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That was my intitial reaction, MPH, but then I realized that's pretty much my intial reaction to anyone I can think of for the part.
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Sean Connery probably would have had a good Aslan voice. But then again, he voice is probably over used and too easily recognizabe, it would be distracting. Especially since he did the voice for the dragon in "Dragonheart".
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I was thinking of something similar to John Rhys-Davies's protrayal of Treebeard (actually, more his portrayal of Prince Thrakhath in Wing Commander III, but it's pretty similar), but Neeson should do a fine job.
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I don't know, I kind of like the obvious choice. You can't have a lion played by anybody other than James Earl Jones. Although I might make an exception if they were to get Diane Rheem Posts: 894 | Registered: Apr 2000
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But...then Aslan would have that creaky old lady's voice! I mean, I like Diane Rheem, but her voice drives me nuts!
Edited to add that Liam Neeson doesn't bother me too much. I'd have preferred a deeper voice, personally, but this is ok, I guess.
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He does have a very gentle voice. Aslan can be extremely gentle, but he also has some "tooth" and "bite" to his voice when he gets down to business. I wonder well how ol' Liam will pull it off?
Of course, if you digitally alter the voice, even slightly, you can do wonders.
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I thought Liam Neeson was the perfect choice when I saw him suggested by someone in the other thread. I had no idea he was actually in the running.
And his voice can bite and project just fine... watch Batman Begins
For those that wanted deeper, I think first, that too deep is a mistake... I think sounding wise while still being able to sound young and vigourous and sounding majestic when it's so gentle as to be lamb-like are the primary attributes and Neeson is about as good as a human voice I can think of.
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Wait a minute, Dag-which side were you fighting for in the Kilrathi wars! Prince Thrackath was the bad guy! Posts: 17164 | Registered: Jun 2001
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OMG I will get NO more work done this afternoon. I have the Narnia movie site bookmarked, hadh't checked it in a few weeks, and now this fount of info!! I'm in fantasy-bliss.
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1. Mr. Neeson's voice is purrrfect for Aslan. Check out some of his recordings of children's books. Seriously.
2. You can't get deeper than that without sounding too... too. Darth Vader as Aslan? nooooopers.
*dances*
Though I knew this early last week, because it had been leaked to some sites and a rabid Star Wars fan posted it to an SF mailing list I'm on. I suppose it's unladylike to gloat, but... Posts: 1664 | Registered: Apr 2004
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It almost goes without saying that I agree with Porter and Dag. It's why I hardly ever post anymore Actually I'm just really busy. What's UE?
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