In a world... Don LaFontaine died

[Alex]

Hopefully this will mark the beginning of the end of using a half dozen voice people for 90% of the studio trailers.

I understand why they do it, but I think it plays no small part in the feeling of homogenization.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I read that he'd been in the hospital for a while with a blood clot in his lung.

Best voice ever. RIP

[flippyshark]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Oh bummer. In a world full of chaos, his voice is comfort.




I hope they can find another consistent voice for voice overs.

If you check out the "five men in a limo" video linked in my previous post, you'll meet a few other prominent voice-over guys with very similar styles. (And the odd man out, the Disney Home Video dude.) Side by side, I find their voices hard to tell apart, but I do think Don had the most impressive timbre among them. Still, the field is not completely empty of impressively deep-voiced narrators.

[CoasterMatt]

There's a certain tour guide at Universal that I'd love to see take the crown - he also does most of the parkwide announcements.

[Sohrshah]

RIP Mr. Lafontaine. I'm just glad that he had a small go in the spotline due to Geico before he died. Noe we all know not only his voice, but his face, too.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by flippyshark

Another great one passes. What a voice!

Edited to add: Don't miss this great video - Five Guys In A Limo

That was awesome!