Markus and Olli from Poets of the Fall join the podcast to talk about their journey as a band from Max Payne 2 to Alan Wake 2. They talk about how the formation of the iconic Late Goodbye song, working with Remedy and making a fictional band Old Gods of Asgard as well as the making of one of the longest video game songs, Herald of Darkness, for Alan Wake 2.What's your favorite song from Old Gods of Asgard and Poets of the Fall?00:38 Late Goodbye wasn't meant to be04:42 Success of Late Goodbye07:07 How Old Gods of Asgard happened10:13 Old Gods vs Poets of the Fall11:55 How songs are made for Remedy?15:55 Reacting to their songs in-game20:10 Alan Wake 2 musical 25:48 Longest guitar solo28:39 Shooting live action & music video32:24 Old Gods of Asgard album wasn't planned35:55 The Game Awards almost didn't happen40:07 Herald of Darkness impact on Poets42:49 Input on Old Gods of Asgard characters44:19 Fav music video45:30 Touring as Old Gods of Asgard?47:10 Fav Remedy game48:57 Use of unusual intruments51:59 VR in Olli's latest song
Sophie's voice actor, Billie Fullford-Brown, talks about her role in Expedition 33. He reveals what it was like to record the gommage scene, Gustave and Sophie's relationship and how Sophie wasn't meant to be playable. We also talk about why the gommage scene made so many people emotional.
In this episode, Echoes of the End game director, Halldór , talks about how the studio with only 40 employees made an ambitious narrative driven game inspired by games like God of War, Uncharted and The Witcher. In this episode, we will explore how they built a game from ground up, scanned Iceland to give the most realistic visuals, made their motion capture studio to bring life to the characters and more!Have you played Echoes of the End yet?
Aldís Amah Hamilton, the lead actress of Echoes of The End, shares her experience on working in video games for the first time. She mentions how challenging and frustrating it can be to do motion and performance capture but also mentions how actors from video games should be recognized even more. She's been working for Echoes of the End for 7 years, bringing the character of Ryn. She also worked on Hellblade 2 alongside Melina Jurgens and also talks about how different that experience was.
Winter Solider voice actor, Eliah Mountjoy, & Psylocke's voice actor, Alpha Takahashi, from Marvel Rivals join Behind The Voice Podcast to talk about handling the pressure of playing Marvel characters in a video game. They also mention the incredible fan interactions, going to San Diego Comic Con and cosplaying as their characters.They also touch upon preparing for the role, what their characters ambitions are and how closely are they connected with their characters. We spoke a lot about personal connection, things they learned and a lot more!
Zenyatta's voice actor from Overwatch, Feodor Chin, shares his opinions on the state of Overwatch 2. He also mentions how they recorded more lines and scenes that just havne't been released. Feodor also talks about his emmy nominated episode of Love Death & Robots Season 4, Spider Rose, and how it was like to work with Blur Studios. We also talk a bit about his experience with Ghost of Tsushima & his opinions on Ghost of Yotei
Estelle Darnault, the motion and performance capture actor, talks about how she played almost every women in Clair Obscur Expedition 33. She auditioned for the role of Lune but ended up playing Sophie, Sciel, Aline, Alicia & the Paintress. Estelle breaks down the iconic gommage scene and why she added the extra "I know" line. She also talks about Lune & Gustave moments, THAT Moment and many other scenes in the game.
