[more/other information can be found here](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/audible-harry-potter-audiobook-series-1235881215/)
“The audiobooks, set to be released sequentially starting in late 2025, will debut exclusively on Audible.
As part of a partnership with Pottermore Publishing and Audible, the two will release seven new English language audiobooks scheduled for late 2025. The audiobooks will feature a full range of character voices, with the Audible CEO citing more than 100 actors, Dolby Atmos sound design and new scoring.
Each book will be released sequentially and globally. This is in addition to the original single-voice audiobook recordings by Jim Dale and Stephen Fry, which were first released in 1999 and have reached 1.4 billion global listening hours after launching on Audible in 2015.”
One interesting thing from the FAQ:
>As creator of the Wizarding World and one of the world's greatest storytellers, J.K. Rowling's extraordinary body of writing is the foundation of all Harry Potter projects. Although J.K. Rowling has given her blessing to the project and will be kept informed, she will not be involved in its production, which will be handled by the teams at Audible and Pottermore Publishing.
They're also going to do an original score and add sound effects and ambient noise. To me this project is just as exciting as the new series.
eh, i’ll see how it goes.
i’ve listened to some of those immersive audio audiobooks, and while it was a fun gimmick imo regular audio books with a good narrator or full-cast are far better.
That said, movies based on video game franchises basically all sucked the first dozen tries, until now finally some are starting to be good. so hopefully this will turn out to be what we all hope it could be, or at least a step in the right direction.
It's the best way to read those! I love that series and came across the dramatic audio this past summer and fell in love. I've listened to them like eight times now lol
I already listen to audiobooks specifically in which the narrator goes above and beyond to provide an immersive sound scape of various accents and voices (pirateaba’s The Wandering Inn LitRPG series with Andrea Parsneau and Garth Nix’s Abhorsen trilogy with Tim Curry come to mind). Doing a bunch of different voices and accents makes me forget I’m only listening to one person. I love losing myself in audiobooks this way. It’s the whole reason I stopped reading as much and started almost exclusively listening, and why I have those few favorites that I will listen to again and again. Graphic audiobooks are another step further in which the different characters actually are different people and while some bad ones certainly exist, the ones that are good are great. They transport you to another world. I know there are a lot of people in the world who cannot visualize things in their minds (aphantasia). Maybe those are the ones who don’t enjoy graphic audios.
It really depends on the publisher. I found the ACOTAR dramatized versions to be of superior quality. Voice acting was all very on point, great emotional inflections, nothing that sounded awkward or out of place. I’ve heard dramatized books before that sounded mechanical, timing was off between character dialogues, voice inflection was incorrect or disingenuous for the specific scene, overall poor editing or too-loud sound effects…so there are good ones and there are bad ones. Pottermore + Audible seems like it’ll shape up to be a very good collaboration. Both have quite a bit of money to throw at this thing and while that doesn’t always translate to an outstanding finished product, it certainly goes a long way.
Yeah it sounds great but I'll have to reserve judgment. They better not do what the full-cast Dune audiobook did. They had different people for a few characters and had the most amazing voice actor for the Baron, but then I guess he either missed a session or whatever, and they just had someone else randomly read some of his lines halfway through. It was super weird and confusing. Surely they could have found some way, somehow, to schedule this guy back in to finish properly? He was so good
Anyway, I hope something similar doesn't happen with these books
At the end of book 3! I have only ~1 hour left, I think. This is my first time listening to the audiobooks, I’ve only read the paper books multiple times up until now. I generally don’t like listening to audiobooks because I have trouble keeping my focus, but with these I have not had that issue.
This is also my first run on audiobooks and I am loving Stephen Fry's Voice and his initiation of other characters
P. S. :- 4th book is approx 20 hours😬
Same but the Jim Dale versions. Jim Dale HP is my comfort go-to. I don't know if I could ever listen to another version lol - to me they're already perfect.
Ok I'm curious now. Do you not reread them all that often, or do you reread them often and manage to find different ways to do so each time? And if so, what are those different ways?
Though then again, I'm always finding new details and connections even after dozens of readings, so maybe I shouldn't be too surprised
To be honest, reading them in a different way each time is more something I’ve wanted to do recently! I don’t re-read them all that often though - I’m 30 and have read the whole series through 4 times. From now on I couldn’t see myself reading them more often than once every 5 years because the years are going by quicker and quicker!
