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12-12-2006, 12:57 AM
| | |  New interview with Jim Dale
The newest edition of AudioFile magazine is featuring a piece including a new interview with award winning narrator Jim Dale. Mr. Dale is the voice behind the audiobooks of all 6 published Harry Potter books. Quote:
Jim says the best reward by far has been the appreciation of his fans. One of the best compliments he ever heard came from a child after one of his readings: "He was about 8 or 9, wide-eyed, and he said, 'You sound just like the characters!' and I thought, that's it, I wouldn't want anything more. That's what it's about."
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Does Jim wish he could expand his repertoire to other kinds of books? "I don't know whether I'd be any good at reading anything adult," he says. "In the sort of books I record, I'm allowed expanded sorts of characters. I won't say they're over the top, but Harry Potter does lend itself to creating strange voices, strange creatures as well as human beings, and so that's the advantage of being able to do something that's fictional and fantasy. I don't think I'd enjoy a spy thriller or a political book as much."
The article then goes on to say: Quote:
So what's next? Well, the seventh (and final) chapter in Harry Potter's saga is due out next year, and it will undoubtedly be met with equal parts media frenzy and eager listeners of all ages who can't wait to get their headphones on.
Before anyone gets excited, this is still considered a RUMOR until J.K. Rowling and her publishers confirm it! 
You may read the entire article here.
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12-12-2006, 11:03 PM
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| | Billywig
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Great interview!
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12-13-2006, 12:58 AM
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i've never heard one of his audiobooks before but i think that it's high time that i should!
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12-13-2006, 07:36 AM
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| | Fire Slug
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cool interview
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12-13-2006, 02:31 PM
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for anyone who hasn't listened to any of the audio books read by Jim Dale, you are really missing a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the Potter series. He does such a good job at the characters and it such a nice way to hear the books while driving on long trips. I have them loaded into my MP3 player as well (which eliminates the need to change discs/tapes) and I listen to them all the time. I know some fans say that Stephen Frye's version of the books is better but I guess everyone has their opnion, mine is that Dale's is both more entertaining and realistic to how I pictured the characters......:ballcap:
facts from Jim Dale's website
he holds the Guinness World Record for creating
"Most Character Voices in an Audio Book - 134"
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"
he was also awarded, "In the 'Top Ten Best Selling Audio C.D's of America and Canada',
Narrator Jim Dale takes the first SIX places
with his recordings of the Harry Potter books."
you can hear clips from each of the first six audio books that Dale has recorded at this website Clips
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12-13-2006, 03:35 PM
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i personally choose to read the books but i know a little boy who listens to the tapes and he really enjoyes them.  | |
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12-13-2006, 10:34 PM
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| | Ashwinder
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12-14-2006, 12:15 AM
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I always listen to the audiobooks. I love them. Jim Dale is great! | |
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12-14-2006, 12:22 AM
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hey! that's pretty cool! | |
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12-15-2006, 03:53 AM
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i've never actaully heard the audio books
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12-17-2006, 06:28 AM
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Nice work there!!
Can't wait to listen to it.
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12-18-2006, 05:06 AM
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cool interview!
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12-18-2006, 02:53 PM
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He does sound lifelike.
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12-22-2006, 11:30 PM
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Cool interview!
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01-01-2007, 08:20 AM
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That's so nice! | |
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