If your name is Julius it’s probably best to stay at home today.
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Doesn’t Look A Day Over Forty Nine
Fiftieth anniversary.
The Wilhelm Scream is a popular stock scream used in countless films, tv shows, and video games. It was recorded in 1951 for Distant Drums, but found it’s infamy when sound magician Ben Burtt snuck it into the films he was working on, especially Star Wars and Indiana Jones.
This video is a (pretty) complete collection of the films that The Wilhelm Scream has been in.
Note: There are different takes of the Wilhelm Scream from the original recording. The most popular version is take 4, but you will hear other versions as well.
From cinexellence.com
In Order of Appearance:
Distant Drums (0:15)
Springfield Rifle
The Charge at Feather River
The Command [Read more…] about Doesn’t Look A Day Over Forty Nine
Reflections In A Flat
Pondering The Wedding Present’s output I think I do favour the early funnier movies.
Swings & Roundabouts
On the plus side the world hasn’t ended. On the minus I will have to do the washing up.
Priorities
You can’t claim to be serious about DIY home storage until you choose coffee based on the usefulness of the jar it comes in.
Clayton, Evans, Hewson & Mullen Associates
When the final critical appraisal of U2s music comes to be written I think the general consensus will be that they made a lot of money.
Experimental Music
I was watching a video about the Ztar midi guitar and the dreaded word ‘experimental’ came up which now appears to have three meanings:
- I couldn’t be bothered to finish it.
- If I widdle these knobs enough there’s a chance this might become in some way interesting.
- If I call it experimental then people won’t notice my masturbatory noodling on par with the worst of jazz fusion.
I’ve been guilty of all 3 but don’t pretend that using techniques pretty much fully realised by the early 70s is a feat of exploration.
"My experimenting is done before I make the music". – Edgar Varese
The Light Programme
The last rays of the summer sun shine onto perhaps the only Tokyo Karan Koron albums in Sussex.
How Long Has This Been Going On?
Nine hundred and sixty eight days, seven hours, fifteen minutes and three seconds.
Dumbing Down
A lad working in the chip shop put vinegar on before the salt! Could there be clearer evidence of the decline in educational standards?