Behind The Voice

Project Songbird's creator, Conner, joins Behind The Voice Podcast to talk about how he created a game that turned his worst fear into a horror game. We were also joined by the lead actor, Valerie, who voices Dakota in the game to talk about how she connected deeply with the game and was able to give a performance linked to her real life. You might've also heard her as Edith Finch in What Remains of Edith Finch game.The game was far more personal than you realize and it shows with the quality of storytelling, including the writing, presentation and voice acting.

Project Songbird's creator, Conner, joins Behind The Voice Podcast to talk about how he created a game that turned his worst fear into a horror game. We were also joined by the lead actor, Valerie, who voices Dakota in the game to talk about how she connected deeply with the game and was able to give a performance linked to her real life.The game was far more personal than you realize and it shows with the quality of storytelling, including the writing, presentation and voice acting.

Roger Craig Smith joins Behind The Voice Podcast to talk about some of the most iconic characters he’s brought to life in video games.Roger reflects on voicing legendary characters like Ezio Auditore from the Assassin's Creed series, Chris Redfield in Resident Evil 5, Batman in Batman Arkham Origins, and Sonic the Hedgehog.We talk about the moments that defined these characters, how certain scenes came together during recording, and why some of these performances continue to resonate with fans years later. Roger also shares stories about recording some of Ezio’s most memorable speeches, the infamous Resident Evil boulder punch moment, and what it meant to step into the role of Batman.Timestamps:0:00 Intro0:45 Becoming Ezio Auditore (Assassin’s Creed)3:30 Finding Ezio’s voice across three games6:17 Ezio’s most iconic speeches8:22 The legacy of Ezio11:25 Revisiting Assassin’s Creed today12:06 Introducing Will Ospreay at Wembley as Ezio16:58 Becoming Chris Redfield (Resident Evil)17:09 The “Boulder Punching” moment21:09 Recording scenes without seeing the gameplay22:44 Resident Evil 5 remake rumors25:26 Becoming Batman in Arkham Origins26:02 Following Kevin Conroy’s Batman legacy29:05 The powerful Batman–Alfred scene31:00 Why Arkham Origins is often overlooked33:39 Voicing Sonic the Hedgehog for over a decade36:01 Thoughts on Ben Schwartz’s Sonic37:52 Final thoughts

Cronos The New Dawn lead actor, Kelly Burke, returns to the podcast to talk about her role as The Traveler. In this episode we break down the most horrific and painful moments of the game. Kelly reveals the unique physical toll of performing motion capture for a massive, heavy character whose neck doesn't even move and who lacks a face. We dive deep into heavy spoiler territory to discuss the Traveler's tragic realization, the "religious" feeling behind the extraction scenes , and the massive "epic gaslighting" betrayal orchestrated by the Warden. Kelly also shares her candid thoughts on why the game offers no happy ending and the real emotional weight behind the community's favorite tagline, "Such is our calling".

Planet of Lana 2 developers join Behind The Voice to talk about how they created a made up language in their games to tell a story. They talk about how much animation, facial expression and music played an important part in telling the story. It was interesting to know how Planet of Lana actually began with a heavy inspiration from Studio Ghibli and how the game wasn't supposed to have any dialogues.We also dive into spoilers towards the end and what's potentially coming next!

Blonde Blazer voice actress, Erin Yvette, joins Behind The Voice to break down and dive deep into Dispatch's story. She shares her reaction to the success of the game, how she always believed in it since the beginning. She also gives insights on how she gave some feedback to how her character should respond and why she didn't play the role of Invisigal. We also went deep into various story beats of the game such as Blazer's feelings for Robert, players choosing Invisigal over Blonde Blazer, the gala dress scene and whether there will be a season 2. We also touched upon The Wolf Among Us & The Walking Dead and a few fan questions from other games.