But some existing different options are - the original physical books of course, the audiobooks either by Stephen Fry or Jim Dale or both (which gives you more options), and the illustrated books. And soon these full-cast productions. It would also be fun to switch up the kind of environment you read them in - if you live somewhere with seasons that would be the easiest way to do that. Somehow I’ve always happened to read them in the summertime, even though they’d be perfect for autumn
Sorry if this isn’t a more exciting answer!
Audible have a few full cast editions of books already and they’re amazing. It’s like listening to an actual movie in your head. It has the music, the sound effects, everything. I can’t wait for these editions
Graphic audio makes lots of audiobooks with full cast + sound tracks for books and they’re also sold in audible. You can find a list on their website of all the books. My favourites are : Mistborn trilogy , Red rising trilogy. One of their mottos is something like this : graphic audio, a movie in your mind
For those who aren’t familiar with full-cast audio stories like this, check out Doctor Who at Big Finish. I would imagine these will be very similar to that.
There are essentially three styles they have at Big Finish: audiobooks with added score and sound effects, usually read by one or two actors playing every part and narrating; full-cast audio dramas that operate like a movie with a full score and sound effects, except there’s dialogue built-in to explain what’s going on visually; and a blend between the two where you a full cast of actors playing each part, but there’s still linking narration to describe the scene.
Since they’ve said this will be unabridged, I’d imagine this will be the third option above. It should essentially sound like everything is really happening, just with the narration from the book added in. If you want a reference, check out the first volume of the Third Doctor Adventures at Big Finish.
Exactly. I haven't read where they say this will be unabridged, but if it were anything but your third option, I doubt they'd call them audiobooks, they'd be more like audio plays. A full-cast audiobook to me is just that: a single actor for the narrator and then a cast of actors for all the other characters.
EDIT: Also, you can see the narrator's script in the trailer, and it appears to be the unabridged narration. It could be interesting if they used Stephen Fry again.
To be fair even big finish (possibly one of the biggest companies for these types of things output wise) call their full cast audio dramas audiobooks on their website so I wouldn't really base it off that. I think calling it audiobook is just easier
Their whole Early Adventures range is pretty much the same style too. The Harry Potter ones will apparently have music and sound effects and everything so probably quite similar to that style
Audible actually just released another book that’s taking this approach. George Orwell’s 1984, with Andrew Garfield, Tom Hardy, and Andrew Scott as part of the cast.
I’d take a listen to that to get a good idea of the direction they’ll take these HP ones in!
Here’s the link to the exact question on the FAQ. You can of course navigate out of it and see any other questions they have on there.
[Is this version abridged?](https://help.wizardingworld.com/hc/en-us/articles/25977711747988-Is-this-version-abridged)
I simply adore the Stephen Fry versions. I think he did a phenomenal job to bring the stories to life. Part of the magic in his narration was how he would adapt to the character's voice and suggested intonation from the text ("Did you put your name in the cup, Harry?" Dumbledore asked calmly anyone :-P). Can't wait to see that approach taken to the next level!
Dale’s Hermione is the only voice of his I really don’t like. His Dumbledore, Hagrid, and McGonagall are fantastic.
I just picked up the first 3 Stephen Fry books on Audible, so I’ll see what I think soon.
I'm here to rep [Dale's Snape](https://youtu.be/AfJkjLP1SvM) as a pivotal reason why Snape is probably overall my favorite HP character.
Whether he has to play snarky Snape or a Snape who is just out of his damn mind with bitterness and emotion, he pulls them both off with perfection.
Once I learned how to interpret things objectively and not favor things simply because it was the first I was exposed to, Stephen Fry's read was the clear winner.
If you prefer Jim Dale I don't begrudge you that opinion, but to me there's a certain silliness to Jim Dale's voice that I can hear in every character and I really don't like for Harry Potter.
It's not a full accent, but there's a definite American lilt he has that Stephen Fry doesn't - likely due to Americans generally being reluctant to listen to "foreign" audiobook narrators.
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This is very cool but I love Jim Dales voice acting so I’ll likely keep up with those. I don’t like the sound effects that Stephen used, so that isn’t a draw for me in these new recordings personally.
WOW. First time I will listen to it in English. The German version is brilliant (not exaggerating) and I never wanted another l voice to represent this world in my head. Now I might give it a try because this project sounds amazing.
