Whistling is an underrated skill, one which, if executed ineptly, can be extremely annoying, but in the hands of an expert warbler can be a thing of wonder to hear.
Submitted for your approval, some of the most memorable whistles in the movies, stacked up by mood:
Haunting/Sinister:
Hanna (2011)
Twisted Nerve (1968)/Kill Bill Pt I (2003)
M (1931):
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Defiant/Uplifting:
Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Django Unchained (2012)
Plaintive:
Zazie Dans le Metro (1960)
The Morricone Triptych:
Thrilling:
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Wistful:
Whimsical/comic: penny-whistle so maybe doesn’t count
A Whistle before a-killin’:
Young Guns (1988)
GI Joe: Retaliation (2013)/ Some Like it Hot (1959)
And lastly – part of the action – in pictures such as The Purge: Election Year (2016 – Crips whistle)
Note: kids movies are not included, so no ‘Whistle While You Work‘…
Fun Fact: Sutherland (him again)’s distinctive chirp in M*A*S*H (1970)
Which was homaged in The Fantastic Mr Fox (2009)
Bonus: This UK novelty hit (#5, #20 in the US) from 1967 by Whistling Jack Smith:
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