Amelia Rose Blaire joins Behind The Voice Podcast to dive deeper into her career as an actor. Starting from one of the biggest TV shows, True Blood. She mentions how that show changed her life, being a regular in that show especially the final season and playing a vampire was her coolest moment. She also talks about being in MTV's Scream TV Series which also shocked her as her character went through a change. We then covered her amazing career in video games with the most popular, Detroit Become Human and how that was a life changing moment. I had to touch upon some Remedy stuff with Quantum Break and what unique challenges that brought into the table. We then ended up also talking about God of War Sons of Sparta, Santa Monica's new 2D metroidvania game where she plays as Eleonora.

Bryan Dechart  @DechartGames  joins the show to talk about 8 years of Detroit Become Human and how the story still resonates with the fans. He reflects on meeting fans and sharing the story worldwide, preparing for the role of Connor, how his relationship with Clancy Brown evolved, the start of the streaming career and where it is now.Bryan also talks about working with Santa Monica Studios for God of War Sons of Sparta & how challenging this new role was. He'll be streaming the game with his wife on Twitch.

Marvel Rivals Angela's voice actor, Brittany Cox, joins the podcast to talk about how she plays a superhero that she always dreamed about. She explains how she had no clue about who Angela was but her Husband did. She has her own take on the outfit of Angela and the relationship with her family members. Brittany absolutely loves the character and hints at something more coming!

The creator of Rosewater indie game, Francisco Gonzalez, joins today's episode to talk about how he hired 22 incredible video game actors for his game. Even though its a point and click adventure game, a genre that is very niche, these actors were still interested to be in his project.Francisco talks about how he has been a fan of point and click adventure games and started making them years back. Every commercial game of his also had actors however all of them were non-union, except Rosewater. Its amazing to know that SAG-AFTRA has developed new contracts that helps indie developers get the funds they need for hiring actors.It was incredible to hear Francisco's ideas around indie game development and how he would love to see more "serious" storytelling across the genre of point and click adventure games.

Abby Trott (english voice of Momo Ayase), AJ Beckles (English voice of Okarun), join Behind The Voice Podcast to share their opinions and reactions to Dandadan Season 2.They talk about how certain scenes surprised them the most, the relationship between Okarun & Momo, and the relationship between other characters. What is your fav episode of Dandadan Season 2?

Jennifer English joins Behind The Voice to talk about her iconic role as FemShep in Mass Effect trilogy, Jean in X-Men 97 and much more. She also shares her feelings towards AI and tells people to use AI and participate in AI because that's the future. She also opens up on the use of AI in games and with voice actors. She also talks about how singing was her original passion and how she did her first voice over role. It was incredible to know from the iconic actress who has worked on multiple projects, both video games and animated series. I also tried to get some more details on KOTOR Remake & X-Men 97 Season 2 but wasn't successful.

Alanah Pearce talks about how surprised she was to see the popularity of Dispatch game, how she thinks anyone could play the role of Malevola and how she never expected fans to say one thing about her character. She also talks about her career through IGN, acting in Gears & Cyberpunk and a lot more. It was incredible to get the opportunity to talk to Alanah Pearce who I've been following for some time now and just talking about content and being a part of the industry was wonderful!

Charlotte Hoepffner, the performance capture actor of Maelle in Expedition 33, joins Behind The Voice Podcast and talks about her experience working on the game. This was her first video game role ever and she's genuinely surprised that video game acting can be so intense. She describes what it was like working with Estelle & Maxence, which was overwhelming at first, but she became friends and now she's very comfortable working with them. She dives deep into the making of certain scenes and what each scene means to her. Charlotte is truly brilliant and she lived her role as Maelle in the game. She has a plan of finally sitting down and playing the game and saying goodbye to the character.Timestamps:00:00 Charlotte forgot about the game01:24 Performing live on stage02:56 Charlotte on fan interactions04:10 Charlotte almost didn't audition05:47 Playing video games06:42 First scene as Maelle08:32 Doing motion capture for the first time10:43 Scenes that Charlotte improvised12:23 The first Maelle nightmare scene13:51 Maelle & Gustave's relationship14:29 Couldn't stop laughing while shooting16:23 Burying Gustave scene18:57 Multiple takes of Gustave's death scene21:59 Video game stories are so real?23:13 How did Charlotte brought frustration to Maelle25:37 Impact of this game on Charlotte's life28:21 Charlotte's fav lines31:11 Maelle & Renoir arguing scene32:32 Does Charlotte relate to Maelle's story?33:12 Charlotte's plan to saying goodbye to Maelle35:05 Charlotte wants more video game work36:35 Clashing cameras during performance capture37:43 Hardest scene to shoot39:52 Is Maelle's journey over?40:29 Shooting emotional scenes42:02 How did Charlotte portray Maelle?43:08 What inspires Charlotte as an artist?45:15 Charlotte on hearing Jennifer English's voice

