#38: How Ray Porter Created the Voices of Project Hail Mary
3/12/202614 min
This week on Off The Shelf, Morgann sits down with award-winning audiobook narrator Ray Porter, best known for narrating Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary. With more than 500 audiobooks under his belt, Ray shares how he approaches storytelling, creates distinct character voices, and what it was like bringing Project Hail Mary to life.
They also talk about the emotional impact of the book, the science behind the story, and the upcoming film adaptation starring Ryan Gosling.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Introduction
1:00 - Acting to Narrating Audiobooks
2:10 - Process From Fir...
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Morgan Book· Host1:09
[upbeat jingle] What was your reaction to finding out that Ryan Gosling was going to be playing Ryland Grace in the adaptation?
Ray Porter· Guest1:17
I was really happy about that. Um, also, I mean, obviously I was busy, so, you know, they called- Uh, yeah ... and I said no, and they were like, "No, please," and I said, "No. Why don't you try that Ryan Gosling kid? He seems cute."
Unknown speaker1:29
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