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  • Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
  • 100% Rick-Roll Free discussion of the character voice process for Will Wight's super-awesome Cradle series.
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  • @Xylos144
    @Xylos144 4 года назад +35

    "I don't believe there's a power in The Way can stop Mercy from bein' cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct-tape her mouth and dump her in a void key for a month."

    • @Super6Seven
      @Super6Seven 2 года назад

      Holy crap... is it really “the way” I guess in my mind it’s always been the “Wei” same with Wei Xia Lindon. Have no clue how they’re actually spelled -audiobook-phile here

    • @edukynasvaina5611
      @edukynasvaina5611 2 месяца назад

      I always imagined it as Hwei Shi Linfon​@@Super6Seven

  • @jomax9128
    @jomax9128 3 года назад +39

    To be honest.... That was the best advertising for an audiobook I've ever heard, because I'll buy and listen to that book now regardless of what it's about.

  • @user78273a
    @user78273a 5 лет назад +160

    Dude you are the best narrator ever I really like your voices for the characters

  • @JacobSantosDev
    @JacobSantosDev 5 лет назад +48

    I can imagine walking down a dark alley and hearing a man speak with a woman's voice and wetting myself knowing that my death would not be quick or at all painless.

    • @travisbaldree
      @travisbaldree  5 лет назад +19

      Narrators are the most terrifying people on the planet

    • @Super6Seven
      @Super6Seven 2 года назад

      @@travisbaldree source work? Cited?

  • @Muhavi835
    @Muhavi835 3 месяца назад +2

    You are a narrator that l search for books on Audible and that is how l found Cradle. I have just finished Waybound and needed to gush!! Your variety of vocal work for a massive cast of characters was phenomenol. Your emotional acting made the entire series satisfying. When l doubted the story (Blackflame and Bloodline) your narration held my interest. Will Wight wrote an incredible tale but you, Mr Baldree, brought it home for me. Thank you.
    My favourite vocals:
    1 Eithan: His accent and lively delivery.
    2 Lindon: Loved the contrast betwen his humble tone and when he bellows his commands.
    3 Ziel: A most perfect drawl and you conveyed his soul even though he had the least dialogue | POV of pivotal characters.
    4 Fury: Such an awesome hippie vibe that he stole every scene for me!
    5 Malice: Her vocals had a sultry feline quality? I always forgot she was voiced by a man!!
    6 Fisher Gesha: Elderly done right.
    7 Dross: A robot with personality

  • @ShadowxxPanda
    @ShadowxxPanda 3 года назад +21

    I think Orthos is all our spirit animal. Can't wait for bloodlines when we see Orthos again.

  • @josephchitwood1374
    @josephchitwood1374 5 месяцев назад +3

    Watching this after I finished the Cradle series. This makes me miss the Cradle universe. Thank you for making the characters come to life! I love your narration! You're amazing!

  • @Xsdwolf
    @Xsdwolf 4 года назад +5

    Your narration, just as much as Will Wight’s story telling, is one of the reasons that I think this series should be fleshed out into an entire animated show. Something like Avatar the Last Airbender. The characters just have so much charm and the world is so vibrant. Sometimes I feel like I’m looking into a real world when I read the Cradle series.

  • @collin2401
    @collin2401 Месяц назад +1

    Wow, this is amazing! I've listened to the first 8 books so far, and watching Travis switch between these characters so quickly and naturally is both extremely impressive and hilarious. Thanks for the work you do bringing this wonderful story to life!

  • @christopher3226
    @christopher3226 Год назад +7

    I know I am 3 years late to the party, but this was amazing. I love Cradle. I have brought my wife and numerous friends into the world of Cradle and introduced them to some of my favorite characters of all time. You, Travis, were awesome in the Rebel Galaxy games, but I fell in love with your talent listening to the adventure found within Will Wight's pages. I am now training to pursue my dream of becoming a voice over artist and to one day follow you and ascend to the heavens.

  • @tahmed6052
    @tahmed6052 3 года назад +8

    This is amazing. I definitely noticed the progression in Lindon's voice over the course of the series.

