Hakuna for the Holidays

Yesterday we received a seasonal "shot in the arm" and a real boost in holiday spirit as Ernie Sabella, the voice of "Pumbaa" in The Lion King, brought his infectious energy and cheer to the studio.  
  
Ernie was recording voiceovers for "Wishes," the newest original show for Disney Cruise Lines.  The show will be performed on DCL cruises, and features a trio of teen characters visiting Disneyland to celebrate their high school graduation.


Along the way, they run into some real-life Disney characters who help make their experience a memorable one -- enter Ernie's performance as Pumbaa, along with his old pal Timon.


From the sound of things, it should be a really fun show... now who left all of these bugs lying around the studio??  

Once upon a time, in a LEGO set far, far away...

Amongst the various signs of holiday spirit, none have contributed more to the festive mood 'round these parts than the Star Wars Holiday specials we recently made with our friends from LEGO.  As part of a campaign that is helping raise awareness for a great charity, the folks from LEGO worked with Tapeworks engineers to score and sound-design both Darth Vader- and Yoda-themed Youtube holiday season videos.  

You can take a look at the videos by clicking the links above, or by copy/pasting these URLs into your web browser:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFKqAhIlcHI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFpDa5e4lpo&feature=related

These videos are raising awareness for the Toys-for-Tots donation program that LEGO is running this winter; click here to find out how you can help make a child's holiday season much merrier with a couple clicks of the mouse. 


More to report in the upcoming days - including a visit from our favorite animated warthog and a trip to the snowy slopes of New Hampshire...

...Now, in the words of a very wise little Jedi: "Back to work, we must get!"



   

It's Doc Season at Tapeworks!

It's always exciting when you get a chance to host Hollywood talent - this week we were pleased to work with highly-regarded film actor and international stage performer, Marton Csokas.  


Mr. Csokas (from the films Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring; Kingdom of Heaven; Alice in Wonderland (2010), and The Debt, among others) was in our studio to perform voiceovers for the upcoming feature-length documentary, Follow Me: The Jonathan Netanyahu Story.  


This film depicts the story of a young Israeli soldier who was killed during the 1976 rescue of 246 passengers who were taken hostage by terrorists on a flight from the Ben-Gurion Airport (in Israel) to Paris, France.  The narrative is of a combination of historical accounts from the highjacking to the eventual rescue, as well as personal letters and correspondences involving Jonathan from the time of his military training up until the time of his death.  Mr. Csokas' role in the project is the vocalization of Netanyahu's written letters - the voice of the principle character for the film.

Despite coming from a variety of backgrounds (born in New Zealand, dual-citizenship and ancestry in Hungary, and permanent residence in the US), none of which include a Hebrew dialect, Marton expertly delivered his lines with an Israeli accent; no small task, when we regularly see just how hard it is to read lines the right way in our regular voices! 

Marton even found some time to demonstrate his didjeridoo chops during a short break - don't you just love working with those multi-talented performers!