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The Dark Knight The Official TDK Batman voice discussion thread

well yeah since neither voice really fits this series there'd definitely be some complaining...

I was merely making a point, not being serious.

What I really think is that he should have a different voice when he is Batman. You'd think someone would recognize that famous playboy billionaire Bruce Wayne and famous superhero Batman have the same voice eventually, right? Key word being famous. They're both publicly well known. Someone, somewhere would make the connection eventually. It's one thing that bothered me about the Spidey series. He never changed his voice at all. Granted, Peter Parker wasn't a publicly renowned figure, but you'd think Aunt Mae or someone close to him might notice that.

That being said, I don't necessarily think he should "growl" or whatever he did all the time. It worked great in interrogations, it's intimidating to see a guy in a big black suit with this scary, growling voice in a dark alley. But other times, he could, as has been suggested, alter his voice slightly, talking lower as Batman than he does as Bruce Wayne or something of that nature.
 
I think it is perfect...

you have...
1. the "Gordon" voice
2. the "Rachel" voice
3. His "Flass" interrogation voice
4. the mix of "Flass" and "Gordon" which made the "Ra's" voice
5. and "Wayne's" voice he uses when he is Bruce with Alfred...
6. The Wayne' voice out in public...

i love hearing al lthese different ones it make him more inytimate with in these other characters...
by far the signal chat/rachel monorail and the "your pawns" voice are the funnest to hear...

Good observation. I think they should get rid of 1, 2 and 4 and replace them with a deeper version of 5, which would leave 3 distinct voices.
 
Good observation. I think they should get rid of 1, 2 and 4 and replace them with a deeper version of 5, which would leave 3 distinct voices.


WTF? Why are we talking about BB?....leave it alone, no it was perfect but it was a very good movie all around. Very. PERIOD. After Nolan finishes dissapointing all the fanboys here, we'll start to appreciate these films, especially BB. And I know this thread is about Batmans' voice. Im just tired of all the whining. Shut up already.
 
After watching and listening to both BTAS yesterday and watching The Batman today, I can away liking Bale's Batman voice a little less.

I think instead of the strained Dirty harry/animalistic voice or however its best described, Bale should just raise his voice a little and nonchalantly as Bruce Wayne and then lower a little more than normal and more stern as Batman.

That is the way the actors for those two animated series seem to have approached it.

And watching those two shows (in spite of the differences in the animation) really leaves me feeling "THATS BATMAN!" as they seemed to "nail" the way Batman would sound and act.

Bale's Batman in BB didn't give me the exact same impression. At the end of BB it seemed a little more like the Batman from animation and the comics and I hope this carries over more strongly in TDK. Don't get me wrong; I love BB and I love that Bale is Batman as I thought he was perfect and wanted him for the role as soon as I saw the theaterical release of American Psycho. Its just seems that Bale has not nailed down the voice yet and it seemed inconsistent throughout the movie.

Raybia
I thought he did a pretty good job
 
WTF? Why are we talking about BB?....leave it alone, no it was perfect but it was a very good movie all around. Very. PERIOD. After Nolan finishes dissapointing all the fanboys here, we'll start to appreciate these films, especially BB. And I know this thread is about Batmans' voice. Im just tired of all the whining. Shut up already.

Instead of coming in here up in arms and looking to provoke a fight, try reading the title and the previous comments to see we are not here to slam BB but offering suggestions on how to improve TDK. BB was not a flawless masterpiece to where it criminal to even suggest ways that Nolan's series can continue to grow and develop into one of greatest trilogies of all time.

BB is my favorite Batfilm however this board is filled with threads critiqing various movies including BB, so I think you are extremely out of line with your comment and tone and I ask to refrain from it any further.

Raybia
 
I thought he did a pretty good job

All in all, so did I. Its more of an suggestion and would be interesting if Bale used the same approach of the other 2 actors of the animated series of lowering their natural voice as Batman and slight raising their voice as Bruce Wayne.

But by no means is it going to adversly affect TDK if he repeats his technique from BB.
 
Hey guys im new here and I just wanted to know when theres gonna be a TDK trailer
 
Instead of coming in here up in arms and looking to provoke a fight, try reading the title and the previous comments to see we are not here to slam BB but offering suggestions on how to improve TDK. BB was not a flawless masterpiece to where it criminal to even suggest ways that Nolan's series can continue to grow and develop into one of greatest trilogies of all time.