  • @zicrog7701
    @zicrog7701 Год назад +2

    I've never been hyped for a book before until waybound. You're one of my favorite narrator's and I love will wights books

  • @SaltFloatCenter
    @SaltFloatCenter Год назад +2

    Boss!!!! You are amazing and it's so cool to see you after 12 books of Cradle. Eithan is the freaking man. I can't believe someone can do this. Hope you're friends with Tim Gerald Reynolds. Thank you soooo much for dozens of hours of quality art!

  • @jenniferterranova4467
    @jenniferterranova4467 3 года назад +6

    You've become one of the only narrators I can listen to, because of how talented you are with doing character voices. You're so talented!

  • @specialknees6798
    @specialknees6798 2 года назад +4

    This past august I listened to the entire series, and man I’ll never not associate the characters with your portrayal of them. Your voice is inseparable from the characters. Your Mercy IS Mercy to me. Same with Yerin, Dross and everyone else. Even watching you now I can’t help but picture everyone as if they’re all real, distinct people(or turtles or AI) the moment you turn their voice on. Great work my man. I look forward to listening to other series of yours

  • @joeystett
    @joeystett 4 года назад +26

    I love your audiobooks so much. I'm currently listening to the Elder Empire series and it's unbelievable. Your voice for the bellows is one of my favorites ever. Thank you for all your hard work.

    • @travisbaldree
      @travisbaldree  4 года назад +4

      Hey thanks a lot :) Really glad you're enjoying them - can't wait for Kings & Killers!

  • @Vizigeist
    @Vizigeist Год назад +1

    With every voice you do I get such an incredible case of whiplash because those are their voices and I don't think I can separate their voices from them.

  • @madladluffy7076
    @madladluffy7076 4 дня назад

    This is an incredible talent I’m happy it’s put to good use on this series

  • @genericname1622
    @genericname1622 2 года назад +3

    I'm just amazed that you can come up with different voices for so many new characters.

  • @Nadekuro
    @Nadekuro 3 месяца назад

    I loved all your voices in cradle and tbate it really brings the series to life

  • @niokaruse5949
    @niokaruse5949 3 года назад +5

    Just finished listening the latest from The Cradle series, each and every book you made it come to life with your wonderful voice! Im a fan for life!

  • @erickadams7068
    @erickadams7068 4 месяца назад

    I just finished the series. I am a big Michael Cramer fan but I think you are my favorite now. You nailed every voice. I really enjoyed it.

  • @asdf51501
    @asdf51501 4 года назад +2

    Orthos I consider my spirit animal also. I also love the way he looks at life.

  • @XxTreyvonxX
    @XxTreyvonxX 24 дня назад

    My first attempt at the first cradle book many years ago I didn't love the book and I didn't love your narration. I think it was just that the story and your voice were so different than what I had been used to at that point. (which wasn't much) my second attempt at the series led me to falling in love with them and I can easily say cradle is my favorite series ever, and you are my favorite narrator by far. This was fascinating to watch.

  • @T0NI_
    @T0NI_ 3 года назад +1

    I never listen to audiobooks but this sounds like I'll have to "re-read" the series. Those voices are amazing, especially the Hiddleston Loki-esque Eithan

  • @joelman1989
    @joelman1989 2 года назад +1

    You probably won’t see this since it’s been years but I just want to say that I’ve really enjoyed your narration of this series. It’s enhanced my experience with it because of how colorful and varied it is. I can’t explain it because it’s not just about you doing different accents. I think it’s acting. I get lost in the narration in a way I don’t with most other books because I can feel the personality of each character. There’s so much character and personality in your acting that I forget it’s being narrated at all.
    Also your narration outside of the dialogue flows so smoothly it always effectively communicates the correct tone, seamlessly transitioning from dramatic moments to comedic moments etc. And adding real weight to the action. I know nothing about voice acting so I’m sure there are many more techniques and talents you employ that I don’t pick up on. Just wanted to express my appreciation for delivering these truly treasured experiences to me.
    Edit: I admit, I wrote all of this immediately upon clicking on the video because these were the feelings I had from reading. I’m glad that a lot of my observations about your strengths were affirmed and expanded upon as I watched this video. I hadn’t exactly picked up on the shift in Lindon’s voice but I FELT his growth. Also, I love how you mentioned that no one in the series (at this time up to underlord) will sound like Yerin. But maybe it’s just me but I did pick up hints of Yerin in the sword sage flashback in Wintersteel. As if just a little bit of his personality and mannerism rubbed off on her.

