Final Fantasy 7 Deleted Scenes! (11M, 6F)
Charles Collings for Sephiroth
Appears in: Scene 4
Voice Type: Moderately Low to Low, Smooth, Calm, Powerful (but not overbearingly so)
Reference Clips: https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/voice-compare/Final-Fantasy/Sephiroth/
NOTE: Sephiroth is one male role who gets involved in a sex scene namely with Tifa in Scene 4 but it's offscreen and more heavily implied. Though rest assured I am aware that lets not just say not every guy would be bothered by the idea of a sex scene with Tifa though. ;)
Bio:
Sephiroth was once known as the most prominent member of SOLDIER until he went mad during the Nibelheim Incident and then became one of the main villains in the game. However in Scene 4 it takes place before the Nibelheim Incident (which is why Sephiroth seems a lot more pleasant in these audition lines). In which in Scene 4, Sephiroth takes a considerably different route in Nibelheim.
1. (Uneasy & Melancholic) Say uh Cloud I have a… question to ask you, what is it like, to have a hometown?
2. (Casually trying to recall a memory) Aeris? Hmmm… didn’t I once meet with a young lady by that name or was it Aerith? Oh well, I’ve bedded so many women during my time in SOLDIER I guess it’s kind of inevitable that I don’t always remember their names.
3. (Calm but firm exposition) Alright you two, listen up, I have been informed that we will be having a Tour Guide here with us. This young lady was born & raised here and is trained in the Zangan Martial Arts and is quite knowledgeable about these parts, she should be here momentarily.
4. (Smooth & Debonair) Oh yes of course where are my manners… *ahem* Greetings Ms. Lockhart I am none other than Sephiroth, it’s a pleasure to meet you milady. *kisses Tifa’s hand*
5. (Uncertain & Concerned) My sword? With all due respect Miss Lockhart but I’m not sure if that is wise, do not get me wrong I’m sure you are quite capable of course. However this blade is very large and very heavy as it was a custom designed sword for me. Are you sure you are up to this?
6. (Annoyed but is trying to be patient) *sigh* Do you mind Cloud; I’m in the middle of pleasuring Miss Lockhart here so please leave, now.
+ Voice is pretty good and your delivery was pretty good overall, nice work. - Okay I get it that trying to get a lower voice to pick up can be tricky (I have had that issue before). But the lack of noise cancellation does kind of hurt the recording quality here. For future reference here is a tip in trying to get lower voices to sound a bit more hearable. Instead of normalizing the audio on the clip just slightly amplify it (such as by 2 or 3 hundred) in which it will increase the volume but not overly so. This trick may not always work depending on how you set your recording up but it can potentially help.
Thanks a lot! Though I am replying to this one specifically because, well, I did this back without regarding noise cancellation since this was one of the first auditions I actually did. If you look at the other submissions I've done after this date, my recording quality somehow got MUCH better there. If you want, I could perhaps redo this and the other auditions with my better setup? If not, that's fine. I'll just wait and see what comes later then.