Max Von Sydow sounds REALLY good : V

» Sun Feb 06, 2011 11:08 am

The gravity and tonality of his voice - what little I heard of it in the first vid - had me riveted. I knew he was an accomplished actor, but great actors aren't necessarily great voice-actors; there's a different skillset involved in projecting emotion solely through the voice, and he seems to be able to do it with aplomb. Great choice, Bethesda.

» Sun Feb 06, 2011 12:40 pm

he's a pro

» Sun Feb 06, 2011 3:05 pm

I was watching the mini series Nuremburg earlier today, which coincidentally stars Max Von Sydow. In the middle of the movie I nudge my freind in the shoulder and say, "Holy &*^%, that's Max Von Sydow."

» Mon Feb 07, 2011 12:05 am

I want to hire him to record my phone message greeting.

» Sun Feb 06, 2011 8:27 pm

I agree. The linguistic quality of the lines he spoke was also really good, in my opinion.

» Sun Feb 06, 2011 9:50 am

Superb voice. Love him in Flash Gordon.

Can't think of many better voices in terms of gravitas, except perhaps Christopher Lee, who has an unbelievable voice.

» Sun Feb 06, 2011 11:02 pm

Strange Brew...

» Sun Feb 06, 2011 3:45 pm

liked how it was pointed out that he wasn't being typecasted as the "venerable old man". His voice has an awesome edge to it!!

» Sun Feb 06, 2011 6:43 pm

Great voice and good acting. I'm looking forward to hear his character in the game :rock:

» Sun Feb 06, 2011 9:01 pm

At least he won't suffer from "Hey! That's Captain Picard" syndrome. I barely know the actor, so that's a bonus for immersion.

» Sun Feb 06, 2011 8:01 pm

Yay, Sweden!

He's started to get recognized in the States, but he's still pretty much unknown in Sweden (to those younger than 25 that is).

» Sun Feb 06, 2011 9:27 pm

no kidding, i cant stop watching the trailer!

when he says "but, theres one they fear... in their tongue, he's dovahkiin, dragonborn!" and the singing begins, i almost want to cry...

i cant wait to hear max's voice more in-game.

» Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:44 pm

I want him to do poetry or audiobooks or something. That voice is brilliant. I've seen him in films, so I don't know if it's because I was looking at things which were diverting my attention, but I'd never noticed his voice being that great before.

[Edited for bad grammar - it's late and I'm not quite sober anymore.]

» Sun Feb 06, 2011 12:56 pm

Yeah his voice is amazing and perfect for this atmosphere. I actually know him best for playing Walter Loxley in the recent Robin Hood. Which means bonus points for me because I play a Robin Hood sort of character in my games(bow, longsword, stealthy but good in combat)

» Sun Feb 06, 2011 10:44 pm

Pfffff nothing compared to Ted Williams! :teehee:

» Mon Feb 07, 2011 12:34 am

Older http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ug_FzLlXeE&feature=related. Always thought he had a fab voice. Great actor.

» Sun Feb 06, 2011 3:49 pm

Yay, Sweden!

He's started to get recognized in the States, but he's still pretty much unknown in Sweden (to those younger than 25 that is).

Agreed. I'm from Sweden and I got to know who he is when I researched about Skyrim.
I remembered seeing him before, but not hearing him.

» Sun Feb 06, 2011 6:53 pm

yeah, i doubt i'll be skipping though the dialog as fast in skyrim as i did in oblivion.

» Sun Feb 06, 2011 2:31 pm

True that.

» Sun Feb 06, 2011 8:26 am

He's always been great.

I was really intrigued at how much he apparently enjoyed the process though. As the OP says, great actors don't necessarily translate into great voice-actors. Appreciating such a different process goes a long way to being good though. I wonder if he'll play the game...?