Geralt from The Witcher was voiced in just 8 days - the actor was losing his voice and tea became his savior
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Nevertheless, the actor managed to cope with the task and give the hero a voice that many players appreciated.
Recently, Doug Cockle, the voice actor for Geralt in the English version of The Witcher, shared his memories of the work. In a conversation with Gameology, Cockle revealed that the necessary lines were recorded very quickly.
After going to an audition for the role, Doug Cockle met a developer from CD Projekt RED, who described Geralt to him. In those years, Andrzej Sapkowski's books had not yet been translated into English, so the actor had no opportunity to refer to them while preparing for the role. Nevertheless, he agreed to work on the voice acting — he was attracted by the concept of a new fantasy world. Cockle is a fan of The Lord of the Rings franchise, as well as The Hobbit, Conan, and The Dragonriders of Pern.
Doug Cockle decided to make Geralt's voice hoarse, which later became a problem. After 6-7 hours of recording in this mode, the actor began to lose his voice — he had to drink tea, which became a real savior for him.
It took Doug Cockle a total of 8 days to record Geralt's lines:
I think we recorded lines for five days straight at first. The voice was very low — at the limit of my range. And by the end of a long day of recording, we recorded for 6-7 hours a day, my voice was just shot. So I would go back to the hotel room and just sip peppermint tea all night, or lemon and ginger tea — those are my two favorites. And the next day I would come back and do the same thing again. And then the game came out, and people liked it.
Currently, CD Projekt RED is developing a story expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — they plan to release it next year. A full new installment of The Witcher 4 franchise may be released in 2028: Ciri will be given the main role.
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