That's because it's used in over 100 films.

那是因為它在超過 100 部電影出現過

It's a movie trope called the Wilhelm Scream.

它是個電影修辭，叫做威廉尖叫

Jonathan Kuntz: The Wilhelm Scream is maybe the most famous sound effect in Hollywood,

Jonathan Kuntz：威廉尖叫或許是好萊塢最有名的聲音效果

that is used when characters are shot or fall off high places in action films.

它被用在動作品中，角色被射中或是從高處跌落時

Narrator: The scream made its first appearance in a 1951 film called "Distant Drums."

旁白：這聲尖叫最早出現在一部 1951 年的電影，叫做《軍鼓》

Kuntz: And there's a moment in the film where a character is dragged into the swamp,

Kuntz：在電影中某一幕，一個角色被拽到了沼澤中

and they wanted a particularly blood-curdling scream.

他們想要一種特別令人毛骨悚然的尖叫聲

Narrator: Now, this was just one of many different screams in the film.

旁白：其實這只是這部電影中多個不同尖叫聲的其中一個

Kuntz: To make a film, you need a sound effects library,

Kuntz：要拍一部電影，你需要一個聲音效果庫

a collection of sound effects.

一系列的聲音效果

And you're going to use them in different parts of the film.

然後你要在電影中的不同橋段使用它們

Maybe in one part of your action film,

或許在你動作片的其中一幕

you need a two-second scream,

你需要一個兩秒的尖叫

but in another part of your film,

但是在片中另一部分

you might need a one-and-a-half-second blood-curdling scream.

你或許需要一個 1.5 秒的毛骨悚然尖叫聲

Narrator: Producers had cast members record a variety of different screams.

旁白：製作人會讓卡司錄製一系列不同的尖叫聲

But there was one man's scream in particular that stood out among the rest.

但其中有一個人的尖叫聲特別突出

Kuntz: It's usually credited now to Sheb Wooley,

Kuntz：現在通常把它歸功於 Sheb Wooley

who was a kind of a western style character actor and a novelty singer who appears in "Distant Drums."

他是位有著西部風格的演員，也是一名幽默歌手，在《軍鼓》中有演出

Narrator: But its first appearance in 1951 wasn't the scream's shining moment.

旁白：但是它在 1951 年的首度獻聲並不是它成名的時候

That happened when it was used again in the 1953 film "The Charge at Feather River."

是在 1953 年，於《飛沙河襲擊》中二次出現時，它才開始走紅

A character named Private Wilhelm was shot in the leg with an arrow.

一個叫做 Private Wilhelm 的角色被箭射中腿

Kuntz: And that's how it got named the Wilhelm Scream.

Kuntz：這也是為什麼它被叫做威廉尖叫

Man: Wilhelm!

男子：威廉！

Wilhelm: Yeah, I'll just fill my pipe.

威廉：沒事啊，我就補個煙斗

Narrator: Since then, the sound has been used in more than 100 films.

旁白：自那時開始，這個聲音效果已被使用在超過 100 部影片中

Why?

為什麼呢？

Well, for one, it's cheaper and easier to reuse preexisting sound effects.

一個原因是，重複使用現有的聲音效果比較便宜、簡單

Kuntz: You have to give credit to Ben Burtt,

Kuntz：這要歸功給 Ben Burtt

the wonderful sound designer,

一位偉大的聲音設計師

who's been working on the biggest films in Hollywood since the 1970s,

他從 1970 年代開始就參與好萊塢大片的製作

a close associate of George Lucas.

也是 George Lucas 親密的合作夥伴

He is the one who really discovered the Wilhelm Scream and researched out its origins.

他是那位注意到威廉尖叫、並且追本溯源的人

Narrator: Burtt used the scream in a memorable moment in "Star Wars."

旁白：Burtt 在《星際大戰》令人印象深刻的一幕中用上了這個尖叫

Kuntz: When Luke Skywalker fires at the Stormtrooper.

Kuntz：當路克．天行者對著帝國風暴兵開火時

Narrator: The scream actually appears in all of the original "Star Wars" films.

旁白：這聲尖叫其實在所有原版的《星際大戰》電影中都有出現

Kuntz: And then it became an in-joke.

Kuntz：然後它成為了一種圈內笑話

Narrator: The scream then spread to many other famous films.

旁白：然後它散播到了其他許多有名的電影

Kuntz: Steven Spielberg picked up on it

Kuntz：史蒂芬．史匹柏注意到它

and used it in many, many of his films.

然後把它用在他的許多電影中

And then it just went crazy, of course.

然後當然地，它就夯起來了

Peter Jackson uses it in "The Lord of the Rings."

彼得．傑克森在《魔戒》中有用到它

It even shows up in "Toy Story" and "Reservoir Dogs."

它甚至出現在《玩具總動員》和《霸道橫行》中

Narrator: The sound is now famous among film buffs.

旁白：現在這聲尖叫在電影愛好者圈中很有名

Kuntz: I think you can go on YouTube

Kuntz：我想你可以上 YouTube

and see compilations of dozens of Wilhelm screams.

然後看到十幾種威廉尖叫合集

I mean, it has its own Wikipedia entry.

它甚至有自己的維基專頁

And so, for people that love movies,

所以對於電影愛好者來說

this is part of their enjoyment of it,

這是他們的一種樂趣

is finding this little insider detail.

也就是找到這些小小的內幕細節