Vocal Kombat
Today I did a voiceover session for one of the fighters in Mortal Kombat. I'm not sure which one I will be yet, but I'll be sure to let you know. ANYWAY -- the session was a lot harder than I thought it would be. There are almost one hundred different vocal calls per fighter -- everything from effort grunts to death screams -- and it takes almost an hour to record them all. It was basically an hour of screaming at the top of my lungs.
Am I hoarse? Oh, you better believe it. There's almost nothing left of my voice at all. I also have an intense, stabbing pain in my left temple, I feel lightheaded and kinda sick to my stomach, my back and chest muscles are exhausted, and for some reason, I developed a cramp in my left foot. But it was totally worth it.
The high/low point of the session was the last soundcall -- I had to do a falling death scream that lasted at least 7 seconds. I kept running out of air before the time was up -- I didn't know how to diaphragmatically control my breathing (another side-effect of being a guitar player). After 17 bloodcurdling takes (and a breathing lesson), I finally got one that worked, but it was a frustrating process. Here are a few cleverly-edited out-takes: CLICK HERE
(Warning: if you are a sensitive or easily-offended listener, or my mother-in-law, I don't recommend listening to this)
Hey, it beats barking like a dog...
Am I hoarse? Oh, you better believe it. There's almost nothing left of my voice at all. I also have an intense, stabbing pain in my left temple, I feel lightheaded and kinda sick to my stomach, my back and chest muscles are exhausted, and for some reason, I developed a cramp in my left foot. But it was totally worth it.
The high/low point of the session was the last soundcall -- I had to do a falling death scream that lasted at least 7 seconds. I kept running out of air before the time was up -- I didn't know how to diaphragmatically control my breathing (another side-effect of being a guitar player). After 17 bloodcurdling takes (and a breathing lesson), I finally got one that worked, but it was a frustrating process. Here are a few cleverly-edited out-takes: CLICK HERE
(Warning: if you are a sensitive or easily-offended listener, or my mother-in-law, I don't recommend listening to this)
Hey, it beats barking like a dog...
5 Comments:
lately when I have had to wake up my brother I have just been blasting metal into his room. Thanks for giving my something to add to the playlist!
WOW... greatest - thing - EVER. I'd like to see if there's some way to put this on my phone as a ringtone... I can only imagine what would happen if THAT went off in a movie theater.
You are the funniest and coolest brother I've ever had!
Oh, this is good stuff. I can't thank you enough... ;)
hysterical. i just got out of bed 10 minutes ago and stumbled onto this. i am now wide wide WIDE awake. damn!
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