A while back, this group of voice artists (singers? actors? both?) appeared on the Oscars to provide the soundtrack to a montage of classic film moments… with just their mouths and bodies. Yes, they do all the sound effects and foley with vocal noises and body percussion. For a musician and sound geek like me, it’s AWESOME.
Continuing with my little series of funny voiceover links, here is another V.O. classic called “Five Men and a Limo,” featuring five huge (and instantly recognizable) voice over talents, led by the late Don LaFontaine. It was produced for the Key Art Awards some years ago.
I’m starting a little series of entertaining voice-over related links. First, and a real classic now for me, is this trailer for Jerry Seinfeld’s film, The Comedian. Jerry’s not in it. Instead it features ubiquitous trailer voice over guy Hal Douglas, essentially mocking the many bombastic, big-voiced movie trailers that certainly must be his bread and butter.
I recently started a not-for-profit organization called The Lamp Project, dedicated to spotlighting and supporting socially engaged artists and the causes they champion. I wore multiple hats, including ADR mixer, writer and executive producer, for the creation of some promotional videos. I hope you’ll go take a lookâthe first one is live on the site right now. And if being a part of an organization with a powerful mission and lots of passionate, creative people interests you, please email me: jeremy.olsen@thelampproject.net.
Thanks for for all the support from everyone!