The Legend of Xanadu Dub Project - Auditions Wanted

[ParanoiaDragon]

I'm planning on doing auditions as well, might try my hand at most of the males, maybe eve some of the females just for kicks!

[elmer]

I'm planning on doing auditions as well, might try my hand at most of the males, maybe eve some of the females just for kicks!

Good luck! 


Looks like the dub project is beginning to get YouTube notice now ...

[_joshuaTurbo]

Curious.  Would it be satisfactory to record audio for multiple characters and upload it to an unlisted/private youtube video and just send a link to that for the audition?

I've done that in the past and it's worked out well.  Then if you like what you hear we can move forward with a more professional style of recording.

[SamIAm]

I don't care too much about quality in the audition phase if you have access to better equipment later on, but it's 100x preferred that you just send us wav files of your stuff at every phase. The address is on the site. Thanks!

[elmer]

but it's 100x preferred that you just send us wav files of your stuff at every phase

Yep, definitely!

It would just be too hard to juggle all the different roles, actors, revisions and individual files if we start adding YouTube links into the whole process.

[NightWolve]

Looks like the dub project is beginning to get YouTube notice now ...

It seems a little strange/surprising to me the effort is getting this much notice (this did not happen with Ys IV). I guess the PC Engine circle of fans is much bigger than what I would gauge in the past beyond this forum and the few Facebook groups. Kudos to you I guess operating as a well oiled machine.

[spenoza]

I wonder if the democratization of streaming and podcasting has provided a boost to folks' interest in auditioning.

[elmer]

I imagine that the continuing rise of social-media, the added awareness of "retro" gaming, and the idea that we're not currently in the middle of a scary recession probably all help.

I don't know what you Ys IV guys did to attract non-gamers, or English-only gamers ... but I've got to say that I'm really impressed with the website that SamIAm and Esteban came up with! 

It really gives the impression that the whole project is well-run (ha!), and that this is a worthwhile game for actors to work on.

[elmer]

OK, time for a bump! 

There is a little less than 2 weeks left for anyone to get in their audition for the dub.

Even if you don't want to be a part of the dub yourself, please consider mentioning the project to anyone that you know who has an interest in voice-acting, especially middle-aged and older folks, of whatever gender.

We've had quite a few semi-pro or better actors/actresses send in auditions, and we have a decent *chance* of doing a good job on this ... but at-the-end-of-the-day, it really will depend upon the quality of the voice-talent that we can find to volunteer.

One of the roles in particular that I should mention is that of Areios's Grandfather.

That role doesn't even need "acting" ability as such ... it just needs the right voice of someone's friendly old Granddad who loves telling stories to his grand-kids.

[Michirin9801]

I'd love to help spread the word a little more, but the only thing left for me to do would be to make a YouTube video about it, but that would take a while and I'm kinda busy with other stuff...
Doesn't help that I don't know any old people who could volunteer >~>';

Still, good luck with the auditions! I'll be cheering you on in the background ^^

[LentFilms]

If you need more actors/actresses of a certain voice type or want to hear more auditions for a specific character then I would highly recommend bumping all your threads on the voice acting fourms you have your project on and giving everyone an update. It is a good way to keep the project more lively on those fourms and potentially attract more volunteers. It was something my brother tried to do once a week with the Ys IV dub and we always got a few more auditions every time we gave an update, plus it helps people focus on parts that need more auditions.

[johnnykonami]

I want to try to get in on this before the deadline, I also have a friend who who is very good at voices who might  be interested who I'll pass this along to.

[LentFilms]

This is not a very realistic idea but what if you asked Mike Reynolds to read the lines of Areios's Grandfather? Reynolds is an old-school anime actor that did a lot of work for Streamline Pictures as well as many other companies in the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. I've been a fan of his voice for a long time and I think he would be perfect for the role. He's even done some work with Falcom properties in the past, playing one of the main characters in the old Legend of Heroes OVA from the 90s.

If you have no idea who I am talking about watch this small montage of his older work:

I don't think he does a lot of voice work now-a-days but maybe he would be willing to read a few lines for Xanadu. He has a Linkedin page so maybe you could contact him through that, I don't know for sure since I can't look at his full profile because I don't have an account. The worst he could say is "no".

His Linkedin page is located here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-reynolds-2030a39

[elmer]

Still, good luck with the auditions! I'll be cheering you on in the background ^^

You've already been a huge help with your post on your blog!

At-least one of your followers there has auditioned, and who-knows how many more. That's highly appreciated! 

I want to try to get in on this before the deadline, I also have a friend who who is very good at voices who might  be interested who I'll pass this along to.

Excellent, thanks! You've got some time left, but not a whole-heck-of-a-lot! 

If you need more actors/actresses of a certain voice type or want to hear more auditions for a specific character then I would highly recommend bumping all your threads on the voice acting fourms you have your project on and giving everyone an update. It is a good way to keep the project more lively on those fourms and potentially attract more volunteers.

SamIAm has been crazy-busy with real-life, but I hope that he'll have the time to do that in the next day or so. It's a good idea, thanks!

This is not a very realistic idea but what if you asked Mike Reynolds to read the lines of Areios's Grandfather?
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His Linkedin page is located here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-reynolds-2030a39

Cool, I think that I know the voice, but didn't know the name, or even think about spamming folks like that.

It's a really interesting idea, thanks again!

I've checked that linked-in, and it's not 100% certain that it's the same guy, and he's looking really-really-old from his photo there, and he hasn't updated the page since about 2010, so I'm not even sure if he's still alive!

My linked-in account can't send emails, but I might sign up for their free trial and try to get in touch with him.

Definitely out-of-the-box thinking! 

[LentFilms]

I've checked that linked-in, and it's not 100% certain that it's the same guy, and he's looking really-really-old from his photo there, and he hasn't updated the page since about 2010, so I'm not even sure if he's still alive!

I'm almost certain that that is his actual Linkedin page. Also, I think Reynolds is 87 year-old now and not dead from what I can tell 
It would be a real long shot to get Mike Reynolds to be in the dub but if this was a professional production I think he would be a perfect fit for the role.

If anyone wants to watch an old-school anime where Reynolds plays one of the main characters I would recommend Lily C.A.T., it is a decent Alien rip-off that you can watch on Crunchyroll: http://www.crunchyroll.com/lily-cat