  • @Zellykins
    @Zellykins 5 лет назад +26

    This was wonderful to watch. Love your narration! Looking forward to the Overlord audiobook!

  • @CrazyJ1985
    @CrazyJ1985 Год назад

    I've finally figured it out!!!! You are so awesome doing this because A DRAGON NEVER SURRENDERS

  • @mylegalname9852
    @mylegalname9852 7 месяцев назад

    So excited for the sizzle reel for Cradle!

  • @Super6Seven
    @Super6Seven 2 года назад +5

    Love it!!! Well done sir! Hats off,, yourself, Nick Podhl, & Luke Daniels have all brought soooo much to our worlds. Thank you again for your passion!

  • @jrickert4
    @jrickert4 3 года назад +1

    Dude you bring this story to life, one of the best narrators to any audiobook I've ever heard by far.

  • @anujar66
    @anujar66 4 года назад +2

    Dude I recently finished listening to Uncrowned and your narration and voice acting gives a different life to it. I can feel the amount of effort you've put into the characters.
    Your voice for Orthos especially gives me chills when he gives Lindon pep talks about being a dragon (Ghostwater, before Lindon VS the Dragon) Amazing work :)

  • @nicholassels7411
    @nicholassels7411 Год назад

    I LIVE for Eithan scenes.

  • @RyanClark1985
    @RyanClark1985 5 лет назад +12

    Love this video! I can't imagine these voices any other way. Thanks for walking us through your creative process.

  • @anthonyvalentine9685
    @anthonyvalentine9685 Год назад

    This is exactly why you are in the top tier of narrators for me. You put so much effort into making the characters more real and unique. After Cradle I have explored other stories you have narrated and I hope others will add well. The narrations you've done for Tao Wang are just as good.

  • @ToddParker
    @ToddParker 11 месяцев назад

    You made Cradle Series come alive. The very best narrator I have ever had the pleasure of listening to, I thank you!

  • @grumpy31700
    @grumpy31700 5 лет назад +8

    Great video, love the books and your narration of the books

  • @Vrikkter
    @Vrikkter 10 месяцев назад

    I recommend this series to every one I can, and a large part of that is due to the absolute master piece that Will made in it's creation, but no small part is due to Travis himself who is a god among Voice Actors, and did such an astounding job at bringing these characters to life. It's to the point I day dream about it being made into a animated show with just Travis voicing every role, I just can't imagine anyone else, even among the numerous VA out there doing such a perfect job at brining the story to life.
    Travis Baldree is by far my favorite VA, and his delivery in the Cradle series, now complete, has made it my all time favorite series to listen to.

  • @tucsonmm
    @tucsonmm Год назад +1

    I appreciate all the hard work you have put into your talent. I used to be a voracious reader as a child but lost it. Your narration has revived reading for me! Finished travelers gate trilogy and almost done with Cradle series. I now search audible by your name as the narrator. A sincere thank you!

  • @xanderellem3646
    @xanderellem3646 4 года назад +5

    I just recently discovered the cradle series or rather re-discovered it, I found unsouled in my pile of to be read or in this case listened pile of books and I polished off all the books up to and including uncrowned in a week and I have to say you're a great narrator.

    • @travisbaldree
      @travisbaldree  4 года назад +1

      That makes my day - thanks so much! I can't wait for the next ones.
      One of Will's other series is starting to roll out on audio next week - Elder Empire is completely different in every way, but I love it too.

    • @xanderellem3646
      @xanderellem3646 4 года назад

      @@travisbaldree yeah I've got my eye on that series too, im really looking forward to it, keep up the amazing work🙂

  • @ray7455
    @ray7455 5 лет назад +10

    This is awesome, I love behind the scenes stuff like this. Small note, George Takei pronounces his name as Ta-Kay, not Ta-Kai. And lastly, completely off topic, but one of my best friends who I grew up with is Matt Tanwanteng who worked for you at Runic for several years. Torchlight is an awesome series, played them for tons of hours together, thanks for bringing those into the world.