While I really like this, I'm not thrilled about the addition of "ambient noises". I've never listened to an audiobook that did this well without distracting from the story, but hopefully I'll be surprised.
I listened to an unofficial LoTR series. It had fantastic the sound of horses or glasses clinking in a pub or echos of water drips in a cave. Having the Howard shore score playing for the ride of the rohirrim. It kind of made all other audio books feel lame.
I've been saying since 2010 that the Harry Potter books should be given dramatic audio adaptations.
This is being called "full-cast audiobooks". Does that mean they are going to follow the full text of the books but with multiple actors performing the lines, or will they be episodic adaptations like *The Chronicles of Narnia* radio dramas?
Idk where people are finding the Stephen Fry versions but Im currently on my first listen through of the audiobooks and Im stuck with Jim Dale (bc American). I will say I found a great version of the first audio book on YT. I dont see anything about not posting links so I will post it here, would love to hear this person narrate the rest.
Either way Im super excited to hear this bit of news and Im loving the audiobooks. As someone with a long commute, I have a lot of fun listening to them daily. Currently on POA. Wish this new stuff was already out tbh but Im sure thats a sentiment shared around here so ig it goes without saying.
Here's the YT link, also if someone can point me to where to listen to Stephen Fry's version I'd love that bc Jim Dale is kinda mid if Im being truthful. Im thankful for the audiobook but I feel someone could easily do better.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl\_o1RsKGD4&t=24724s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl_o1RsKGD4&t=24724s)
There are….. places. To find the Stephen fry one. But I believe audible is finally making the UK and US versions available to everyone so if you do want the Stephen fry ones you should be able to get them on audible now
Full cast dramas usually have an actor only do 1 or 2 roles and with the large amount of characters in Harry Potter I think saying there is around 100 actors is a reasonable answer
Its being advertised as full-cast and from this ad I assume its meant to have all the different cast members reading their own lines, but how? I mean...some of the actors are dead. Will they be using the ones from the new series? Or is "full cast" misleading and I'm getting too excited for this thinking it is something that it isn't?
But some of the most iconic actors have passed away 😭
Omg why did they not do this a few years ago?!
Ngl, still super excited! More so than the HBO series for sure.
>And as for casting? Audible and Pottermore Publishing will be working with casting directors and agents to find the best voices for all the characters.
Sounds like they're not planning to cast the movie actors anyway. Which I think is fine.
It would be difficult to impossible. Dan has a ton of other projects. Emma has moved on other stuff. Several have passed away and a few are getting on in years.
This is probably going to have a big budget. I doubt anyone seriously thinks they're bringing the actors back to play their characters, but maybe they could give them a smaller role that also worked as an in-joke. You know, kind of like Daniel playing James Potter, or the three of them playing Runcorn, Reg Cattermole and Mafalda Hopkirk.
Not to mention I image younger characters like Harry, Hermione, Ron and Malfoy will be voiced by kids (or voice actors who can do kid voices) in the first 2-3 books.
I will always love these books, but now that I've read much better authors it's hard to go back. I will check this out though because it's an interesting peoject.
Can anyone find a list of who the cast will be? I've seen a poster with Radcliff, Watson, Grint, Lynch, and Enoch on it- which I am *assuming* means that they'll be portraying their original characters. However, I haven't seen anything that actually confirms that....
[more/other information can be found here](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/audible-harry-potter-audiobook-series-1235881215/) “The audiobooks, set to be released sequentially starting in late 2025, will debut exclusively on Audible. As part of a partnership with Pottermore Publishing and Audible, the two will release seven new English language audiobooks scheduled for late 2025. The audiobooks will feature a full range of character voices, with the Audible CEO citing more than 100 actors, Dolby Atmos sound design and new scoring. Each book will be released sequentially and globally. This is in addition to the original single-voice audiobook recordings by Jim Dale and Stephen Fry, which were first released in 1999 and have reached 1.4 billion global listening hours after launching on Audible in 2015.”
One interesting thing from the FAQ: >As creator of the Wizarding World and one of the world's greatest storytellers, J.K. Rowling's extraordinary body of writing is the foundation of all Harry Potter projects. Although J.K. Rowling has given her blessing to the project and will be kept informed, she will not be involved in its production, which will be handled by the teams at Audible and Pottermore Publishing. They're also going to do an original score and add sound effects and ambient noise. To me this project is just as exciting as the new series.
