The Wilhelm Scream has been a Hollywood inside joke for decades, but animation has its own version that’s just as legendary. It’s the unmistakable “Goofy Holler,” a sound tied to one of Disney’s most ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sound effects aren't preserved with the same care and consistency as images and voices, something the audio archiving community thinks should change.

The Wilhelm Scream is one of the most famous sound effects in film history. It's been used in over 100 Hollywood movies and became an inside trope.

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.