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From "A Star Is Born" to "Star Wars" to "Dial of Destiny," the Wilhelm scream keeps reminding us that movies are fun. When audiences hear the Wilhelm scream in “Dial of Destiny,” it’s sound ...

Sound designer on the original Star Wars, Ben Burtt, tracked down the distinctive shriek for his own library of sound effects, naming it the “Wilhelm” scream after the character in the film.

While researching sound effect libraries, Burtt found that the scream had already been recorded for a different 1951 western film by actor and singer Sheb Wooley.

The Wilhelm Scream, a sound effect used in hundreds of films, is 70. The person responsible for voicing the scream is believed to be Sheb Wooley, an Oklahoma actor and ...

It wasn’t until college that I heard the James Blake song 'The Wilhelm Scream' and I Googled the track title and found out that it was named after the famous sound effect," she told MovieMaker.

The Wilhelm Scream really caught fire with legendary sound supervisor Ben Burtt, who created the sound effects for ‘Star Wars’ and won Oscars for his work on ‘ E.T.