You’re heard the voice. Maybe not on the Ghostbusters trailer in a theater, but it’s on the DVD. And THAT voice has been in hundreds of trailers. And then there were the commercials!
Don LaFontaine was THE movie trailer voice over king. If it started with “In a world…” it was probably Don. His menacing set-up in the Ghostbusters trailer gave just the right spooky edge to the comedy clips to follow – because of him, people went into the theater knowing that it was going to be more than just laughs.
Sadly, Don had been, by his own accounts, battling complications from surgery last year, and it looks like it caught up with him. Don passed away last night from a collapsed lung. That he (this is unconfirmed, mind you) got to narrate the game trailer makes us incredibly fortunate, while the world of cinema has lost one of its major contributors. Watching the trailers before the movie just won’t be as much fun any more.
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You sure those two trailers are him? I know he might have used different voices, but how do we know it wasn’t just some other baritone?
He’s officially credited for the Ghostbusters trailer. And as I said, I don’t know for sure it’s him on the game trailer, but it sounds an awful lot like him. He’s THE trailer guy specifically because he has more than just another baritone. But, I’m trying to find out for sure.
Regardless, he’s the Ghostbusters trailer VO.
Aw man, this just hasn’t been a fair year.
I’m not sure. It doesn’t really sound like him in the gme trailer.
The voice in the movie trailer has more or an english accent where as the voice in the game trailer sounds more american.
I’m expecting them to release another trailer before the game is released.
…And we had to say “What next?”…
I’ll miss him. Trailers nowadays are dull without VO.
Damn…RIP Don!!!
R.I.P. Don LaFontaine
RIP Don LaFontaine, the Mr. Voice over.
Too many RIPs lately.
I hope he went peacefully in his sleep. He will be missed.
This is not Don’s voice on the trailer you posted – this is Don’s voice – On the GB2 Trailer. The voice on the Game trailer I’ve heard is not Don either. Don was a MASTER and will be missed!!!
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sorry.. here is the Link to Don’s Voice
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqPR1F7tZBc
Then the fact checkers at Swindle magazine suck;
http://swindlemagazine.com/issueicons/don-lafontaine/
It would help clear things up (since everyone is so gung-ho on getting this absolutely nailed), if someone can provide the proper credit for the first trailer. And the game trailer for that matter.
That’s very sad. He did so many trailers for all kinds of movies even GB3 in CGI Trailer that was shown at the THeater. I wonder who will take over the roles for movies when they come to Theaters. This guy did an awesome job when movies came to Theaters. R.I.P.
That’s terrible news! Movie Trailer VOs today just don’t cut it (BTW the guy whose doing trailer narration for today’s comedy films needs to be let go talk about obnoxious sounding). Another loss for the film industry.