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