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Image of Wilhelm screaming from the arrow in his leg in The Charge at Feather River (1953) for the sound.

Image of Wilhelm screaming from the arrow in his leg in The Charge at Feather River (1953) for the sound.

The Wilhelm Scream sound effect was best known for its usage in lots of movies. This was originally a Warner Bros. sound effect. This is a vocal effect of a man yelling, composed with 6 yells. The 4th yell is most often used when someone is shot, falls from a great height, thrown from an explosion, or kicked by some people. It debuted in Distant Drums in 1951, and shouldn't be confused with Voices - Male Assorted Screams. Very Wilhelm Like and Screams Male Various PE975004.

Info

Info
  • First recorded: 1951
  • Creator: Sheb Wooley
  • Owner: Warner Bros. (1951-1977); Skywalker Sound and Weddington Productions/Technicolor Sound Services (1977-present)
  • Origin: United States
  • Year debut: December 22, 1951
  • First heard: Distant Drums
  • Area used: Worldwide

This is a common sound effect compilation of a man yelling, which debuted in the 1951 Warner Bros. film Distant Drums. The fourth yell is perhaps the best known around the world, and many films, TV shows, and video games are fond of using this sound; this scream is used mainly for whenever someone is shot, dropped from a great height, thrown from an explosion, or attacked by someone.

The voice actor of these screams is Sheb Wooley, who also sung the Purple People Eater song, but it was rumored performed by Ben Burtt, though he uses it fairly often and imitates the 4th scream well. Matthew Wood also does a convincing imitation of the 4th scream.

In 1977, Ben Burtt, who have worked at Skywalker Sound (formerly known as Sprocket Systems), took over its said sound department's library for the 20th Century Fox film Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope.

On February 15, 2023, the entire recording session, digitized by craigsmith, was released to the public on Freesound.

Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect

Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect

Used In

Used In

TV Shows

TV Shows

TV Specials

TV Specials

Movies

Movies

Shorts

Shorts

Video Games

Video Games

3DS:

Arcade:

  • Bionic Commando
  • H2Overdrive (Heard in the prototype version.)
  • Terminator Salvation: The Arcade Game
  • The Shocker (4th scream; heard when inserting coins)

Atari 5200:

  • Danger Mouse

DS:

  • Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno

GameCube:

Mobile:

Netflix Games:

  • Lego Party

Nintendo 64:

Nintendo Switch:

Nintendo Switch 2:

Online:

  • Agent P: Rebel Spy (Sometimes it plays when a Normtrooper is destroyed.)
  • Chav Hunter
  • Club Penguin (Sometimes it plays when a Stormtropper is defeated or shot in mid-air in the exclusive Blaster Game of the Star Wars Takeover.)
  • Medieval Shark (low pitched)
  • Monster Truck Destroyer (Heard when the player runs over people in some levels.)
  • Sift Heads 4: Vinnie's Paradise (low pitched)
  • Stealing the Diamond

PC:

PlayStation:

PlayStation 2:

PlayStation 3:

PlayStation 4:

PlayStation 5:

PlayStation Vita:

VR:

  • Beat Saber (Heard once in "Spooky Beat".)
  • Pistol Whip Smoke & Thunder

Wii:

Wii U:

Xbox:

Xbox 360:

Xbox One:

Xbox Series X/S:

Videos/DVDs

Videos/DVDs

Theme Parks

Theme Parks

Bumpers/Interstitials/Station IDs

Bumpers/Interstitials/Station IDs

Commercials

Commercials

Logos

Logos
  • Aardman Animations (1989-1998)
  • David E. Kelley Productions (Heard in the Hockey variant.)
  • Gracie Films (Heard at the end of Treehouse of Horror XXI.)
  • Five Screws Inc. (Heard at the end of the logo.)
  • Njutafilms (Logos)
  • Swelltone (Logos)

Promos

Promos
  • AMC: Don't Mess With Mother Nature (2017) (Promos)
  • Cartoon Network - Har Har Tharsdays - Chowder (2008) (Promos) (Heard in a episode "The Rat Sandwich" When they show Truffles laughing like a maniac.)
  • Disney Channel: Amphibia: Mid-Season 3 Promo (2022) (Promos) (The 4th scream can be heard once from a clip showing an episode "Commander Anne", when Anne hears one-eyed Wally screaming behind her.)
  • Disney Channel: Yadirf (March 2020) (Promos) (4th scream)
  • NBC The Voice (2011) (Promos)
  • Nicktoons Creepin' Weekends (2015) (Promos)
  • United Airlines Safety Video - Fly Like a Superhero (#SpiderManFarFromHome 7.2) (2019)

Trailers

Trailers

TV Spots

TV Spots

Music

Music
  • BOSSFIGHT - Plocka Svamp (2011)
  • The Living Tombstone - My Ordinary Life (2017)
  • Mild High Club - Homage (2016)
  • Pop Will Eat Itself - Not Now James, We're Busy (1989)

Musicals

Musicals
  • Beetlejuice (Musical) (4th scream; heard during "That Beautiful Sound".)

Websites

Websites

Radio Programming

Radio Programming

Newgrounds Videos

Newgrounds Videos

Twitter Videos

Twitter Videos
  • RealAnonTheAnon

VidLii Videos

VidLii Videos
  • MaggieFlashStudios (Heard in "Girls and Boys Come Out to Play", "Pat-A-Cake" and "OH CRAP IT'S PRESIDENTS!".)

YouTube Videos

YouTube Videos

Other Media

Other Media

Special Features

Special Features
  • Toy Story of Terror! DVD and Blu-Ray: Transitron (2014)

Web Originals

Web Originals
  • Doodle Toons
  • RWBY (4th scream; heard once in "No Brakes" when Blake punches a White Fang goon. Also faintly heard in another episode.)

Abridged Anime

Abridged Anime

Anime

Anime

Image Gallery

Image Gallery

Audio Samples

Audio Samples

External Links

External Links