How'd We Sound?

The BBC has a fascinating piece on the sounds of history, I need to take a listen at some point.  Some of the debunking looks excellent - the metallic *SCHWING* thing drives me nuts, and indeed it's used for far more than swords.  I've seen it used on little paring knives.  But then, the excesses of foley artists have driven me mad ever since Robert Downey Jr. used THE WORLD'S LOUDEST COLD CREAM in the opening scene of "Chaplin" (1992, apparently).