BB is my favorite Batfilm however this board is filled with threads critiqing various movies including BB, so I think you are extremely out of line with your comment and tone and I ask to refrain from it any further.

Raybia

I didnt come here to pick a fight....and yes you pretty much are talking about bad BB was and how bad Batmans' "vioce" was in BB. You're just trying to say it in a nice and "oh I love BB and bats voice but I like the cartoons better? way" WTF?...You're comparing cartoons to it....I just came in here to say. JUST SHUT UP. Kind of like what Mike and MIKE do on ESPN 2 in the mornings. They tell people to just shut up and stop all the yapping.

p.s. by the way raybia I think you're a good poster and Im not trying just to knock on you....I have respect for you.
 
I didnt come here to pick a fight....and yes you pretty much are talking about bad BB was and how bad Batmans' "vioce" was in BB. You're just trying to say it in a nice and "oh I love BB and bats voice but I like the cartoons better? way" WTF?...You're comparing cartoons to it....I just came in here to say. JUST SHUT UP. Kind of like what Mike and MIKE do on ESPN 2 in the mornings. They tell people to just shut up and stop all the yapping.

p.s. by the way raybia I think you're a good poster and Im not trying just to knock on you....I have respect for you.


I misunderstood you. I apologize. :csad: :yay:

Raybia

P.S. Its also possible that I'm comparing apples and oranges by comparing the live action movie to the animated series especially TAS as that kind became "the official voice" of Batman as it first appeared in the early 90s I believe, so I'm sure I am a little bias.
 
....but it still sounded a bit silly and forced alot of the time
No it didn't. Only if you were purposely looking to make it sound silly in your mind. All I saw was an intimidating bat creature, with a freaky growl for a voice. It made him more feral, and less like a dude just whispering in a giant suit. Once again, the theatricality theme displayed in the movie, this voice was a microcosm of that. Not to mention it was spot on to how it is described verbatim in the acclaimed "Batman: Year One" graphic novel.
 
Well...duh. Of course it was forced. Bale was forcing his voice into that snarling growl.

It was meant to be forced because Bruce Wayne doesn't sound like that. I don't think he would have been NEARLY as scary in the Flass Interrogation if he hadn't have FORCED his voice into that growl.

That scene and that voice was the most fanstastic moment in Batman movie history. I almost **** my pants when I first saw it. :wow:
 
About the voice. The only time it really bothered me was when he was talking to Gordon like dirty Harry at the end. He definitely needs a distinct "Gordon" voice.
 
Hey guys im new here and I just wanted to know when theres gonna be a TDK trailer

Only speculation at this point based on when the first teaser came out for BB. Which I forget.

Check the TDK faq thread, or post in a thread thats not about the bat suit specifically:cwink:

If you read some posts back, you can see that some of these\us nerds get picky about which question is asked in which thread. Like little hall monitors high on sugar.:dry:
 
I want a completely different voice. There's a low and gravely voice he does at certain points in the English dub of Howl's moving castle that is pretty much exactly what I want to hear. A lot subtler and less forced than the, IMO mostly laughable voice in Batman Begins.
 
I want a completely different voice. There's a low and gravely voice he does at certain points in the English dub of Howl's moving castle that is pretty much exactly what I want to hear. A lot subtler and less forced than the, IMO mostly laughable voice in Batman Begins.

Can you provide a sound clip?
 
Can you provide a sound clip?

Yeah. The character is sick and weak here so it's not *exactly* how Batman should sound. But it's more or less what I want to hear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNRZ5-FxVrI

Softer and raspy, rather than loud and gravelly. Essentially doing the same thing Kevin Conroy does with his voice, but it's different because it a different voice to start with. He could maybe put a bit more baritone there too.
 
Yeah. The character is sick and weak here so it's not *exactly* how Batman should sound. But it's more or less what I want to hear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNRZ5-FxVrI

Softer and raspy, rather than loud and gravelly. Essentially doing the same thing Kevin Conroy does with his voice, but it's different because it a different voice to start with. He could maybe put a bit more baritone there too.

This is great. I agree with you, I really like it.
 

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