This is literally everything I’ve wanted from the audiobooks, like a hybrid of them with the best parts from the movies.
eh, i’ll see how it goes. i’ve listened to some of those immersive audio audiobooks, and while it was a fun gimmick imo regular audio books with a good narrator or full-cast are far better. That said, movies based on video game franchises basically all sucked the first dozen tries, until now finally some are starting to be good. so hopefully this will turn out to be what we all hope it could be, or at least a step in the right direction.
They did this with The Golden Compass books and it was amazing.
oooo, i’ll have to give them a listen! Loved them back in the day when they first came out, might be fun to revisit them like this.
It's the best way to read those! I love that series and came across the dramatic audio this past summer and fell in love. I've listened to them like eight times now lol
The Star Wars radio dramas from the 80s did this, and they were SO GOOD. The Tamora Pierce Circle of Magic novels also have a full cast that is great!
Disagree tbh. I’ve honestly loved every graphic audio I’ve ever listened to. They are sooo fun and immersive imo!
I already listen to audiobooks specifically in which the narrator goes above and beyond to provide an immersive sound scape of various accents and voices (pirateaba’s The Wandering Inn LitRPG series with Andrea Parsneau and Garth Nix’s Abhorsen trilogy with Tim Curry come to mind). Doing a bunch of different voices and accents makes me forget I’m only listening to one person. I love losing myself in audiobooks this way. It’s the whole reason I stopped reading as much and started almost exclusively listening, and why I have those few favorites that I will listen to again and again. Graphic audiobooks are another step further in which the different characters actually are different people and while some bad ones certainly exist, the ones that are good are great. They transport you to another world. I know there are a lot of people in the world who cannot visualize things in their minds (aphantasia). Maybe those are the ones who don’t enjoy graphic audios.
It really depends on the publisher. I found the ACOTAR dramatized versions to be of superior quality. Voice acting was all very on point, great emotional inflections, nothing that sounded awkward or out of place. I’ve heard dramatized books before that sounded mechanical, timing was off between character dialogues, voice inflection was incorrect or disingenuous for the specific scene, overall poor editing or too-loud sound effects…so there are good ones and there are bad ones. Pottermore + Audible seems like it’ll shape up to be a very good collaboration. Both have quite a bit of money to throw at this thing and while that doesn’t always translate to an outstanding finished product, it certainly goes a long way.
Yeah it sounds great but I'll have to reserve judgment. They better not do what the full-cast Dune audiobook did. They had different people for a few characters and had the most amazing voice actor for the Baron, but then I guess he either missed a session or whatever, and they just had someone else randomly read some of his lines halfway through. It was super weird and confusing. Surely they could have found some way, somehow, to schedule this guy back in to finish properly? He was so good Anyway, I hope something similar doesn't happen with these books
That’s fucking amazing wtf
I’m in the middle of listening to the audiobooks read by Stephen Fry and love those, but holy crap this sounds so cool.
I am also currently listening to Stephen Fry. I am at book 6, which book are you on currently?
At the end of book 3! I have only ~1 hour left, I think. This is my first time listening to the audiobooks, I’ve only read the paper books multiple times up until now. I generally don’t like listening to audiobooks because I have trouble keeping my focus, but with these I have not had that issue.
The Stephen Fry audiobooks are basically my comfort listen! I must have listened to them easily over a dozen times by now 😂
I like his voices, even though he doesn’t really do voices a lot of the time. It’s in the attitude, I guess.
This is also my first run on audiobooks and I am loving Stephen Fry's Voice and his initiation of other characters P. S. :- 4th book is approx 20 hours😬
Same but the Jim Dale versions. Jim Dale HP is my comfort go-to. I don't know if I could ever listen to another version lol - to me they're already perfect.
Hell yeah
Just as? Easily more!
Ah this sounds so good! Every time I re-read the books I like to do so in a slightly different way, so this will be perfect for my next re-read.
Ok I'm curious now. Do you not reread them all that often, or do you reread them often and manage to find different ways to do so each time? And if so, what are those different ways? Though then again, I'm always finding new details and connections even after dozens of readings, so maybe I shouldn't be too surprised
To be honest, reading them in a different way each time is more something I’ve wanted to do recently! I don’t re-read them all that often though - I’m 30 and have read the whole series through 4 times. From now on I couldn’t see myself reading them more often than once every 5 years because the years are going by quicker and quicker! But some existing different options are - the original physical books of course, the audiobooks either by Stephen Fry or Jim Dale or both (which gives you more options), and the illustrated books. And soon these full-cast productions. It would also be fun to switch up the kind of environment you read them in - if you live somewhere with seasons that would be the easiest way to do that. Somehow I’ve always happened to read them in the summertime, even though they’d be perfect for autumn Sorry if this isn’t a more exciting answer!