Erika Ishii, the actress of Atsu in Ghost of Yotei, joins Behind The Voice Podcast to share her honest reaction on being a part of this game. When I showed her some of the scenes from the game, she was unbelievable shocked at how good it was and also a bit shy as she was looking at herself and acknowledging that its her voice and her face. She also praised all the other actors involved like Feo Chin, Judy Alice Lee & Noshir Dalal. Timestamps00:00 Erika's reaction to the game's release01:47 Erika's cosplay as Atsu03:34 Fans reaction to Erika's performance05:20 Erika shares her audition story06:59 Leading a playstation game08:38 The process of bringing Atsu to life10:15 Erika on doing stunts and posing13:56 Atsu's humor16:00 Behind the scene story of the opening scene17:46 Killing the first Yotei 621:21 Erika's shocking reaction to this cutscene22:48 Mesmerized by Lord Saito's actor28:28 Elgato Black Friday Sale29:14 Erika's reaction to *SPOILERS*32:52 Atsu's emotional journey34:07 Erika loves to do emotional scenes36:49 Erika shares her feelings towards *SPOILER* moment39:14 Blown away by people's reaction40:05 Brother and Sister relationship45:01 2K Blockbuster Collection45:44 Erika reacts to another *SPOILER* scene46:56 Erika reveals her feelings towards Atsu48:46 Paying homage to Japanese samurai films51:27 How Ghost of Tsushima prepared Erika?52:07 Life lesson from a video game52:46 Fav character outside of Atsu53:50 Fav weapon as Atsu54:07 Experience working on this game

Dying Light franchise director, Tymon Smektala, opens up how they underestimated the fans and the community and made decisions that the players didn't really need. He talks about bringing Aiden in Dying Light 2 instead of Kyle Crane. Why Dying Light is different to Dead Island and the real story of why they changed publishers. He also talks about what makes Dying Light special and how they missed it in Dying Light 2 and fixed it in Dying Light The Beast.

Silent Hill f Rinko's voice actor, Frankie Kevich, talks about how dark this game was and how overwhelming it was for her to play this role. She describes what she had to go through to portray her and shares her opinion on various Rinko moments that shows how 'evil' her character becomes by the end. She also talks about how incredible the storytelling of the game is and how she was surprised by what was going on, especially with Rinko. And also the fact that maybe Frankie & Rinko would not be good friends.

Rebecca Hanssen, the voice actor of Eve from Stellar Blade & Ciaconna in Wuthering Waves, returns to Behind The Voice and talks about what its like to play these characters. She reveals why she can't let go of Eve from Stellar Blade and how Ciaconna was similar to Alfira from Baldur's Gate 3. She also talks about her recent role as Olivia in Dying Light The Beast and what it was like to work with Roger Craig Smith.

Former Halo story director, CJ Cowan, made a new horror game with Probably Monsters studio, called IRE A Prologue. In this episode, I asked him why he moved from Halo to a horror game. He also talks about how this game is basically Silent Hill PT on a boat in the middle of the Bermuda Triangle. He also answers what makes this game different from any other first person walking simulator horror games, and how the focus of this game is on the storytelling and relatability. A big thanks to Probably Monsters for sponsoring this episode!

