The harry potter septet, the night circus, a christmas carol, around the world in 80 days, peter pan. In conversation with legendary harry potter audiobook. Known for his ability to breathe life into any book he lends his audio skills to, dale is the proud narrator of the harry potter audiobooks for american audiences. Gentle text about kindness narrated by the beloved jim dale makes this a modern classic on audio. Recordbreaking sales ensued, and jim grabbed another milestonea guinness world record for most character voices in an audiobook for the 4 different. Generations of children have been charmed by this enchanting work, and brilliance audio is proud to introduce its own version with multigrammy awardwinner jim dale as narrator. Jun 20, 2018 jim dale, the narrator of the harry potter series, told audible in a video interview that he finds inspiration for character voices in the people he meets in his everyday life. Essential childrens audiobook listening with jim dale.
Jim dales melodious reading gives the story just enough whimsy, while still hinting at the murky purposes that are hiding underneath the magic. A jules verne classic, read by jim dale, this comes to 4. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone book 1 audio cd. Rowling, performed by jim dale listening library 800 726 0600 unabridged, 8hr, 17min. Jim dale has narrated new takes on classics such as the beasts heart, brightened fullcast recordings like spin. A really fantastic narrator can breathe life into the characters and bring the listening experience of an audiobook to new heights.
Dale has written more than a dozen other books and the bestselling greeting card line, the dales. Practice reading out loud, but make it sound as if you are not reading. Jim dale narrated audio books at simply audiobooks simply. Sep 27, 2014 auditioning on acx is just one way to find work as a narrator. Jim dale both have narrated all seven harry potter books, like harry potter and the goblet of fire and order of the phoenix, both are beloved british actors, and both have been trolled by angry youtube. What many listeners may not know is that harry potter and the sorcerers stone was his introduction to audiobook narration. Hp 5 harry potter and the order of the phoenix audiobook. Jim narrated all seven harry potter audiobooks creating over two hundred individual character voices.
Sep 21, 2017 i had the privilege of interviewing audiewinning narrator noah michael levine. To millions of fans in the united states, jim dale is the voice of harry potter. There are two primary harry potter audio books narrators. At the time of this interview, jim was in the process of recording book six, harry potter and the half blood prince. Fantastic beasts and where to find them audiobook all.
Rowlings characters, and even once held a guinness world record for the number of voices he created for harry potter and the deathly hallows 4. I couldnt stand the way he drew out vowels obnoxiously. Audio books narrated by jim dale are available only in the united states, while stephen fry narrates the united kingdom versions. Best classic audio book around the world in 80 days and publishers weekly award 2006 childrens narrator of the year three audie awards 2005 best classical audio book a christmas carol best audio book for children 8 and upwards peter and the starcatchers best solo narration usa and canada peter and the starcatchers two audie awards 2004. It opened on 15 may 2014 at the roundabout theatre company laura pels theatre, winning dale his fifth outer critics circle award, and his fifth drama. Hes playing offbroadway at the moment with three other men in a play called travels with my aunt. The characterizations are spoton, and dale is laughoutloudfunny. How to become a freelance audiobook narrator job, skill, salary. Over the course of the series, jim voiced hundreds of j. Rowling harry potter and the cursed child audiobook download. Dale has narrated so many best sellers it is almost unbelievable, check out more here.
Narrator for unabridged versions of the childrens book series never land adventure, written by dave barry and ridley pearson as prequels to j. Well, i started as a comediannot a comedian, a young man trying to make people laugh when i was nine years of age in the various talent shows that i did in our local community, and after six or seven years of training to be a dancer, i then decided to be a standup comedian at the age of 17 and a half. How on earth does this list not include the harry potter books narrated by jim dale. In the united kingdom he is known as a pop singer of the 1950s who became a leading actor at the national theatre. I recently went on a 14 hour road trip to visit family and listened to jim dale s narration of the 2nd book on the way there and the 3rd book on the way back. He has recorded all seven books in the harry potter series, and as a narrator he has won two grammy awards, seven grammy nominations and a record ten audie awards including audio book of the jim dale, mbe born james smith, 15 august 1935 is an english actor, voice artist, singer and songwriter. Narration work for audiobooks is on par with other voiceover jobs in terms of compensation. Heres a tip from dale on selecting the final voice. Recordbreaking sales ensued, and jim grabbed another milestonea guinness world record for most character voices in an audiobook for the 4 different characters he enacted. With the exception of hermiones voice, i think he did an excellent job. Fantastic beasts and where to find them audiobook free eddie redmayne. However the world is not better, scorpius chooses to going right into the past again to earn certain harry potter doesnt develop into the child who lived yet then later died.