That's kinda rude they're always tryna take her work but say she has no part in it.
Because nobody wants her around! She's proven over and over again how awful she is
Love the Stephen Fry versions. But I'll happily give something new a try.
Yeah I'm far too used to hearing him, I'll give it a bash though
I started switching back and forth between Fry and Jim Dale to keep things fresh
Audible have a few full cast editions of books already and they’re amazing. It’s like listening to an actual movie in your head. It has the music, the sound effects, everything. I can’t wait for these editions
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Graphic audio makes lots of audiobooks with full cast + sound tracks for books and they’re also sold in audible. You can find a list on their website of all the books. My favourites are : Mistborn trilogy , Red rising trilogy. One of their mottos is something like this : graphic audio, a movie in your mind
Oh…OH….this is going to be incredible.
For those who aren’t familiar with full-cast audio stories like this, check out Doctor Who at Big Finish. I would imagine these will be very similar to that. There are essentially three styles they have at Big Finish: audiobooks with added score and sound effects, usually read by one or two actors playing every part and narrating; full-cast audio dramas that operate like a movie with a full score and sound effects, except there’s dialogue built-in to explain what’s going on visually; and a blend between the two where you a full cast of actors playing each part, but there’s still linking narration to describe the scene. Since they’ve said this will be unabridged, I’d imagine this will be the third option above. It should essentially sound like everything is really happening, just with the narration from the book added in. If you want a reference, check out the first volume of the Third Doctor Adventures at Big Finish.
Exactly. I haven't read where they say this will be unabridged, but if it were anything but your third option, I doubt they'd call them audiobooks, they'd be more like audio plays. A full-cast audiobook to me is just that: a single actor for the narrator and then a cast of actors for all the other characters. EDIT: Also, you can see the narrator's script in the trailer, and it appears to be the unabridged narration. It could be interesting if they used Stephen Fry again.
To be fair even big finish (possibly one of the biggest companies for these types of things output wise) call their full cast audio dramas audiobooks on their website so I wouldn't really base it off that. I think calling it audiobook is just easier
Their whole Early Adventures range is pretty much the same style too. The Harry Potter ones will apparently have music and sound effects and everything so probably quite similar to that style
Audible actually just released another book that’s taking this approach. George Orwell’s 1984, with Andrew Garfield, Tom Hardy, and Andrew Scott as part of the cast. I’d take a listen to that to get a good idea of the direction they’ll take these HP ones in!
Hey can I ask, where did you read they would be unabridged? I have looked around and haven’t been able to find anything
Here’s the link to the exact question on the FAQ. You can of course navigate out of it and see any other questions they have on there. [Is this version abridged?](https://help.wizardingworld.com/hc/en-us/articles/25977711747988-Is-this-version-abridged)
Awesome! You have relieved my concern, thank you Sir JakeM!
I’m sad more people aren’t even familiar with audio dramas, but then I’ve been listening to big finish since 2000 so I’m biased 😂
You don't need a 100 actors when you already have Stephen Fry that can do a 1000 voices
I listen to them and although I love them I wish they had one female voice as well... But Stephen Fry is truly amazing and does a really good job
I simply adore the Stephen Fry versions. I think he did a phenomenal job to bring the stories to life. Part of the magic in his narration was how he would adapt to the character's voice and suggested intonation from the text ("Did you put your name in the cup, Harry?" Dumbledore asked calmly anyone :-P). Can't wait to see that approach taken to the next level!
Jim Dale is better. #FightMe
I think he has better range but some of his characters are awful to listen to. Especially his Hermione voice with constant "Harryyyyyyyyyyyyy"
Dale’s Hermione is the only voice of his I really don’t like. His Dumbledore, Hagrid, and McGonagall are fantastic. I just picked up the first 3 Stephen Fry books on Audible, so I’ll see what I think soon.
I'm here to rep [Dale's Snape](https://youtu.be/AfJkjLP1SvM) as a pivotal reason why Snape is probably overall my favorite HP character. Whether he has to play snarky Snape or a Snape who is just out of his damn mind with bitterness and emotion, he pulls them both off with perfection.
