The Wilhelm Scream: Hollywood’s most iconic sound effect
Twenty Thousand Hertz
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Movie screams seem like easy work, but they're not. That's why some of the best are so iconic. You have scary ones like Captain Quint from Jaws and Fay Ray from King Kong. Then you've got non-horror screams, like Kevin from Home Alone feeling the burn of Aftershave.
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