Clair Obscur Expedition 33 lead writer, Jennifer Svedberg-Yen, joins Behind The Voice to reveal how she and Guillaume (Director) made the story. It's so interesting to know that a big part of the story came from a dream she had. She also reveals the difference between the studio's first game, We Lost, and Expedition 33 along with why there were 4 GENERATIONS of Gustave's family written. I also tried to ask her about Clea's real purpose but she didn't say much. What is your fav moment from Expedition 33?

Carina Conti, who plays Isabella in Mafia The Old Country, joins Behind The Voice Podcast to talk about how this role was the highlight of this year for her. She talks in-depth about specific scenes, whose writing she absolutely loved, and how much she was mesmerized by the kind of the story this game was telling. She also reacts to specific scenes in the game and breaks down how they did the scene, including a discussion around whether you should drink wine with your eyes closed or not. Carina loves this beautiful love story and shares how much she would like something similar in her life. Mafia The Old Country in the end is a beautifully structured love story in a Mafia setting.

Cronos The New Dawn lead writer, Grzegorz Like, talks about how horror video game storytelling should be done. He mentions how Cronos The New Dawn's main focus was storytelling and its characters but also how monsters were able to give a far better experience than other horror games. He also talks about the best way to make a creepy horror games without using too much jumpscares and why characters are more important.

Sophie's voice actor, Billie Fullford-Brown, talks about her role in Expedition 33. He reveals what it was like to record the gommage scene, Gustave and Sophie's relationship and how Sophie wasn't meant to be playable. We also talk about why the gommage scene made so many people emotional.

Markus and Olli from Poets of the Fall join the podcast to talk about their journey as a band from Max Payne 2 to Alan Wake 2. They talk about how the formation of the iconic Late Goodbye song, working with Remedy and making a fictional band Old Gods of Asgard as well as the making of one of the longest video game songs, Herald of Darkness, for Alan Wake 2.What's your favorite song from Old Gods of Asgard and Poets of the Fall?00:38 Late Goodbye wasn't meant to be04:42 Success of Late Goodbye07:07 How Old Gods of Asgard happened10:13 Old Gods vs Poets of the Fall11:55 How songs are made for Remedy?15:55 Reacting to their songs in-game20:10 Alan Wake 2 musical 25:48 Longest guitar solo28:39 Shooting live action & music video32:24 Old Gods of Asgard album wasn't planned35:55 The Game Awards almost didn't happen40:07 Herald of Darkness impact on Poets42:49 Input on Old Gods of Asgard characters44:19 Fav music video45:30 Touring as Old Gods of Asgard?47:10 Fav Remedy game48:57 Use of unusual intruments51:59 VR in Olli's latest song

In this episode, Echoes of the End game director, Halldór , talks about how the studio with only 40 employees made an ambitious narrative driven game inspired by games like God of War, Uncharted and The Witcher. In this episode, we will explore how they built a game from ground up, scanned Iceland to give the most realistic visuals, made their motion capture studio to bring life to the characters and more!Have you played Echoes of the End yet?

Aldís Amah Hamilton, the lead actress of Echoes of The End, shares her experience on working in video games for the first time. She mentions how challenging and frustrating it can be to do motion and performance capture but also mentions how actors from video games should be recognized even more. She's been working for Echoes of the End for 7 years, bringing the character of Ryn. She also worked on Hellblade 2 alongside Melina Jurgens and also talks about how different that experience was.

Winter Solider voice actor, Eliah Mountjoy, & Psylocke's voice actor, Alpha Takahashi, from Marvel Rivals join Behind The Voice Podcast to talk about handling the pressure of playing Marvel characters in a video game. They also mention the incredible fan interactions, going to San Diego Comic Con and cosplaying as their characters.They also touch upon preparing for the role, what their characters ambitions are and how closely are they connected with their characters. We spoke a lot about personal connection, things they learned and a lot more!

