One is the famous Wilhelm Scream. According to Wikipedia, it was first used in a 1951 movie. It's used a lot in action movies when someone get shot, or falls, or is thrown a long distance by an explosion. It's so common that some types of movies seem incomplete without it.
Another is the scream of a red-tailed hawk that is often used in place of any bird of prey or at the beginning of a desert scene. That's because eagles, despite their size and power, have wimpy calls.
I was watching Airport, a movie made in 1970, and there was a traffic jam outside the eponymous airport. And the sound effect used for the traffic jam sounded very familiar. But I haven't been able to locate it. Maybe they stopped using it after 1970.
Can you think of any more sound effect that Hollywood uses over and over? Let me know in the comments below.
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