Clair Obscur Expedition 33 game director, Guillaume Broche, reveals all the secret to how they crafted the storytelling of the game. From the opening gommage scene, to the characters, realistic dialogues, maelle's flashbacks, major twist in the game and also the endings.Together we dive deep into the decision making process of why certain scenes were presented the way they were presented. At the same time, we also talk about few gameplay mechanics that we had to cover, including boss battles and trials.Check out Behind The Voice Newsletter: https://behindthevoice.substack.com
Jesse Faden voice actor, Courtney Hope, talks about her experience working with Remedy on Quantum Break, Control & Alan Wake 2. She breaks down how she got the role in Quantum Break, doing her first video game, acting beside Shawn Ashmore & wanting more of Beth & Jack story. She also talks about how different her experience was with Control and how many changes they did for the lines along with getting to come back to Alan Wake 2. To my surprise, I found out that Courtney is a huge fan of video games and loves Life is Strange games. I also ended up recommending a new game called The Alters, which I think is fantastic. Courtney also talks about what might happen in Control 2 but I'm sure she couldn't say much, so I didn't press onI've also launched a new Behind The Voice Newsletter where every 2 weeks, you will get exclusive behind the scenes content, snippets of the next conversation, game recommendation and a lot more. Check it out at https://behindthevoice.substack.com
Naoe's voice actor from Assassin's Creed Shadows, Masumi, talks about her struggles working with the game. She breaks down what happened behind the scenes with mocap and the challenges around that. She also talks about how she wished some of the scenes translated well because she believed in the performances. No matter what you say about the game, Masumi did her best to do her first video game role.Masumi has also played a lead role in Yakuza Princess and has also appeared in the new Mindseye game. She's now more focused on acting than her music career and wants to give new and exctiement projects a go. She also talks about how she wants to learn from video game actors about voice acting techniques and hopefully gets a different role in a different video game setting.
Lune Voice Actor, Kristy Rider, shares her reaction to the storytelling of Clair Obscur Expedition 33. She breaks down certain scenes from the game, how they knew about the entire story, relationships with characters like Gustave, Verso & Sciel and much more. She also shares her love for this game and the character and interacting with the fans at @IGN Live
Alex Jordan, the voice of Jan Dolski in The Alters talks about how much he loves the game. He breaks down how he played 11 different versions of the character, what the felt after the audition, the alters musical and much more. We also dive deep into his previous video game roles such as Telltale's Game of Thrones, Cyberpunk 2077, Wuthering Waves & Split Fiction
Esquie's voice actor, Maxence Cazorla, who also did the motion capture of Gustave, Verso & Renoir in Clair Obscur Expedition 33 breaks down the iconic moments of the game. He also shares the story of getting the role of Esquie and how they managed to find the right voice. Maxence shares his true feelings towards Esquie, Gustave & Verso and how every scene in the game was brilliantly choreographed.Follow Maxence:X (Twitter): https://x.com/maxence_cazorlaInstagarm: https://www.instagram.com/maxencecazorla
Sciel's voice actor, Shala Nyx, talks about the popularity of Clair Obscur Expedition 33 and how she knew that this game will be something special. She expresses her love for the character and how much she has learned from her. We also talk about specific moments from the game including her fav scene along with her audition scene. Shala is definitely a fan of her character and this game and cannot believe how games have come this far.Follow Shala Nyx: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shalanyx/
Monoco's voice actor, Rich Keeble, reacts to the success of Clair Obscur Expedition 33. He talks about how him and the cast were pleasantly surprised by this level of success. Rich also breaks down the iconic moment between Verso & Monoco and how Ben Starr knew how successful that scene would be. We also talk about a couple spoiler sections from the game, diving deeper into who Monoco truly is!
The developers of The Midnight Walk indie game from Moonhood Studios, talk about the development process and how they brought more than 700 sculptures in a video game. They worked with Playstation to bring this game into PSVR2. In this episode, they talk in depth about how the studio started, how they came up with the mechanics and why sculpting in clay was easier than making characters digitally.
Lost Records Bloom & Rage voice actor, Olivia Lepore, talks about her role as Swann in the game and how similar she is to the character. She talks in depth about how much she loves how her character became confident and changed herself in the story. We also talk about spoilers in the game as well as who she thinks Swann should be in a relationship with and much more!
Mio's voice actor from Split Fiction, Kaja Chan, talks in-depth about her character and makes her unique. She expresses how she loves playing characters like her, her fav moments from the game, doing the motion capture for the monkey, playing the game, talking about the emotional scenes and her playing dark mio.
Zoe's voice actor from Split Fiction, Elsie Bennett, joins Behind The Voice Podcast to talk about her role in the game. She was blown away at how well the game has done with over 2 Million copies. She shares her experience with the game's premiere, behind the scene stories of some of the funniest moments, working with Josef Fares & much more!
Nico Minoru voice actor, Grace Lily Song, breaks down her role in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Marvel Animated series. She talks about what this character means to her, watching the Runaways show, Peter & Nico's friendship, what other character she would like to voice and much more!