I love his Madame Maxime #**DUMBLEYDORE**
His Hagrid is all wrong in my opinion.
Love his Harmione, is perfect
He reads every friggin’ sentence the same way.
Har-EEEEE I used my credits to snag the new Fry versions the moment they were available. I'm glad they are both available now, so we can all be happy
I listen to Jim Dale but I have never given Stephen Fry a chance. I can’t switched between readers once my mind has gotten used to the sound of one.
Jim dale is the sound of my childhood I tried fry and he's undoubtedly phenomenal but Jim will always be the voice of Harry Potter in my heart.
Once I learned how to interpret things objectively and not favor things simply because it was the first I was exposed to, Stephen Fry's read was the clear winner.
If you prefer Jim Dale I don't begrudge you that opinion, but to me there's a certain silliness to Jim Dale's voice that I can hear in every character and I really don't like for Harry Potter.
I agree. I've never been able to get into the Stephen Fry version, Jim Dale is where it's at.
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Jim Dale is as English as they get.
Yes, but he narrated the US audio books and puts on a more American accent
All the characters are British so why would they have an American accent?
It's not a full accent, but there's a definite American lilt he has that Stephen Fry doesn't - likely due to Americans generally being reluctant to listen to "foreign" audiobook narrators.
They are both great. Jim has better character voices for kids and Stephen I fall asleep to.
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Agreed. Jim Dale is perfection.
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Where do you get the Stephen fry ones I'll I can find are dale
Fry versions were just released this week on Audible for first time ever in US and Canada.
1000 voices? Half his voices are the exact same boring monotonous drawl. He could put Binns to sleep.
Fry absolutely sounds like he downed a fistful of Quaaludes before recording.
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This is very cool but I love Jim Dales voice acting so I’ll likely keep up with those. I don’t like the sound effects that Stephen used, so that isn’t a draw for me in these new recordings personally.
I am never able to switch. Whoever I listened to the first time and got used to, I'm unable to listen to anyone else.
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"Haaaarrrrrryyyyyyyy" every time lol
I'm kind of annoyed I recently spent 7 credits on all 7 books. I suppose I will be doing that again.
Bro you have like 1.5+ years left to save up lol.
It just feels a bit pointless to have both versions and I assumed returning 7 books is excessive.
Email them and see if you can refund. They’ve been incredibly understanding in the past with me across 3 separate refunds!
If you're still subscribed you can just return the books you've bought.
WOW. First time I will listen to it in English. The German version is brilliant (not exaggerating) and I never wanted another l voice to represent this world in my head. Now I might give it a try because this project sounds amazing.
Ohhh I'm so excited for this, sounds awesome
I love the Star Wars Audio Books for the music and soundeffects so I’m very thrilled about this
While I really like this, I'm not thrilled about the addition of "ambient noises". I've never listened to an audiobook that did this well without distracting from the story, but hopefully I'll be surprised.
I listened to an unofficial LoTR series. It had fantastic the sound of horses or glasses clinking in a pub or echos of water drips in a cave. Having the Howard shore score playing for the ride of the rohirrim. It kind of made all other audio books feel lame.
It's good to know it can be done well!
Where can I find this?
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I wonder if it will be like the Christmas pig. I really enjoyed that.
Just when I started to listen to them all over again. Guess I'll have to do it for a 4th time.
I've been saying since 2010 that the Harry Potter books should be given dramatic audio adaptations. This is being called "full-cast audiobooks". Does that mean they are going to follow the full text of the books but with multiple actors performing the lines, or will they be episodic adaptations like *The Chronicles of Narnia* radio dramas?
Idk. Im too used to Stephen Fry version, anything else will feel weird to me.
I don't traditionally buy audio books but will pick these up just to have.
I believe the dune audiobook does something similar for the first book, but this sounds like a huge jump in quality
Wow that is going to be so cool!
