Why is the wilhelm scream so prevalent?

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Why do so many movies and shows use it? I feel like every time I hear it, I’m just taken out of the show I’m watching.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdbYsoEasio](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdbYsoEasio)

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Anonymous 0 Comments

For the same reason any in-joke gets popular: because people who are in on it are amused to recognize it, and it gives them a rush if others don’t recognize it. Now that the joke is out, its uses tend to be a bit more subtle so that the only people who will get it are the people paying fairly close attention to sound effects.

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