In this batch, i chose some dreamy videos about an interview with jim dale narrator of the harry potter series comparing audiobooks of ha. In conversation with narrator jim dale audiofile magazine blog. The best audiobook narrators of all time so far kobo news. Essential childrens audiobook listening with golden voice.
Dale s wizardry makes this a must listen for older potter fans. Dale s expressive narration endears listeners to all of his characters, and kids will love the kind zookeeper amos mcgee and his animal friends. If i were stranded on a desert island with only one audiobook, this is the one i would want. One narrator made a spreadsheet of the top 50 books they had heard, researched the producers and publishers associated. Jim dale narrated audio books jim dale is a talented actor, musician, and writer. It is the first audiobook of this series, released on august 1, 1996. He has recorded all seven books in the harry potter collection, and as narrator received seven grammy nominations. The skills that actors use finding the actable emotions in a scene, connecting to and analyzing text, figuring out a characters motivation, learning to speak text naturally, moving the plot along are all part of being a narrator. Dale has won two grammy awards, a record 10 audie awards including audio publication of the year 2004, ideal childrens narrator.
Every sentence that ended with a harry was a haaarryyyyyyyeeeeee. The ceremony was hosted by queer eye fashion expert and upcoming author and audiobook narrator, tan france. I would recommend this audio book to anyone who is starting out with a new potty. The novel won the 1997 locus award and got the nomination for other awards as well. At 79years old and still going strong, the great jim dale. The year 2003 brought jim dale many honors and accolades. They are some of the very best audio books to listen to. How to become an audiobook narrator and work at home. They were looking for someone with an english accent to be the narrator, and someone said to whoever it was at the publishing company, they said, well, theres a guy called jim dale. Considered one of the best audiobook narrators by far, jim dales audio credentials are staggering.
Becoming a skilled and captivating audiobook narrator like allyson briggs or jim dale requires a lot of practice and attention to detail. In every area of audio book recording, david generously shares tips and techniques that he has learned over a lifetime in the business, which really helps level the learning curve. Peter and the wolf by sergei prokofiev, read by jim dale brilliance audio, ages 46. Rowling harry potter and the order of the phoenix audiobook narrated by jim dale. Jim dale is one of the most accomplished narrators there is. This is jim dales incomparable telling of the beloved a christmas carol, a little book, as charles dickens himself called it, which has been treasured by generations since december of 1843. Dale, the winner of two grammy and 10 audie awards, is best known for bringing to life the seven books in the potter series with an astonishing 4 different character voices. Acx audiobook narrators training for recording at home. Arguably the most beloved and iconic audiobooks of all time, the harry potter series, narrated by the incomparable jim dale, is a treat whether youre returning to hogwarts or studying wizardry. If you ask an audiobook listener about their favorite audiobooks, odds are good that theyll say they adored jim dale s narration of the harry potter series. Hes become my goto for comfort when im not feeling well.
Audiobooks narrated by jim dale audio books, podcasts. To delight the millions of jims fans, his reading of peter and the wolf will include unforgettable vocal characterizations of the various animals, young peter, and. Veteran broadway actor jim dale narrated all seven books in the harry potter series. He created an astounding 4 different voices for the harry potter books a performance that spans all seven volumes and earned him more accolades than any other audiobook. I didnt know someone other than jim dale narrated harry potter. He created an astounding 4 different voices for the harry potter books a performance that spans all seven volumes and earned him more accolades than any other audiobook narrator in history. Harry potter audio book bundles include all seven books in the series. Record yourself doing a passage of the characters dialogue in 3 to 5 potential voices.
Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. As a narrator, he has won a grammy award 2000, five grammy nominations and seven audie awards. David pittu will always have a special place in my heart because the goldfinch was the first audiobook i listened to after harry potter im 100% team jim dale. Download audiobooks narrated by jim dale at and save. He sharpened his comedy skills during a stint in the.
Does anyone have a link for an audio sample of stephen fry. It is one thing to be able to voice pieces that take 30 seconds to read, but to voice a form of longnarration, there are certain skills you will need to. He wrote and appeared in his oneman show, just jim dale, looking back over nearly sixty years in show business. Harry potters summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a houseelf called dobby, and rescue from the dursleys by his friend ron weasley in a magical flying car. Jim dale narrator of harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Jan 03, 2016 it is a terribly good book, filled with dark characters and shadowy themes, but it is more enjoyable to listen to because it is read by jim dale. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone jim dale audiobook book 1 harry potter series book 1 j. Yes, hes a prolific stage actor, but probably better recognized for narrating dozens of works, including the septet of harry potter readings. Noahs advice will help you learn how to become an audiobook narrator. No wonder dale is one of the best audiobook narrators. In the british film world he became one of the regulars in the carry on series.
