squeaks

for no particular reason, i've started an ongoing log of every instance of the B♭-D-C squeak i come across in tv and film.  it's only a few weeks old, and i already have no reason not to believe that it's the most comprehensive squeak database on the web!

i don't know much about the squeak, except that it's everywhere; it's been catching my ear since i was about 10, and hardly a fortnight goes by that i don't hear it at least once.  i also don't know for sure that this kind of prevalence is unusual for sound effects..  it may just be that pseudo-melodic sound of the squeak makes it more distinctive than most, and easier to recognize.  if you know more about the history of this sound, please let me know.

see also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_scream