The Wilhelm Scream

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Wilhelm

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This (link below) is the sound effect that has become the worst offender to me, overused to the point it's become obnoxious to me. I first time I really noticed the overuse was watching Dr. Strange. It started to seemed like any time someone moved....

BVWWOOOOOOO0000000oooooooooo

Now I'm sure I'll notice the "Wilhelm Scream" which seems to be spread out a little better. It becomes distracting and takes away from the film when something is overused like this.

Most overused sound effect in 2017:

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(if you listen with a phone or small speaker you won't hear it)

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Yep. I always laugh when I hear it. Sometimes its just so out of place

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I agree.

The scream that gets me every time is Lando Calrissian's when the Sarlacc grabs him. I wish someone would sample that and use it like the Wilhelm scream has been used.

The question is why do they still use it?

Does it really save that much money to sample a dead guy screaming or is some inside joke?

Seems like Illuminati to me.

If im not mistaken its in the LOTR movies as well...i always laugh whenever i hear it in any movie

Yeah, I get a chuckle when I hear it too. I never looked into it before, never realized it was so old. I knew George Lucas liked to use it.

Apart from the scream, there's a couple other stock sound effects I notice in movies and tv all the time and it has the same effect of taking me out of the moment.

There's the little kids laughing sound used when kids are running around in a scene that's always used.

Also, there's a metal hinge swinging sound that you always hear when a jail cell is shut or a some type of large metal door closes.

So does the 'owner' of the sound get paid everytime its used?