Sounds...

[hatsforclowns]

Has anyone else noticed that the bats in Might & Magic 7 make the exact same sound as the worms in System Shock 2?

[Angelspit]

That's called stock audio clips.

I hear the Deus Ex alarm all the time in TV shows.

[Ethric]

Other well knowns are doors creaking, pottery breaking, that sort of thing.

I've always wondered about this, really. You make a game or a movie, spending tens or hundreds of millions, and can't be bothered to record a few simple sounds? I know it's not a big deal, but every time I recognize a stock sound I think "cheapskates".

[TheUndeadKing]

I hear the Deus Ex alarm all the time in TV shows.

What a shame.

Back in the day, Team Fortress 2's "Achievement Unlocked" sound used to pop up randomly in Beavis & Butt-head episodes. Here's one of them:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLckExB_pVw&t=2m16s

pottery breaking

OMG, spot on, sometimes I really hate hearing that same sound all over again.

[GreatEmerald]

Don't forget the HoMM3 obelisk sound. Or, well, the Wilhelm Scream.

[Angelspit]

Startled cats in movies all make the same annoying sound. I'm fairly sure you know what I'm referring to.

[hatsforclowns]

I also remember the pistol sounds being identical in Deus Ex and Daikatana. Oh, the irony! ;3

[TheUndeadKing]

Or, well, the Wilhelm Scream.

Probably the only stock sound effect that actually gains "style points" from the audience.

[Panda Tar]

Something I noticed were the sounds made by the velociraptors in the first Jurassic Park being the same sounds that the horse-like beasts in Avatar movie make. A short-sort of bark.

[ThunderTitan]

Don't believe the lies... the deja vu are glitches in the Matrix... down with the robots...