[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Audio book links

[Mich Verrier]

hi Joe well you could try looking up Stephen Fry up on Winmx that is what I 
did when I wanted to hear his voice and not end up paying for it. I 
downloaded part of hp poa and listened to fry reading it I can personally 
say that over all I much prefer Jim Dail over Stephen Fry just judging from 
what I have herd of the little bit that I was able to download from winmx. 
from Mich Verrier.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa" <seuferer at netins.net>
To: <HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 10:43 PM
Subject: [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Audio book links


> --- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Joe Bento" <joseph at k...>
> wrote:
>> I> So Jim Dale is British as well?  I had never heard his voice. Now
> I
>> just need to find a sample of Stephen Fry's voice.
>>
>> While I have frequently ordered books from amazon.co.uk, it looks as
>> though the audio books are mighty pricy, especially when converting
>> pounds sterling to US dollars.  What is an alternate source for an
>> American customer to order the Stephen Fry versions of the books?
>>
>> Joe
>>
> Hi Joe,
>
> I've mentioned this on this list before, but I don't get here very
> often, and I don't mind repeating myself. :)
>
> I have both versions of audio CD--Jim Dale reading the unabridged US
> and Fry reading the Unabriged UK.
>
> Both have a very pleasant listening voice, and both give each
> character his or her own 'voice' and do an excellent job of remaining
> consistent through out all five (so far) books.  There are some
> differences, though:
>
> Overall, Jim Dale has a much broader vocal range. His female
> characters don't sound like a guy trying to use a falsetto voice,
> where as Fry's do.  Dale gives McGonagall a realistic Scottish brogue,
> and Seamus Finnegan an Irish one.  Fry does the Irish for Seamus, but
> nothing noticable for Minerva.
>
> Jim Dale 'sings' whenever there is a 'song' in the books, Steven Fry
> just 'reads' the songs.  The sorting hat songs, the school songs,
> Weasley is Our King, the Valentines song, etc.  I found that I really
> missed that with Fry's version.
>
> Steven Fry does Snape more in tune with what I think Snape would sound
> like, very low and smooth and cultured. The Fry edition CD's have more
> special effects like an echoing sound when talking out of the
> pensieves or very loud when receiving a Howler, etc.
>
> I like both sets very much, but if I had to choose one set over the
> other as being 'better', I would choose the Jim Dale set.
>
> This is just my own opinion, so take it for what it is worth, but I
> thought you might like to hear from someone who's heard both--
> incessantly. :)
>
> Shanti, aka world's #1 sufferer of near-terminal Severitus.
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