Chances are that unless you have been meditating on Mount Kunlun your whole life, you have come across Don LaFontaine's voice. His signature baritone has transported watchers of his movie trailers to distant worlds of magic and sorcery, of myth and legend, of chaos and lawlessness, of ... well, you get the idea. His opening catchphrase, "In a world ..." (along with its little brother "In a time of ..." and distant cousin "One man ..."), has become one of the most recognizable cliches of movie trailers. Given how many awful attempts at imitation I have heard, I doubt anyone will ever truly measure up. Fare thee well, "Voice of God".
He rarely gets credited by name and he practically never gets to be seen on TV, so I present one of of his few actual appearances in the mainstream, displaying both his amazing intonation and his imposing presence:
Oh yeah, truly a great voice. How long more before we lose Darth Vader as well? :-(
ReplyDeleteAlright then, I apologies. I shouldnt have done spammed. Okay?
ReplyDelete(touches wood on your behalf)
ReplyDeleteWaow I always wonder if it was a true voice... I like it, but only in the movies I guess :D
ReplyDeletesuch a shame...I'd love to have gone drinking with the guy, imagine that voice saying "I'll have sex on the beach, three beers and a packet of peanuts please" awesome
ReplyDeleteAw, c'mon, he wouldn't say that. He'd say, "In a world where I have sex on the beach, three beers and a packet of peanuts, you get PAYBACK ... do you take Visa or Mastercard?"
ReplyDeleteIt'd be perfect for chat up lines too "one man, one girl, one night they would never forget...coming soon" lol
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