So, anyway, I'm listening to the 18 cd reading of Dune. Now the first
scenes of Jessica/Paul/Mohiam are done by three distinct voice actors,
with a male narrator making up the fourth. Nicely done. Then we have the
interlude of Piter/Baron/Feyd. The same basic format. Three voice
talents, with the narrator. Great. Then comes the Mohiam/Jessica scenes.
Now, it's done with just the narrator. He uses two falsetto voices to
represent Mohiam and jessica. It's a bit jarring....

WM

On Jun 11, 1:03 am, Wild Monkshood <Wild_Monksh...@windstream.net>
wrote:
>         So, anyway, I'm listening to the 18 cd reading of Dune. Now the first
> scenes of Jessica/Paul/Mohiam are done by three distinct voice actors,
> with a male narrator making up the fourth. Nicely done. Then we have the
> interlude of Piter/Baron/Feyd. The same basic format. Three voice
> talents, with the narrator. Great. Then comes the Mohiam/Jessica scenes.
> Now, it's done with just the narrator. He uses two falsetto voices to
> represent Mohiam and jessica. It's a bit jarring....
>
> WM

The female voice actresses were off that day, I guess.

Wild Monkshood wrote:
> ....... Then comes the Mohiam/Jessica scenes. Now, it's done with just the
> narrator. He uses two falsetto voices to represent Mohiam and jessica.
>

Yes - but the narrator's wearing glove-puppets and speaking through
them, which is entirely justified, artistically.

Glove-puppet Mohiam : "You weh hold to gear only daughtehs to th' Atreides".
Glove-puppet Jessica : "It meant so buch to hib".
Glove-puppet Mohiam : "Gottle of geer!".

Do they then start whacking each other with sticks, I wonder?

On Jun 12, 1:51 am, Stoned in Arrakeen <s...@DuneExchange.com> wrote:
> Wild Monkshood wrote:
> > ....... Then comes the Mohiam/Jessica scenes. Now, it's done with just the
> > narrator. He uses two falsetto voices to represent Mohiam and jessica.
>
> Yes - but the narrator's wearing glove-puppets and speaking through
> them, which is entirely justified, artistically.
>
> Glove-puppet Mohiam : "You weh hold to gear only daughtehs to th' Atreides".
> Glove-puppet Jessica : "It meant so buch to hib".
> Glove-puppet Mohiam : "Gottle of geer!".
>
> Do they then start whacking each other with sticks, I wonder?

I'd pay at least a dollar to see your version! :D