A Request For Help For an Audio Project

[Aganzir]

A pity you didn't choose any scene with Túrin in it, Brinn - I bet that role would be perfect for Mac.

I won't volunteer since I have practically no talent in anything musical, I don't have a mic, and you will probably find more than enough people with more suitable voices than mine, but I, too, think the Silmarillion one is better.

Having heard Nerwen's voice sample, I think she'd make a perfect Melian.

[Ibrîniðilpathânezel]

I suspect that my kind of composing (symphonic) is not the kind of music you're looking for, Brinniel, but if you can find anything in my Tolkien-inspired works that you'd like to use, you have my permission to do so. What is available for download can be found here. Good luck with the project, however it goes.

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Aganzir

Having heard Nerwen's voice sample, I think she'd make a perfect Melian.

*is flattered*

[Thinlómien]

Just tell me if I can help you somehow. I doubt I can, though, since I'm not musical either and my voice doesn't quite suit any of those roles - unless you want to have a Hobbit extra with a Finnish accent.

[Aganzir]

Originally Posted by Nerwen

*is flattered*

Heh but you have a special voice; it holds enough authority to sound like a credible Melian and at the same time it is, well, elvish/Maian.

Oh and you Brinn can tell me, too, if there's any way I could help you - I just couldn't think of any. A pity you don't seem to need any artwork.

[Brinniel]

Originally Posted by Gollum

Where can we send our recordings? Please post a link.

I would link my email address here, but that's against forum policy. So tomorrow evening I'll send a PM to everyone who has shown interest.

Originally Posted by Gollum

And about the voices, are there particular characteristics you would like? Deep, gravelly (I doubt it), commanding, straightforward or anything?

Well, Thingol definitely has to be commanding. And Bilbo...hobbitish? Otherwise, I'm pretty flexible. And keep in mind I might alter your voices slightly with special effects to my liking.

Originally Posted by Ibrin

I suspect that my kind of composing (symphonic) is not the kind of music you're looking for, Brinniel, but if you can find anything in my Tolkien-inspired works that you'd like to use, you have my permission to do so. What is available for download can be found here. Good luck with the project, however it goes.

Why thank you, Ibrin. I listened to some of it and your music is very lovely. I might consider using it, it all depends on whether others are interested in composing as well.

Originally Posted by Lommy

Just tell me if I can help you somehow. I doubt I can, though, since I'm not musical either and my voice doesn't quite suit any of those roles - unless you want to have a Hobbit extra with a Finnish accent.

Oh, I don't know about that...I think the Finnish accents works wonderfully. And you should get Nogrod in on this too...I know you guys have got a good microphone.

Originally Posted by Aganzir

Oh and you Brinn can tell me, too, if there's any way I could help you - I just couldn't think of any. A pity you don't seem to need any artwork.

Nope, it's just sound. But maybe you can be a hobbit extra at the party.

I decided it's just too difficult to choose between the two excerpts. I like the section for Beren and Luthien, though Bilbo's speech would probably be more fun to edit. So I've decided just to ask for recordings from both excerpts. One will be for my project and one can be for fun. I can't guarantee that I'll be able to complete both (audio suites book up fast at the end of semester), but I'll certainly try and post them here when I'm finished. And that way I don't have to choose between the excerpts right away.

[Brinniel]

So far I have seen interest from these people:

Gollum: Anyone but Bilbo
Nerwen: Melian (?)
Mac: Beren or Thingol
Lommy: Hobbit extra (?)

I still need:

Bilbo
Luthien
Narrator
Hobbit Extras

For the Hobbit extras, I'm just looking for random cheers and comments in between the speech. Basically whatever's mentioned in the book. And the hobbits do interject quite a bit. If multiple people can record as hobbit extras together, that'd be even better. But the only ones I know who could possibly do that are Lommy & Co. Unless you guys have non-BDer friends who would love to participate.

I'm not gonna go to a huge effort to assign roles before hearing recordings...I just want to make sure all the characters are covered. If multiple people are interested in the same role, that's fine. I'll just suggest to record whatever characters you'd like and after hearing them, I'll choose the voices that I think fit best.

For music, I'm looking for:

For the Beren and Thingol scene, some dark, quiet background music that is fitting for a hall. Pianos, harps, guitars, strings, etc will work.

For Bilbo's speech, some light and happy background music. Perhaps a fiddle or a flute.

[Gollum the Great]

I'll be Beren if I may. I 'd offer to be the narrator but my voice sort of cracks and flexuates (if that's even a word) in long speeches. Perhaps I'm just too used to reciting in beats, considering that I spend long minutes in heaven repeating bits out of Tolkien's Lay of Leithian, which is just about the only time I speak at any length.

[Aganzir]

Originally Posted by Brinniel

For the Hobbit extras, I'm just looking for random cheers and comments in between the speech. Basically whatever's mentioned in the book. And the hobbits do interject quite a bit. If multiple people can record as hobbit extras together, that'd be even better. But the only ones I know who could possibly do that are Lommy & Co. Unless you guys have non-BDer friends who would love to participate.

Ooh I'd be happy to be a hobbit extra, assuming Nog, Green & such also show interest.

[Nogrod]

If you need a bit more "mature" or lower male-voice, I might give it a go Brinn! But I'd not like to do very long parts (like two page-monologues) as I'm not a native speaker.


And we can make the extras for you, sure...

Just recording the host of us here ten times on top of each other with different settings...