    • @travisbaldree
      @travisbaldree  5 лет назад +6

      Ha, yeah, you're right. I would have prepped the pronunciation if I read it for a book! :)
      If you see Matt tell him hi! Hope he's doing well :)

  • @Thorgrim8
    @Thorgrim8 10 месяцев назад

    I read the books and didn't listen and I always heard Yerin as a cowboy. Bleed me if I was wrong.

  • @SethTurnerPrinting
    @SethTurnerPrinting 3 года назад +1

    I love that you have distinct and thought out voices for every character. You’re among the best, and are your very own graphic audio production

  • @mookytude8540
    @mookytude8540 5 лет назад +4

    This perfect! Not only do I love the book's, but your voice acting is truly amazing. You simply bring the book alive and this video gives great insight

  • @Mduffy-yo6rb
    @Mduffy-yo6rb 3 года назад +4

    I don’t read books normally. But my coworker kept telling me about this series and as soon as I hit book 2 I could not stop listening.
    Your dross voice is so god damn good. Can’t wait for book 10!

  • @RyanHamiltonBaker
    @RyanHamiltonBaker 2 года назад

    Oh my goodness. So happy to find this on RUclips! I listened to all 10 books that are out so far and then the Traveler's Gate trilogy, then the Elder Empire trilogy "light side, reading shadow side in Kindle". Listening to all of these books cemented Will Wight as one of my favorite authors, right up there with Brandon Sanderson, and Travis is one of my two favorite readers, right up there with Michael Kramer.
    My wife is more of a reader, so hadn't heard any of Travis' voices, but she laughed out loud when she heard Dross' voice. She says Dross is her spirit animal. 🤣

  • @alexdragonfall7706
    @alexdragonfall7706 3 года назад

    I love how you bring out all of these characters! It goes beyond just a change in tone. You make it sound like they have a whole lifetime of personality!

  • @RedBentley
    @RedBentley 2 года назад

    My ears and eyes fight every time he changes characters.
    These have all been perfect, thank you!

  • @robc5051
    @robc5051 2 года назад

    I'm reading paperback books and I had to listen to your Wintersteel except to hear your impression of Dross' voice. In my head he sounds like David Mitchell, a British comedian, who plays Mark in the comedy Peep Show among other series. My reality has been shattered 😭!

  • @chilidoghedgehog
    @chilidoghedgehog Год назад

    Hi Travis, I just finished Reaper, and I wanted to thank you for the amount of love and identity you put into each of these characters. You bring so much life to the story that I feel like I'm missing a piece of it if I'm reading just the text.

  • @itachileesan
    @itachileesan 2 года назад

    Dude you are this series for me. I cant imagine the characters without your voice. excellent job my guy.

  • @sage10000
    @sage10000 2 года назад

    I love how as soon as you start talking about a character your voice changes ever so slightly toward that character the whole time before you start actually doing the voice

  • @j_mars_cars
    @j_mars_cars Год назад

    I could listen to this guy all day… oh wait, I do 😂. Going through cradle series again this year(2nd time), and I listened to the elder empire stuff.

  • @CrxzyT
    @CrxzyT 3 года назад

    I just finished all 9 available Cradle books in about 2 weeks and your character voices was a major reason why I enjoyed this series so much. Keep up the awesome work! I'm going to explore other works that you have narrated.

  • @blackmage4100
    @blackmage4100 4 года назад +1

    Loved this video. It gave me a better understanding of the character voices. Dross is my favorite character from Cradle and in no small part due to the excellent work you have done in voicing him. Looking forward to Wintersteel!!

  • @dr0ss
    @dr0ss 3 года назад +2

    I just want to commend you on your talent. The cradle series is one of my favorites. You should ask will if you can remaster travelers gate !!! ♡

  • @ericcox5079
    @ericcox5079 3 года назад

    You are the absolute best narrator I’ve stumbled upon on audible. You accentuate the greatness that is Cradle.

