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==Often-used examples== *[[Wilhelm scream]] β a man screaming, first used in a 1951 Western and used as a [[Running gag|running joke]] by sound designers in many films and television shows *Universal stock roar β the second-largest stock sound in ''[[The Land Unknown]]''; louder than the [[Tarzan yell]] *Sharptooth roar β a stock roar in ''[[The Land Before Time (film)|The Land Before Time]]'' *Spider Mastermind alert sound β (titled '''DSSPISIT''' within [[Doom (1993 video game)|Doom's]] [[Doom modding|WAD]] files, also known as '''Animal, Creature - Large Animal Death Scream''') β stock sound effect of an ear-piercing screeching roar, transcribed as "Woo-roooo!", frequently used in television and video games. Belonging in the same [[Sound Ideas]] library as the Sharptooth roar, this sound effect was compiled for [[Doom (1993 video game)|Doom]] by music composer [[Bobby Prince]], which would become the alert sound for the game's final boss, the Spider Mastermind, whenever [[Doomguy]] enters its line of sight or engages in combat. [[File:The_Howie_Long_Scream.ogg|thumb|"The Howie Long Scream"]] *Howie scream β (also known as the '''Howie Long scream''' or '''Screams 3; Man, Gut-Wrenching Scream and Fall into Distance''') is a frequently used film, television, and video game stock sound effect for a [[Screaming|scream]]. Often compared to the [[Wilhelm scream]], its prominence in a number of movies has launched a few nicknames such as '''Howie Long Scream''', in reference to [[Howie Long]]'s character's death scene in the 1996 film ''[[Broken Arrow (1996 film)|Broken Arrow]]''.<ref name="Howie Long">{{Cite web | title = Top 10 Movie Sound Effects We All Recognize | url = http://listverse.com/2009/09/25/top-10-movie-sound-effects-we-all-recognize/ | website= listverse.com| date= September 25, 2009 | accessdate = 23 January 2011 | archive-date = 21 January 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110121034218/http://listverse.com/2009/09/25/top-10-movie-sound-effects-we-all-recognize/ | url-status = live }}</ref> It appears to have originated from a fight scene in the 1980 film ''[[The Ninth Configuration]]''.<ref name="Origin">{{Cite web|title=A tribute site to one of Hollywood's best sound effects! |url= http://www.freewebs.com/notthewilhelmscream/history.html |access-date=19 July 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130719043834/http://www.freewebs.com/notthewilhelmscream/history.html |archive-date=July 19, 2013 }}</ref> *TF2 match loss sound - (also known as '''Crowd, Booing - Indoor: Small Crowd 01''') is a stock sound effect for a crowd [[Booing|booing]], primarily associated with the 2007 video game [[Team Fortress 2]] when the player's team loses a match, usually following after the Administrator declares "You failed!". *Click Plink β (also known as the '''Clicker Plinker''' or '''Plink, Cartoon - Sour Plink''') a common [[Hanna-Barbera]] poking or plucking sound in cartoons [[File:Slide String 1 (short).ogg|thumb|"WBs Slide String 1"]] *WB's Slide string β a slide string 1/7 '''short / long / shuttered''' *[[Tarzan yell]] β distinctive, [[ululation|ululating]] yell of the character [[Tarzan]] as portrayed by actor [[Johnny Weissmuller]] in the films based on the character created by [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]] starting with ''[[Tarzan the Ape Man (1932 film)|Tarzan the Ape Man]]'' ([[1932 in film|1932]]) *[[Goofy holler]] β the cry that the Disney character [[Goofy]] makes when falling or being launched into the air, that can be transcribed as "Yaa-hoo-hoo-hoo-hooey!" *Universal telephone ring β a ringing telephone, used in the opening credits of ''[[The Rockford Files]]'' designed by [[Ben Burtt]]<ref>{{cite book| last= Lee| first= Steve |year= 2004| url= http://www.hollywoodlostandfound.net/sound/uniphone.html |title= The Universal Telephone Ring| website= hollywoodlostandfound.net| publisher= | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080702013944/http://www.hollywoodlostandfound.net/sound/uniphone.html |archivedate=2008-07-02 | access-date= }} ''HollywoodLostandFound.net''.</ref> [[File:Screaming Hawk.wav|thumb|Red-tailed hawk call]] *[[Red-tailed hawk]] calls β the piercing scream of the red-tailed hawk is widely used for birds of prey, especially [[bald eagle]]s, as well as shots of nature, including deserts and mountains *The Dolphin Chirp Stock Sound Effect β debuted in the 1960s film "Flipper" and is ubiquitous, now being heard in hundreds of media. It is also used as a reference to the SpongeBob SquarePants episode "Sailor Mouth" due to SpongeBob using it out of context. [[File:Common loon tremolo.ogg|thumb|Common Loon Tremolo Call]] *[[Common loon]] calls β the wailing call of the loon is widely used in film and television to evoke wilderness and suspense *[[Castle thunder (sound effect)|Castle thunder]] β a loud [[thunder]]clap during a rainstorm, originally recorded for the 1931 [[Universal Pictures]] film ''[[Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]'' *Diddy laugh β (also known as Two Children Giggling or Two Young Kids Giggle) a sound of two [[child]]ren giggling acquired by The Hollywood Edge on August 13, 1990, originally recorded in 1978 for the 1990 [[TriStar Pictures]] film ''[[Air America (film)|Air America]]'' and colloquially named for its use in the 1997 video game ''[[Diddy Kong Racing]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/07/diddy-laugh-sound-effect-origin|title=Your Guide to the "Diddy Laugh," a Sound Effect That's Been Driving People Crazy for Decades|last=Desta|first=Yohana|website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=July 3, 2017|access-date=February 27, 2024}}</ref>
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