The Wilhelm scream was first recorded for the 1951 western Distant Drums and is widely credited to singer Sheb Wooley. It got its name from Private Wilhelm in the 1953 film The Charge at Feather River, where the character screams after being shot. Sound designer Ben Burtt rediscovered the stock recording and used it in Star Wars, then in many other films, turning a reused library effect into an inside joke that editors still hide in movies, shows and games today.
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The classic Wilhelm Scream is a short, high pitched scream stock sound effect from movies and games, used for falls, hits and comic pain reactions.
This is the Wilhelm scream, a brief, exaggerated falling scream that lasts just over a second. A male voice shouts a descending oh as if tumbling through the air, starting loud and dropping in pitch. It is not scary, it is instantly recognisable and funny because you have heard it hundreds of times before in films, cartoons and games. Creators use that familiarity as the joke, dropping it over any minor fall or knock so a small moment feels like a classic movie stunt.
