We’ve all heard it. It’s in Star Wars, Raiders of The Lost Ark, and even in A Star is Born with Judy Garland. It was originally recorded by an unknown performer for a 1951 Gary Cooper film called Distant Drums, and has been used countless times in horror, action, comedy, animated, science fiction and even musical films. It’s a scream. And the scream is known in the industry as “The Wilhelm.”
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