public domain sound effects: who put their Howie in my starcraft?

Sci-Fi Wasabi

ok guys, I need some help tracking down a sound effect heard in movies ALL the time. It's two or more kids giggling and laughing. The first giggle kind of goes upward in octave, and the second/third go down in octave, if that makes any sense. It's kind of like the Wilhelm scream of kids....laughing. Anyway, Giant Bomb uses it in their cuts during their question of the week. If anyone can help me find a WAV/MP3 of this sound effect or something like it, that would be awesome.

ascannerlightly

can you name some movies it's been used in? perhaps provide a youtube clip?

Taranis

Wasn't there a windows app that played that clip? I think I've heard it in an app.

Bartholamue

Would it happen to be in this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce_l_YX_MUg

Sci-Fi Wasabi

Bartholamue wrote: »

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AHHHHH thats it!

I wish it had a name like the Wilhelm scream.

Bartholamue

Yeah, it'd be a lot easier to find, but I knew exactly what you were talking about.

TK-42-1

its in the intro scene in supertroopers. i think that might be pretty clean if you can get a hold of that. its when they keep repeating 'littering and... littering and...'

Godfather

That's not real children laughter, is it?

No kids could ever make those terrifying siren sounds.

Zombiemambo

They use it in Rollercoaster Tycoon, I think

TheGreat2nd

Zombiemambo wrote: »

They use it in Rollercoaster Tycoon, I think

I know what you're talking about.
But I don't know the names of the sounds.

Darkewolfe

Oh, god. This makes me think of that one... screaming man sound. I always associate it with Terrans dying in Starcraft, but it features in movies constantly. It's also in the Mechwarrior 4 intro, right as a mech tromps on an infantryman. It's kind of disturbing when they reuse sounds like that.

I think the giggling children might be more deeply disturbing, though. What do you need it for?

Monolithic_Dome

Darkewolfe wrote: »

Oh, god. This makes me think of that one... screaming man sound. I always associate it with Terrans dying in Starcraft, but it features in movies constantly. It's also in the Mechwarrior 4 intro, right as a mech tromps on an infantryman. It's kind of disturbing when they reuse sounds like that.

I think the giggling children might be more deeply disturbing, though. What do you need it for?

Google the "Howie Scream"

On'a these days I'm going to collect all of these ubiquitous stock sound effects, give them all names and call the website jesusiveheardthatbeforewherethefuckwasit.com

Klorgnum

Monolithic_Dome wrote: »

Darkewolfe wrote: »

Oh, god. This makes me think of that one... screaming man sound. I always associate it with Terrans dying in Starcraft, but it features in movies constantly. It's also in the Mechwarrior 4 intro, right as a mech tromps on an infantryman. It's kind of disturbing when they reuse sounds like that.

I think the giggling children might be more deeply disturbing, though. What do you need it for?

Google the "Howie Scream"

On'a these days I'm going to collect all of these ubiquitous stock sound effects, give them all names and call the website jesusiveheardthatbeforewherethefuckwasit.com

I've been wondering about that scream for a while now. Thanks!

Also you need to make that website.

ilmmad

Zombiemambo wrote: »

They use it in Rollercoaster Tycoon, I think

Came here to say that. Steal my thunder, will you!?

815165

ilmmad wrote: »

Zombiemambo wrote: »

They use it in Rollercoaster Tycoon, I think

Came here to say that. Steal my thunder, will you!?

RPGeek

It's also in the background in Baldur's Gate, and it's been bugging me forever.

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/4743/wav/kids.wav ,
which I found through
http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/10/movie-blog-history-class-the-wilhelm-scream

TheGreat2nd

RPGeek wrote: »

It's also in the background in Baldur's Gate, and it's been bugging me forever.

http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/4743/wav/kids.wav ,
which I found through
http://www.themovieblog.com/2007/10/movie-blog-history-class-the-wilhelm-scream

DAMMIT THAT'S THE SOUND
what's the name of it

you sneaky sleuth you

KalTorak

Man there are a bunch of these sounds that I can think of. The "glass breaking/tinkle" sound, the "large crowd all *gasps*" sound...

symbolsor

Along the same lines, does anyone know that famous girl scream? You can hear it on track 12 of Scenes from a Memory by Dream Theater, skip to around 4:30. I think I've heard it in Timespiltters too...

acidlacedpenguin

sounds that I hear repeated often, described by where I first remember hearing (not necessarily where it originated):

doom door close sound
doom imp gurgle sound
doom imp death sound
doom pinky groan
doom grunt death scream

command and conquer soldier death

warcraft 2 orc farm; pig oinking sound
starcraft terran academy sound

damn, I thought I knew more of them.

KalTorak

The Terran Academy sound is the Howie Scream mentioned above.

NightDragon

815165 wrote: »

ilmmad wrote: »

Zombiemambo wrote: »

They use it in Rollercoaster Tycoon, I think

Came here to say that. Steal my thunder, will you!?

hahaha, I hear Rollercoaster Tycoon giggles and rollercoaster-screams all the time in movies and shows on TV.

Delzhand

KalTorak wrote: »

The Terran Academy sound is the Howie Scream mentioned above.

Is this also the one used in the X-Men Evolution season 3 intro when the Brotherhood is rushing the screen?

acidlacedpenguin

KalTorak wrote: »

The Terran Academy sound is the Howie Scream mentioned above.

I see.

When I looked for the howie scream on youtube before I wrote my post I guess I got linked to the wilhelm scream and assumed they were one and the same.

Arrath

Guys don't forget the "Sitting down in a chair metal squeak/scrape sound" as featured when getting into the Commander's Chair in Natural Selection. Now I hear it everywhere.

acidlacedpenguin

I vote OP changes tread title to "public domain sound effects: who put their Howie in my starcraft?"

TK-42-1

i hear the sound a landing terran building makes all the time in sci-fi movies

DeathPrawn

When you get an alert (job offer, order from an officer, etc) in Yohoho! Puzzle Pirates, it plays the same sound effect that's used for the in-ship communicator panels on Star Trek. Used to confuse the hell out of me for some reason.

Sci-Fi Wasabi

HOT DAMN GUYS

The Diddy Laugh


Link to MP3:
http://www.pagetworld.co.uk/diddylaugh.mp3