USC Optical Sound Effects Library

Re:USC Optical Sound Effects Library by Severian on Saturday July 29, 2023 @07:50AM (#36919309)

Does anyone know of the the "other" male scream that started showing up around the mid 1990s? It's a more drawn out almost growl-like yeeeeeeeaaarrrrghhhh. Usually in action movies where someone is falling or blown off a tall building or bridge.

It pops up in trailers a lot it seems around that era.

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Re:USC Optical Sound Effects Library by dayofthedaleks on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:18AM (#36919532)

I believe that is "gut wrenching scream and fall into distance"

I associate it with the original doom but the second link shows prior use.

https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/doom-characters-infamo...

https://remingtonsteelers.fandom.com/wiki/Gut-wrenching_Scre...

This appears to be the original un-distorted effect: https://youtu.be/9rTa6HMi3R4

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Re:USC Optical Sound Effects Library by Severian on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @06:26PM (#37069222)

Awesome! Thanks for the links! Sorry I didn't see this earlier, my HN app didn't notify of a reply.

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Re:USC Optical Sound Effects Library by citrusui on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:07AM (#36919925)

This is referred to as "Gut-wrenching scream". Apologies in advance for the fandom.com link, I know the site is cluttered. There is valuable research here though:

https://soundeffects.fandom.com/wiki/Hollywoodedge,_Screams_...

The original recording date here is 1978, though it was not used until 1980. The rights to this sound started with Soundelux, then passed onto Hollywood Edge, and finally Sound Ideas (who bought Hollywood Edge in 2014).

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Re:USC Optical Sound Effects Library by Severian on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @06:26PM (#37069224)

Excellent! Thank you!

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