A Legend has in fact passed:
You may not recognize the name Don LaFontaine but you definitely know the voice.
LaFontaine, who passed away Monday at the age of 68, was THE voice of movie trailers for almost 30 years.
The Minnesota-born LaFontaine reportedly voiced over 5,000 trailers and almost 350,000 commercials. He’s responsible for the ubiquitous trailer-opening phrase: “In a world. . .”
Mr. LaFontaine, whilst possessing a voice of incredible magnitude, also possessed a humility about himself and his voiceovers, sometimes even parodying himself. Here is Don LaFontaine at work.
May he rest in peace.
BZ
Thank you for posting the link to the video, BZ. What a charming and talented man he was! He may be gone, but his voice lives on.
God rest his soul.
Amazing at the talent work that we never hear of.
I got no sound 🙁
Thanks for the link. I recognize the work, but never really ever heard of HIM. May he rest in peace.
He had a hell of a sense of humor too… Rest in Peace Sir!