I read that Don LaFontaine, the famous voice of movie trailers, died on September 1st from "complications in the treatment of an ongoing illness." The 68-year-old distinctive voiceover master was widely recognized for recording more than 5,000 movie trailers.
According to a Daily Herald interview last year, Don said:
"We have to very rapidly establish the world we are transporting [the viewers] to. That's very easily done by saying, 'In a world where ... violence rules.' 'In a world where ... men are slaves and women are the conquerors.' You very rapidly set the scene."
He was said to have not expected or desired fame. Known not for his face nor name, atypical of such a huge Hollywood persona, LaFontaine will go down in history for that historic voice we'll never forget.
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