  • @LavLightKnight
    @LavLightKnight 4 года назад +2

    I keep expecting you to shape shift as the voices shift

  • @thecmfj7100
    @thecmfj7100 Год назад

    Black sands baron, cradle series and now primal hunter. Found the first one randomly and now I pick books based off narration. Gratitude.

  • @jaredcovington3930
    @jaredcovington3930 2 года назад

    I understood that you did all of these voices before watching this. At least, I thought I did. This is just wonderful.

  • @gabrielenriquez6655
    @gabrielenriquez6655 2 года назад

    I always thought of Eithan as Jerome Flynn (Bronn in GoT).

  • @bobhill123456789
    @bobhill123456789 3 года назад

    Best book narration ever. I know exactly which character is which

  • @Anthween1
    @Anthween1 4 года назад

    Honestly Ive listened to every audio book you have narreted, no disrespect to the books you've narrated (Cradle is my favorite book series ever) but you really make every book 10x better with the huge amount of intrigue and gives it so much more "character" with your different accents or just different tones you use for different characters which really brings alive for me. Feel really lucky to have stumbled across your work!

    • @travisbaldree
      @travisbaldree  4 года назад

      Thank you! This comment made my day :) I think I've been really lucky in the books I've gotten to narrate, but I always want to work hard to show them to their best advantage. Really glad that's working for you!

  • @darkestnight4712
    @darkestnight4712 2 года назад

    Please read all of my books. Me and my brother just started listening to the audio books and we’ve just started book 8 after one month lol we’re burning through them because they’re awesome and because you’re narration is the best

  • @iamatinydog
    @iamatinydog 2 года назад

    Best in the game ! You have great range man . It's crazy how good you make the big scatchy mean sounding guys and women sound . You are badass . CONGRATS AND YOU ROCK

  • @jonathanrobichaux4898
    @jonathanrobichaux4898 3 года назад

    I paused shadeslinger to listen to this and it threw me through a loop

  • @paulmarkbevey
    @paulmarkbevey 4 года назад

    You do an amazing job narrating the cradle books. You really bring them to life and I love every second listening to them. I have listened to them multiple times. I hope you continue to narrate them until the end of the series. Thanks for what you do I love your work.

    • @travisbaldree
      @travisbaldree  4 года назад

      They'll have to pry me away from them!

  • @mattperez1563
    @mattperez1563 2 года назад

    Seeing your passion for this confirms a lot of my suspicions on why every book I listen to from you is always excellent. Love being able to search out amazing narrators like you, Travis! I actually go on Audible and find other series’ you have done and its almost a shoe in that it will be excellent. Thanks for all the amazing narration and am looking forward to following all your next works!

  • @jai7408
    @jai7408 3 года назад

    I love this guy he rlly makes me fall into the story

  • @TheElnor
    @TheElnor 3 года назад

    I have no idea how I managed to miss this, or your channel altogether, so yes, I know that I am late to the party ☺️
    I don't know how you do this, but I've never had any narrator that'd make me read every single book that they narrate... until now. It doesn't matter whether it's Will Wight, TurtleMe, or anyone else writing. So in a way, this is a public "thank you". Here's hoping for many more to come! 🎉

  • @thedrewsite
    @thedrewsite 3 года назад

    This is such a delightful watch and listen

  • @goomyiscute777
    @goomyiscute777 2 года назад

    GAL GADOT YERIN
    GAL GADOT YERIN

  • @eric800
    @eric800 2 года назад

    Truly the best narrator that I have experienced! You have single-handedly, ruined all other audio books for me. Very talented, fantastic effort and commitment, well done!!

  • @joshuahowson22
    @joshuahowson22 2 года назад

    just finished Giantlands book 1, loved it

  • @joshuastoryvo
    @joshuastoryvo 4 года назад

    Ha! Well done, Travis. I tend to do the same thing with preliminary casting for characters.

  • @michaelmartin234
    @michaelmartin234 3 года назад

    I have listened to 10 book series already with Travis 😎 best voice actor ever

  • @Super6Seven
    @Super6Seven 2 года назад

    Dross is the love child of Casey Casem from America’s top 40 in the 80’s 😂

  • @stevenozaustralie3930
    @stevenozaustralie3930 3 года назад

    This is fantastic! There's only two male narrators I've become fans of: Michael Kramer and James Marsters. Now, I have three with you, Travis. I loved watching this breakdown. Your voices make Will's story even better. Thank you for the gifts of your labor.