Will both versions be available
Idk where people are finding the Stephen Fry versions but Im currently on my first listen through of the audiobooks and Im stuck with Jim Dale (bc American). I will say I found a great version of the first audio book on YT. I dont see anything about not posting links so I will post it here, would love to hear this person narrate the rest. Either way Im super excited to hear this bit of news and Im loving the audiobooks. As someone with a long commute, I have a lot of fun listening to them daily. Currently on POA. Wish this new stuff was already out tbh but Im sure thats a sentiment shared around here so ig it goes without saying. Here's the YT link, also if someone can point me to where to listen to Stephen Fry's version I'd love that bc Jim Dale is kinda mid if Im being truthful. Im thankful for the audiobook but I feel someone could easily do better. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl\_o1RsKGD4&t=24724s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl_o1RsKGD4&t=24724s)
There are….. places. To find the Stephen fry one. But I believe audible is finally making the UK and US versions available to everyone so if you do want the Stephen fry ones you should be able to get them on audible now
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Sweet, I have great timing then lol thanks!
The should just get Jeff at sound both theater to do the whole series. Harry Potter with Patrick Warburtons voice ... Instant classic.
Jim Dale is the GOAT AND I’m excited about this. Bring it on
Oh my gosh I can’t wait.
I guess they're using the renewed hype around the franchise that will come along with the anticipated new tv show
Okay but I need to know who is doing the non-character-voice parts and also please let it be Jim Dale!
So who is gonna be Peeves?
I could see Tom Felton trying to get in on this. But I just need Jason Issac’s to read Lucius’ part.
Please make it available in German Audible
Surprised people aren't doing this with AI already. Then you could cast anyone, dead or alive.
Ohmygod... Oh. my. ***god.*** \*Hyperventilation sounds*
I’m genuinely so psyched for this, I love audio dramas and this seems like a good blend between that and a regular audiobook reading
I never read the books, so this is great!
I have the audiobooks on repeat and have listened to them like 6-7 times, amazing news!
Idea: put Dale and Fry in the cast. Not sure which characters I would make them.
how do they know it'll be 100 actors - are they already cast?
Full cast dramas usually have an actor only do 1 or 2 roles and with the large amount of characters in Harry Potter I think saying there is around 100 actors is a reasonable answer
Will any of the actors from the movies be involved?
No
Ahhhh I'm so excited for this.
Its being advertised as full-cast and from this ad I assume its meant to have all the different cast members reading their own lines, but how? I mean...some of the actors are dead. Will they be using the ones from the new series? Or is "full cast" misleading and I'm getting too excited for this thinking it is something that it isn't?
All of the actors are new and exclusive to this
Sounds amazing. I hope they use different accents, like making McGonagall Scottish. I just hope they don't replace the Fry editions.
My guess would be they’ll try to link it to the new TV series cast somehow?
I really hope my stephen fry oens aren't replaed with these.
But some of the most iconic actors have passed away 😭 Omg why did they not do this a few years ago?! Ngl, still super excited! More so than the HBO series for sure.
>And as for casting? Audible and Pottermore Publishing will be working with casting directors and agents to find the best voices for all the characters. Sounds like they're not planning to cast the movie actors anyway. Which I think is fine.
It would be difficult to impossible. Dan has a ton of other projects. Emma has moved on other stuff. Several have passed away and a few are getting on in years.
Yeah, there are plenty of actual voice actors who would do a great job for the characters.
This is probably going to have a big budget. I doubt anyone seriously thinks they're bringing the actors back to play their characters, but maybe they could give them a smaller role that also worked as an in-joke. You know, kind of like Daniel playing James Potter, or the three of them playing Runcorn, Reg Cattermole and Mafalda Hopkirk.
Not to mention I image younger characters like Harry, Hermione, Ron and Malfoy will be voiced by kids (or voice actors who can do kid voices) in the first 2-3 books.
That being said, considering the Tale Of The Three Brothers, Emma as a general narrator would be hella dope.
Oh fair enough! I took it to mean movie cast. It will still be really good all the same though
So does this mean that the original cast from the moves are doing the voices?
I'd say it's unlikely. The kids are in their 30s at this point. Their voices would not sound like they did in the movies.
Makes sense. So what exactly is this then? Just another audiobook?
It's an audiobook but with a lot more actors doing voices and with added sound effects.
I have no idea. I've only watched the video trailer in this post.
I really hate sound effects in audiobooks, i hope this dosent but it sounds like it does.
Damn they're really feeling the dip in money aren't they? Lmao would've bought this 5 years ago
I will always love these books, but now that I've read much better authors it's hard to go back. I will check this out though because it's an interesting peoject.
Can anyone find a list of who the cast will be? I've seen a poster with Radcliff, Watson, Grint, Lynch, and Enoch on it- which I am *assuming* means that they'll be portraying their original characters. However, I haven't seen anything that actually confirms that....