The original Alien film’s tagline was, “in space, no one can hear you scream.” Well, DPA Microphones wanted to ensure moviegoers do, in fact, hear the actors in the film’s second prequel, Alien: ...

It's the most famous sound in Hollywood history, but where did the Wilhelm scream come from and why does everyone use it? If you’ve watched your fair share of movies, you may start to notice an eerily ...

If you’ve watched any franchise cinema from the past 70 years, chances are you’ve heard the Wilhelm Scream. Recorded for the Warner Bros. sound archives in the early 1950s, the exaggerated yowl can be ...

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