To delight the millions of jim s fans, his reading of peter and the wolf will include unforgettable vocal characterizations of the various animals, young peter, and. The best audiobooks to break out during your next long trip. If you havent had any practice or previous training during voice over work, you might try these tips to break into the industry. Stead, read by jim dale macmillan audio, ages 46 gentle text about kindness narrated by the beloved jim dale makes this a modern classic on audio. Dale opened every episode of the abc drama pushing daisies as the unseen narrator. The rumpelstiltskn musical, and enlivened the worldwide bestseller the night circus. At the age of seventeen he became the youngest professional comedian on the british music hall stage.
Just jim dale he has been inducted into the american theatre hall of fame audiobook narration. Jim dale is one of the worlds great stage entertainers. Download the leader in you audiobook by dale carnegie. The 2019 audie awards, presented by audio publishers association to honor excellence in audiobooks and spoken entertainment, were announced last night at the audies gala at guastavinos in new york city. Best audiobooks 2020 audiobooks for marathon training. The book is the story of some royal families and all the characters are very interesting. When it comes to harry potter audiobooks, the most epic rivalry is stephen fry vs. Jim dale is also the narrator on the new show pushing daisies, which is really good. Rowling author, jim dale narrator, pottermore publishing publisher 4.
The battle of the harry potter audiobooks narrators. They got my family through countless long car trips. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone book 1 audio cd rowling, j. Through his eyes, you can get a glimpse into that secret life. Jim dale, the voice of the indelible harry potter, advises audiobook narrators to work on the dynamic range, timing and pitch to produce exemplary output. I found one on soundcloud i still like dale, but stephen fry sounds pretty great too. One of those suggestions was to start your own audiobook production company. The price is more than reasonable when you consider that the training could result in a lifetime of income for doing voice work.
His outstanding narration work won him ten audie awards, the oscars of the narration world, four narrator of the year award 2001050708. Rowling harry potter and the cursed child audiobook. Its the first audiobook ive ever listened to i took a 16 hour trip recently and needed something good to listen to and i think i might try listening to hbp next. May 11, 2020 for this post, we will primarily be examining ebook and audio book narration. Rowling jim dale full audiobook online continue reading search for. The 35 best audiobooks for 2020 great audiobooks for a. Whether it is a smile or a sigh, you must be able to put to use all these three to get the right kind of effect.
Dec 22, 2008 jim dale is the voice of all the characters in the harry potter audiobook series. And unlike your lazy characteracting, dale morphs his trademark baritone into a different voice for every character in each book. How to buy audiobooks and how to listen to an audiobook with amazon audible, scribd, apple books and more. Jim came to audiobooks accidentally, and later in his. With more than seven million copies of sorcerers stone and its two sequels sold in the u. This audio book is just right for to getting the your potty training off to a great start.
Of course, we all have our own personal preferences, but here are the top ten audiobook narrators we came up with. Jim dale is perhaps best known as the beloved voice of the harry potter series. Listen as jo reed and jim dale discuss his audiobook work and his extraordinary career in the entertainment industry. James dale and ellen small are the husbandandwife team who wrote the two of us. It bugged me that he pronounced voldemort incorrectly. The audiobooks include peter and the starcatchers 2004, isbn 0786854456 peter and the shadow thieves 2006, isbn 078683787x escape from. Most audiobook publishers and producers now work under a union contract with the screen actors guildamerican federation of television and radio artists sagaftra. Jim was presented with their 2018 history makers award. Apr 08, 2020 arguably the most beloved and iconic audiobooks of all time, the harry potter series, narrated by the incomparable jim dale, is a treat whether youre returning to hogwarts or studying wizardry. June 21 was the muchanticipated release date of the fifth harry potter book, harry potter and the order of the phoenix. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone, book 1 audible audiobook unabridged. Jim dale, the narrator of the harry potter series, told audible in a video interview that he finds inspiration for character voices in the people he meets in his everyday life. The audio book is well organized with clear instructions and good examples to follow. Its the book that made me fall in love with audiobooks, and to this day remains my favorite audiobook of all time.
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