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The Wilhelm Scream ("Aaagh!") is a scream sound effect which was introduced in the 1951 western Distant Drums, a Warner Bros. film. It is often used as an audio in-joke in various works, including many animated films produced by Disney as well as several Lucasfilm productions prior to Disney's acquisition of the company.

History

The scream was originally recorded as "Man Getting Bitten By Alligator" for the 1951 Warner Bros. Western Distant Drums for a scene where a soldier, played by Sheb Wooley, was eaten by an alligator. Six takes were recorded (the original recording session was found in 2023), and the fifth take was used for the scene, but the other takes were still used in the film for a scene where Indians were shot in a fortress battle. This scream, particularly the fourth take, was used in multiple films throughtout the 1950s and 60s, especially in Warner Bros. Westerns. The scream was popularised by sound designer Ben Burtt for a scene in Star Wars (1977), and he re-named the scream the "Wilhelm Scream" after a character from The Charge At Feather River. Since then, it has been used by multiple filmmakers as both a tribute and a joke in over 433 movies.

Films and shorts

Disney

Pixar

Star Wars

The Wilhelm scream is played at least once or more times in every Star Wars movie, both before and after the Walt Disney Company's acquisition of the franchise.

Indiana Jones

The Wilhelm scream is played at least once or more times in every Indiana Jones movie.

Other

TV series

Other


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