they tell you about the 'cigarette burns' in the upper right of the movie screens. Every time I go the the cinema I always notice that mark, and now I will also be transfixed on the sound of this scream. Thanks a lot DB.

Dale said...

I totally watched the whole thing. Who ever put this together did SOME research. I have seem something like this before I believe. After watching 30 or so in a row it becomes quite comical. However, When used in context in a movie, they all seemed to fit right in. Oh the magic of Hollywood.