Comedian Fred Armisen says his new album — 100 Sound Effects — is serious business

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with actor and musician Fred Armisen about the reason and production behind his new sound effect album, 100 Sound Effects.

On '100 Sound Effects,' Fred Armisen resurrects the long-dead haunted mansion album

Fred Armisen releases '100 Sound Effects,' a catalog of hyperrealistic noises inspired by his nostalgia for haunted mansion ...
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The Wilhelm Scream: The History of Film’s Most Popular Sound Effect

If you’ve watched any franchise cinema from the past 70 years, chances are you’ve heard the Wilhelm Scream. Recorded for the Warner Bros. sound archives in the early 1950s, the exaggerated yowl can be ...