  • @durendenmp812
    @durendenmp812 2 года назад

    The Dross voice gave me slight Claptrap vibes lol

  • @Rawsilver
    @Rawsilver 4 года назад

    You and Bronson Pinchot are my favorite narrators. I wish more narrators would go to as much effort to make the book come alive. :)

  • @TikiShootah
    @TikiShootah 5 лет назад +1

    2:40 pardon sir, you got a little bit of Christopher walken on your Larynx.

    • @travisbaldree
      @travisbaldree  5 лет назад

      Stick with me and you’ll be wearin gold plated diapers...

  • @herosupport1606
    @herosupport1606 5 лет назад +1

    what no smug the squid hat? thanks for all your hard work your my favorite narrator.

  • @oldworldblu3s305
    @oldworldblu3s305 Год назад

    The dragon advances

  • @mmcolony
    @mmcolony 3 года назад

    You have done such an incredible job man, you really inhabited the characters, looking forward to Bloodline. Appreciate you!

  • @gloriousporpoise9731
    @gloriousporpoise9731 2 года назад

    I started reading the series a month back and now I'm onto winter steel and this is my first time hearing the audios of the characters since I was reading but OH MY GOD WHY DIDN'T I IMAGINE EITHAN AS TOM HIDDLESTON IT MAKES TOO MUCH SENSE ALSO HELL YEAH IM NOT THE ONLY ONE HEARING DROSS AS WHEATLEY

  • @Quoyth
    @Quoyth 2 года назад +1

    really cool video, thanks for making it

  • @rudyb2385
    @rudyb2385 5 лет назад

    Excellent! Thanks for putting this video out! Your voices are perfect for the characters in the series! Dross always makes me laugh!

  • @asdf51501
    @asdf51501 4 года назад

    I can't believe I waited until now to press play on this video. It's really interesting, actually.

  • @jessegardner366
    @jessegardner366 2 года назад

    Gratitude

  • @MassHoleInNYC
    @MassHoleInNYC 6 месяцев назад

    Legend

  • @samedgar4758
    @samedgar4758 6 месяцев назад

    A book series has to be really good before I'll buy the audiobook. I'll know its worth it, because I've read the print version a couple of times before I commit the Audible credits. On rare occassions, the audiobook is better than the print, better than how it played out in my head. And all of those, every single one, is by Mr. Baldree.

  • @cove0011
    @cove0011 5 лет назад +1

    You totally need to do the book that has no known as the book that no narrator will touch and definitely need to do something with soundbooth theater live

  • @GraveRobbinJake
    @GraveRobbinJake 4 года назад +1

    =D
    WHOO JUST FOUND THIS! LOVE YOUR VOICE

  • @RotaFury
    @RotaFury 5 лет назад +1

    Fantastic stuff i really enjoyed hearing your work it is impressive and i loved it, also got to say i am impressed as i listen to these book how great the voices you gave for them and how you switch between them.

  • @slimefrank6317
    @slimefrank6317 2 года назад

    You are great!

  • @letsdancetojoydiv
    @letsdancetojoydiv 2 года назад

    Adore this video, recently just finished all of the Cradle books, so keen for the last one. Would you consider doing an updated version of this video with some of the later characters like Malice and Ziel?

  • @Duck0fDoom
    @Duck0fDoom 3 года назад

    I dunno why, I expected you to look a lot older. Love your performances, I’m halfway through Ghostwater so far.

  • @bomarfamily
    @bomarfamily 3 года назад

    This was great! I had only read the books until recently when I decided to do a re-read audio style of the whole series. I'd love to hear how you came up with Akura Fury's voice - there is something just slightly familiar while he sounds like no one else in the series. Anyway, glad I stumbled on this!!

  • @aridehlinger3308
    @aridehlinger3308 3 года назад

    You're a goat bro I am just finishing the series

  • @schauski
    @schauski 5 лет назад

    your work sir, is amazing! Thank you for being so fucking great at what you do :D!