Zenyatta's voice actor from Overwatch, Feodor Chin, shares his opinions on the state of Overwatch 2. He also mentions how they recorded more lines and scenes that just havne't been released. Feodor also talks about his emmy nominated episode of Love Death & Robots Season 4, Spider Rose, and how it was like to work with Blur Studios. We also talk a bit about his experience with Ghost of Tsushima & his opinions on Ghost of Yotei

Estelle Darnault, the motion and performance capture actor, talks about how she played almost every women in Clair Obscur Expedition 33. She auditioned for the role of Lune but ended up playing Sophie, Sciel, Aline, Alicia & the Paintress. Estelle breaks down the iconic gommage scene and why she added the extra "I know" line. She also talks about Lune & Gustave moments, THAT Moment and many other scenes in the game.

Clair Obscur Expedition 33 game director, Guillaume Broche, reveals all the secret to how they crafted the storytelling of the game. From the opening gommage scene, to the characters, realistic dialogues, maelle's flashbacks, major twist in the game and also the endings.Together we dive deep into the decision making process of why certain scenes were presented the way they were presented. At the same time, we also talk about few gameplay mechanics that we had to cover, including boss battles and trials.Check out Behind The Voice Newsletter: https://behindthevoice.substack.com

Jesse Faden voice actor, Courtney Hope, talks about her experience working with Remedy on Quantum Break, Control & Alan Wake 2. She breaks down how she got the role in Quantum Break, doing her first video game, acting beside Shawn Ashmore & wanting more of Beth & Jack story. She also talks about how different her experience was with Control and how many changes they did for the lines along with getting to come back to Alan Wake 2. To my surprise, I found out that Courtney is a huge fan of video games and loves Life is Strange games. I also ended up recommending a new game called The Alters, which I think is fantastic. Courtney also talks about what might happen in Control 2 but I'm sure she couldn't say much, so I didn't press onI've also launched a new Behind The Voice Newsletter where every 2 weeks, you will get exclusive behind the scenes content, snippets of the next conversation, game recommendation and a lot more. Check it out at https://behindthevoice.substack.com

Naoe's voice actor from Assassin's Creed Shadows, Masumi, talks about her struggles working with the game. She breaks down what happened behind the scenes with mocap and the challenges around that. She also talks about how she wished some of the scenes translated well because she believed in the performances. No matter what you say about the game, Masumi did her best to do her first video game role.Masumi has also played a lead role in Yakuza Princess and has also appeared in the new Mindseye game. She's now more focused on acting than her music career and wants to give new and exctiement projects a go. She also talks about how she wants to learn from video game actors about voice acting techniques and hopefully gets a different role in a different video game setting.

Lune Voice Actor, Kristy Rider, shares her reaction to the storytelling of Clair Obscur Expedition 33. She breaks down certain scenes from the game, how they knew about the entire story, relationships with characters like Gustave, Verso & Sciel and much more. She also shares her love for this game and the character and interacting with the fans at  @IGN  Live

Alex Jordan, the voice of Jan Dolski in The Alters talks about how much he loves the game. He breaks down how he played 11 different versions of the character, what the felt after the audition, the alters musical and much more. We also dive deep into his previous video game roles such as Telltale's Game of Thrones, Cyberpunk 2077, Wuthering Waves & Split Fiction

Esquie's voice actor, Maxence Cazorla, who also did the motion capture of Gustave, Verso & Renoir in Clair Obscur Expedition 33 breaks down the iconic moments of the game. He also shares the story of getting the role of Esquie and how they managed to find the right voice. Maxence shares his true feelings towards Esquie, Gustave & Verso and how every scene in the game was brilliantly choreographed.Follow Maxence:X (Twitter): https://x.com/maxence_cazorlaInstagarm: https://www.instagram.com/maxencecazorla

Sciel's voice actor, Shala Nyx, talks about the popularity of Clair Obscur Expedition 33 and how she knew that this game will be something special. She expresses her love for the character and how much she has learned from her. We also talk about specific moments from the game including her fav scene along with her audition scene. Shala is definitely a fan of her character and this game and cannot believe how games have come this far.Follow Shala Nyx: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shalanyx/

Monoco's voice actor, Rich Keeble, reacts to the success of Clair Obscur Expedition 33. He talks about how him and the cast were pleasantly surprised by this level of success. Rich also breaks down the iconic moment between Verso & Monoco and how Ben Starr knew how successful that scene would be. We also talk about a couple spoiler sections from the game, diving deeper into who Monoco truly is!

