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Wilhelm Screamix: The sound effect that never dies
Episode 179

Wilhelm Screamix: The sound effect that never dies

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Twenty Thousand Hertz

October 4, 202321m 25s

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Show Notes

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.


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Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/wilhelmscreamix

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