This is a rare car crash sound effect that is believed to be in the 20th Century Fox Sound Effects library. It's sometimes called the "wilhelm scream for cars" by some who know anything about it, but anyone who has played Driver: You Are The Wheelman on either PS1 or PC will know it as the crashing sound used in game. Though it's unknown exactly when this particular crashing sound was originally recorded, the earliest known films that it's heard in (The French Connection and Vanishing Point) were released in 1971. The latest known usage for it was in 2 trailers (Maximum Overdrive and Jumping Jack Flash), both movies being released in 1986, though it's not known exactly when it was last used. NOTE: The reason 20th Century Fox is believed to be the original owner of the sound effect is due to the fact that two thirds of the titles the sound effect is used in are 20th Century Fox. 11 of the titles also have American Sound Effects engineer Theodore Soderberg (1923-2012), who is believed to be one of the guys who owned the sound.
Used in
TV Shows
- M*A*S*H
Movies
- The French Connection (1971)
- Vanishing Point (1971)
- The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
- The Last American Hero (1973)
- The Seven-Ups (1973)
- The Towering Inferno (1974)
- Race With The Devil (1975)
- The French Connection II (1975)
- The Kansas City Massacre (1975)
- Cannonball (1976)
- Gator (1976)
- Silver Streak (1976)
- The Driver (1978)
- Hooper (1978)
- The Terminator (1984) (original mono soundtrack only)
- Commando (1985)
- Mischief (1985)
- Return of the Black Thrasher: The Movie (2009 original and 2017 Improved Edition)
Video Games
- Driver: You Are The Wheelman (1999)(PS1)
- Driver 2: The Wheelman is Back (2000)(PS1)
Trailers
- 99 and 44/100% Dead (1974)
- Smokey & the Bandit (1977)
- The Hunter (1980)
- Eyewitness (1981)
- Impulse (1984)
- Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
- Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Clean, Full Length and Unedited Link to the Sound Effect
So far the closest to the orginal master copy as anyone can get on sound effects wiki. If anybody has a much better sounding version, PLEASE let me know. Thank you very much.