THE GAMER’S GUIDE TO THE WILHELM SCREAM
I obviously haven’t been spending near enough time plumbing GiantBomb’s user-generated depths, because this is the first I’ve noticed of the growing list of games that use the ubiquitous Wilhelm Scream. As the description notes, the Scream is a delightfully obscure in-joke amongst Hollywood sound-mixers, who’ve been tucking the clip into anywhere and everywhere they could, and once you’ve heard it a few times in a row, you’ll never be able to un-hear it again.
The biggest repeat offender on the list is the LEGO series (Star Wars and Indy) and various other Star Wars titles, which is no coincidence, as LucasFilm sound effect designers Ben Burtt and Richard Anderson were the pair credited with starting the trend. I’m going to have to replay Bionic Commando Rearmed and Team Fortress 2 with more open ears next time, though, and apparently even Halo 3 got in on the action.
Wilhelm Scream (video game concept) [GiantBomb]
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