My Interview with Doug Cockle: Geralt of Rivia
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 พ.ย. 2023
- For over 25 years Doug has worked in theatre, film, television, radio, video games and corporate video. Known primarily for his work as the voice of Geralt of Rivia in the Witcher video game series made by CD Projekt Red, he continues to work as a professional actor across multiple mediums.
twitter: / dcockle
Chapters:
00:13 Listening to "geralt of rivia"
03:14 Why do you love the Music from the Witcher?
06:07 Has the Witcher changed your life?
06:49 Was it just another audition?
08:30 Marco's obsession with The Witcher 3
09:20 Doug didn't realize Witcher was a huge deal
11:26 Do you feel like the Witcher is always..around?
12:50 The voice print
15:20 How does an actor approach voice print and truth telling
19:52 Fav improvised line that made the cut?
24:12 If geralt played an instrument which would he play?
24:48 What was it like playing a gentle AND hardcore character?
27:43 Any memorable fan interactions?
33:22 Which music do you think represents geralt the best?
33:59 Which kind of music would Geralt prefer?
35:00 What would you say to Geralt if he showed up to your house?
35:32 Any artists or genres that inspire you?
38:25 Is there a performance from your career you love?
41:00 Why does he always name his horse Roach?
43:20 Dungeons and Dragons: Natural 6
45:19 Doug Praises me - เกม
One of my favorites protagonists in gaming
Doug sounds very down to earth and I love just how much Geralt's popularity caught him by surprise!
But you guys also touch on a truly important topic that I wish people understood better when it comes to voice acting. There's so much that goes into it how the voice comes across in the final product - both when it is truly amazing and when it isn't as good. Great voice direction can give true dimension to the actor's performance - which is why it was so surprising to learn in your chat with Thancred's VA from FFXIV that he never had the other people present or even doing the lines at the same time. And on those rarer and much harder to schedule occasions when the actors are present in the same room as they record, it REALLY comes through.
And while the actor can only sound in so many ways, there is also "the voice" that they are known for. Even with very versatile actors like Lani Minella, I can tell her performance near instantly because despite her incredible range and massive amounts of characters of all shapes and sizes that she's voiced - that's still her voice and it is recognizable because they've just spent so long talking in that certain way that their natural voice too develops along with it.
Always appreciate these interviews and breakdowns, thanks for the work you do!
Not everyone can be Mel Blanc, you feel me ;) lol
This was so great, Doug inspires me. Fantastic interview thank you Marco!
This is such a charming conversation. Wonderful interview.
Great interview and fun to see you both nerd out and see a bit of the human behind the voice of this iconic character that is one of my all time favourites.
This is one of the Most down to Earth Videos I have seen in some time.
Credit to both of you, this was amazing marco! Thank you so much, you never miss
How did I miss this?! So glad I found it now. The Wolf I will follow. To me the Witcher 3 soundtrack is something so important, I can't even describe it.
yes!!! i'm OBSESSED with Witcher 3, i just finished it for the first time two weeks ago and i am excited to re-play it 😁
That's so cool. I also "found" the game very late. First playthrough in winter 2022-2023. Not a gamer myself, but boy did this game steal my heart! Now playing the DLCs a second time thru.
So now Doug's interacted with two of my favorite operatic people on the internets!
Thank you so much for asking my question, that made my day! The hammered dulcimer took me by surprise 😂
Doug is a great guy by the looks of it, great interview!
This was such a wonderful interview, I really didnt think it would be as continuously interesting as it was as I am not familiar with your channel at all. Doug Cockle is such a fabulously hospitable and humble person I love him even more now. Marcos (is that the content creators name?) Asked such expertly poignant questions that didnt seem trite or contrived in the slightest! I shall keep an eye on this fellow :)
Doug's take on criticism is just great. Also, I love he isnt on internet
So, when you get Doug back for some Witcher OST tier list or something like that?
Hey Marco, love the videos, especially when you introduce people to video game music who haven't heard much of it. I'd recommend you take a listen to "Brave Soldat" from Call of Duty: World at War. A short but real creepy and sad piece.
If I recall correctly the main theme Brave Soldat is only a part of composition called Vendetta. Hearts of the Reich and Black Cats are equally as good as Doom and Halo soundtracks.
Doug's such a loveable guy
Super cool interview, I understood how important voice actors wanted to put themselves in the right conditions to connect with their character when I watched a Let's play from the voice actress of Aerith for FFVII remake, she was so invested, she even cried at some points in the game and described so well the feelings her character was going through and what she had to do to convey it.
Wonderful world :)
Even more so when you consider the amount of emotion and character they need to convey just on voice alone, no camera to help emote, it's all done through audio and I think that is certainly a very special talent.
Recently had a photo with doug at comicon london and i love that ive met him
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The passion for the game îs... One of a kind, you can see it on his face, the smile that is present through the whole song.
the witcher seires (espaically 2) has some of the hardest music ever made
Am I the only one feeling like Doug is Geralt putting on a voice, rather than the reverse? 😄
35:45 I somehow expected him to say "I had the wonderful opportunity to play Macbeth in Shakespeare's... I forget the name"
marco seems being normal，but he is already trapped by axii (๑• . •๑)
Hell yeah, Doug is the man.
Witcher 3 is still the best game ever made in my opinion-even better than Bloodborne
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Imagine Marco would be able to reach to Steve Downes. Voice acting and music are the only 2 good things left in 343 Halo's.
Day 3 of Asking for you to review the Frontline 59 Sound track. Not sure if your reading my comments but ill keep commenting this anyways :)
if only tv show was half good as game but instead is pointless dool pile of garbage ehh game story is 100x better.. 😮