Movie trailer voice guy
Posted on August 1, 2005
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After seeing “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” tonight (well worth it if you’re a fan of Tim Burton or obnoxious little children getting theirs) I was curious: just who is the Movie Trailer Voice Guy, did anyone know? Everyone knows of him but does anyone really know him? Foolishly I doubted the power of the intarweb.
With a carefully-chosen Google phrase (movie trailer voice) there it was, first hit: A Trailer Trash Interview with Don Lafontaine.
You’ve probably never seen him. His name might not ring an immediate bell. But chances are you’ve heard this man speak more than any other actor on the planet. Why? Because he owns the deep, sonorous and impossibly solemn voice you hear almost every time you’ve watched a movie trailer.
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“The Voice” — or “Voices” — is actually very close to my speaking voice. Only not. It’s hard to explain. It’s my voice, only bigger. I don’t mean louder, although that certainly is the case sometimes. I emphasize certain elements of my voice — adding an edge or a cushion of air, and then slightly over-emote. It’s not enough to sound like over-acting in the context of a trailer, TV or radio spot.
Dig a little deeper… Wikipedia: Don LaFontaine. Why didn’t I think of there first???
I tell you: it’s a world gone mad… one man stands alone…between heaven and hell… Don Lafontaine.
Now… who’s the Chinese Terrorist Guy. You know, the Chinese Terrorist Guy… he was in Die Hard….
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