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For more than seventy years now, filmmakers have been using and reusing a particular scream. Without a doubt, this is Hollywood\u2019s most famous sound effect. Many people even know it by name. But despite how widely-known this sound is, lots of people still don\u2019t know its surprising origin story. To set the record straight, we\u2019ve remixed one of our classic, early episodes. Featuring Steve Lee, sound designer, film historian, and creator of the Hollywood Sound Museum.\n\nWatch our video shorts on Youtube, Instagram, and TikTok.\nFollow us on Reddit, Twitter, and Facebook.\nSign up for Twenty Thousand Hertz+ to get our entire catalog ad-free.\nIf you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org\nDownload BandLab for free at bandlab.com/download.\nGet 15% off an annual MasterClass subscription at masterclass.com/20k.\nGet 20% off everything at liquidiv.com by using promo code 20k at checkout.\nSupport us by supporting our sponsors at 20k.org/sponsors.\nEpisode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: https://www.20k.org/episodes/wilhelmremix\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices