13: Shopworn Sound Effects

Mike takes you on a tour of the most commonly heard sound effects. And fair warning, when you hear them on this episode, you’ll start hearing them EVERYWHERE. Plus, Mike tells you why sides of beef and planks of wood were integral to the making of the Rocky movies.

-- Sources--

Audio-Vision by Michel Chion

In Search of a Concrete Music by Pierre Schaeffer

The Wilhelm Scream by Elena Passarello

10 Ridiculously Overused Movie Sound Effects

http://whatculture.com/film/10-ridiculously-overused-movie-sound-effects.php

* The Creaky Gate *

What is this sound effect I keep hearing?

http://ask.metafilter.com/150543/What-is-this-sound-effect-I-keep-hearing

Stock Sound Effects on TV Tropes

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/StockSoundEffects

Where Else Have I Heard That?

http://ask.metafilter.com/125872/Where-else-have-I-heard-that

* Police Dispatcher *

Why do movies & TV use this police radio clip over and over?

http://movies.stackexchange.com/questions/19768/why-do-movies-tv-use-this-police-radio-clip-over-and-over

Stock Sounds: Police Station from SimCity 3000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dklA4-ACN4k&t=26

* The Diddy Laugh *

Diddy Kong Racing Intro

http://diddy%20kong%20racing%20intro/

Steve Pagets Diddy Laugh YouTube Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvs58Hl92VaqqJwxaSzF6A2m1605VdLaf

Steve Paget’s Diddy Laugh Blog

http://diddylaugh.blogspot.com/

* The Wilhelm Scream *

Wilhelm – YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3-Y8eTaMZc

Where Did the Wilhelm Scream Come From and Why Do So Many Filmmakers Use It?

http://mentalfloss.com/article/60236/where-did-wilhelm-scream-come-and-why-do-so-many-filmmakers-use-it

Hollywood Lost and Found

http://hollywoodlostandfound.net/wilhelm/index.html

Way, Way, Way Too Many Wilhelm Screams

http://createdigitalmusic.com/2011/04/way-way-way-too-many-wilhelm-screams/

* Castle Thunder *

Castle Thunder Compilation on YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q79HMmZ4qNc

Hollywood Lost and Found

http://www.hollywoodlostandfound.net/sound/castlethunder.html

Castle Thunder Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_thunder_%28sound_effect%29

Frankenstein (1931) Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_(1931_film)

-- Responses to RS’s Episode on Accents --

“…did you know that the greater diversity in accents in England is a result of a principle in linguistics?”

http://mikerugnetta.tumblr.com/post/107612425165/regarding-your-latest-episode-of-reasonably-sound

via erherr

http://erherr.tumblr.com/

“Fred Armisen Gives Five-Minute Improvised Master Class in NYC Accents”

http://gawker.com/fred-armisen-gives-five-minute-improvised-master-class-1662583152

via @sophiebiblio

https://twitter.com/sophiebiblio/status/555431319229169665

Sean Monahan’s video on the Pennsylvanian/Mid-Atlantic Accent

https://www.youtube.com/user/smonahan09/videos

via @sophiebiblio

https://twitter.com/sophiebiblio/status/555431110600302592

“Thoughts on Accents! Class! And Self-Presentation! (AKA Fashion! Turn to the Left!)”

http://tinyletter.com/TwoBossyDames/letters/weekend-special-errata-addenda-ugh-mea-culpa

via Two Bossy Dames

http://www.tinyletter.com/TwoBossyDames

-- Previous version of this episode contained --

Wilhelms Scream – James Blake

Ma Meeshka Mow Skwoz – Mr. Bungle

Colony – Mason Android Park

Tracks (Tall Bodies) – Chelsea Wolf