Overused movie sound effect

arknor · 15 Jul 2013 at 14:10

It's because there are sound effect companies that sell sound effect sets.

Chicken #16 · 15 Jul 2013 at 14:11

G-MAN2004 said:
I was wondering about this too. Never seen it before.

a little googling...turns out it's a scene from Star Wars' Holiday Special. Looks pretty rubbish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iLjO2VcDfE&NR=1&feature=endscreen

Flibster · 15 Jul 2013 at 14:19

Chicken #16 said:
a little googling...turns out it's a scene from Star Wars' Holiday Special. Looks pretty rubbish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iLjO2VcDfE&NR=1&feature=endscreen

Looks pretty rubbish because....

It is extremely rubbish.

Even George Lucas has said that it was rubbish and would love to destroy every bootleg copy of it. He basically left it for someone else to do. Big mistake.

krooton · 15 Jul 2013 at 15:19

The stock children giggling sound used in a bagillion adverts.

Curio · 15 Jul 2013 at 15:58

Vonhelmet said:
There's a few from Doom that get used. There's a door opening sound that I'm sure is from Doom.

Yeah, the door opening in Doom was the first one I thought of....although it was probably a stock effect and not original to Doom at all. It will always be the "Doom door" to me though

ci_newman · 15 Jul 2013 at 15:58

G-MAN2004 said:
The one I always recognise is the Wilhelm Scream. You'll hear it in hundreds of films, including Star Wars, LoTR, Toy Story, etc.

Ever since I watched an episode of QI where they were discussing this, I now hear it everywhere!

Fenris · 15 Jul 2013 at 16:05

G-MAN2004 said:
The one I always recognise is the Wilhelm Scream.

I really wish film makers would stop using that, it sounds ridiculous.

Mat · 15 Jul 2013 at 16:25

The doom ones, the giggling baby and also the damned lorry sounding its horn as it drives past! Everywhere!

Gilly · 15 Jul 2013 at 16:30

G-MAN beat me to it. Wilhelm scream is everywhere

(I also get my knowledge from QI)

Rroff · 15 Jul 2013 at 17:14

The Dread Pirate said:
This one I find is everywhere also I'm not sure where it's originally form but I'm giving StarCraft the credit.!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3WimCPUkQY

Yeah thats the one I was meaning above - the moment I hear it all I think of is starcraft and the movie is ruined.

Judgeneo · 15 Jul 2013 at 17:20

The Wilhelm scream is incredibly annoying. Let it die already.

HEADRAT · 15 Jul 2013 at 17:25

This

Torquar · 15 Jul 2013 at 18:07

This bear-roar sound that I remember from Warcraft seems to get around.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNALHulw5M8

doodah · 15 Jul 2013 at 18:35

Probably been said but the standard children laughing.

SourChipmunk · 15 Jul 2013 at 19:51

Has it been mentioned yet?

The cat screaming/yelling in every comedy ever made. If someone falls into a trash bin or something is thrown off the screen, you hear this sound:

Neil79 · 15 Jul 2013 at 20:12

G-MAN2004 said:
The one I always recognise is the Wilhelm Scream. You'll hear it in hundreds of films, including Star Wars, LoTR, Toy Story, etc.

ahaha win

Neil79 · 15 Jul 2013 at 20:15

Surprised

Generally used ALL the time and even when it wasn't funny

FutileBreadMachine · 15 Jul 2013 at 22:48

There is a particular gate opening and closing sound which is used in every game and movie ever.

I also notice whenever they add door closing sound effects in TV shows. They use the same ones on every door.

Converge · 15 Jul 2013 at 23:21

This one is one I found which is similar to the 'rusty gate' one that I can't find, but is also overused!

Vonhelmet · 15 Jul 2013 at 23:28

Converge said:
This one is one I found which is similar to the 'rusty gate' one that I can't find, but is also overused!

YES. That is EVERYWHERE!