The developers of The Midnight Walk indie game from Moonhood Studios, talk about the development process and how they brought more than 700 sculptures in a video game. They worked with Playstation to bring this game into PSVR2. In this episode, they talk in depth about how the studio started, how they came up with the mechanics and why sculpting in clay was easier than making characters digitally.

Lost Records Bloom & Rage voice actor, Olivia Lepore, talks about her role as Swann in the game and how similar she is to the character. She talks in depth about how much she loves how her character became confident and changed herself in the story. We also talk about spoilers in the game as well as who she thinks Swann should be in a relationship with and much more!

Mio's voice actor from Split Fiction, Kaja Chan, talks in-depth about her character and makes her unique. She expresses how she loves playing characters like her, her fav moments from the game, doing the motion capture for the monkey, playing the game, talking about the emotional scenes and her playing dark mio.

Zoe's voice actor from Split Fiction, Elsie Bennett, joins Behind The Voice Podcast to talk about her role in the game. She was blown away at how well the game has done with over 2 Million copies. She shares her experience with the game's premiere, behind the scene stories of some of the funniest moments, working with Josef Fares & much more!

Nico Minoru voice actor, Grace Lily Song, breaks down her role in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Marvel Animated series. She talks about what this character means to her, watching the Runaways show, Peter & Nico's friendship, what other character she would like to voice and much more!

Lord Hans Capon actor Luke Dale joins the 100th episode of Behind The Voice Podcast to talk all about Kingdom Come Deliverance 2. He talks about his experience livestreaming the game on Youtube & Twitch, marketing for the game during and after the release, why he quit acting and a lot more!

Tom Mckay, the voice of Henry in Kingdom Come Deliverance game series, talks about how much this role has changed his life. He talks about how different and challenging this side of acting has been. We dive deep into various moments from Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 as well as some behind the scene stories of what it was like for him to work with Warhorse Studio's team members and other cast members.

Sarah Natochenny, who has voiced Ash Ketchum for the last 18 years in Pokemon, shares her journey voicing this character. She talks about her true audition story, her struggles in the first few years, negativity on the internet, her reaction to Ash winning the world championship and more.She also talks about her role in Alya Sometimes Shares Her Feelings in Russian anime & Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man marvel animated show.

Abby Trott talks about her role as Momo Ayase in Dandadan anime, the long running series of Demon Slayer where she voices Nezuko Kamado, & she also talks about her role as Magik in Marvel Rivals. She dives deep into her 10+ years of voice acting and how she landed her voice over roles after going for a trip to Japan. Abby has been part of more than 50 animes and more than 10 video games.

Necar Zadegan joins Behind The Voice Podcast to talk about her role as Nawal in Indiana Jones & The Great Circle video game. We also talk about her role in Mayor of Kingstown with Jeremy Renner, 24 TV series, upcoming movie The Electric State by Russo bros and more!

Claire Redfield Actor, Stephanie Panisello, joins Behind The Voice Podcast to talk about her role in Resident Evil 2 Remake, Resident Evil Infinite Darkness & Death Island. She also shares her feelings towards Code Veronica Remake and whether its happening as well as her role in Genshin Impact as Xianyun and much more!

Shawn Ashmore joins this episode of Behind The Voice Podcast to talk about his work in Quantum Break & Alan Wake 2 and how big of a video game fan he is, including how Max Payne changed his life. He also talks about the legacy of Iceman in X-Men, Lamplighter in The Boys, Playing Wesley in The Rookie for 7 Years and much more!Follow to listen to more amazing conversations with actors from Movies, TV Series & Video Games.

Hannah Telle joins Behind The Voice Podcast to talk about her role of Max Caulfield in Life is Strange Double Exposure as well as the first Life is Strange game. She shares how it was a struggle for her to play the character this time around, her opinions on various moments, behind the scene insights and being at The Game Awards!