History Main / CantUnhearIt

* After a certain ImageBoard post, it's become [[MemeticMutation memetic]] that any picture of [[[{{Futurama}} Farnsworth]] with the caption "[[CatchPhrase Good news, everyone!]]" will cause the viewer to read it in his voice.

* StephenKing conceded that, after seeing JackNicholson as Randle P. McMurphy in ''OneFlewOverTheCuckoosNest'', there wasn't any other way of seeing the character when you read the novel. King cited it as a bad thing, however, as he claims it hobbles the reader's imagination to an extent.

* The Cowbell. You know what I'm talking about.

** [[OldSpiceGuy Hello ladies.]]

* Just ''try'' to read the lyrics to a song you know, and read them in your head as if they were poem and ''not'' to the tune of the song. [[ShmuckBait Just try it]].

* After a certain ImageBoard post, it's become [[MemeticMutation memetic]] that any picture of [[[{Futurama}} Farnsworth]] with the caption "[[CatchPhrase Good news, everyone!]]" will cause the viewer to read it in his voice.

Not to be mistaken with BrainBleach.

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* An often obscured argument in the old "dub vs. sub" wars is that some audience members prefer a character they ''largely can't understand'' simply because of voice intonation, while others prefer a newer interpretation if the original is seen as an overdone PigeonholedVoiceActor.

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* This troper cannot unhear some of the voices JimDale gives the characters of the HarryPotter universe. Snape and Umbridge being the worst offenders.
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This is a SubjectiveTrope, of course....

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Movies are frequently cited (accused) as creating the assumed voice of a character even when there's no objective reason this should occur (i.e., it is simply the actor's normal voice or an actor doing their own interpretation). If the work is ''frequently'' adapted, this is usually based on the most popular actor portraying the role. Many writers do in fact "hear" and "see" their characters but generally don't feel the need to enforce this view on the audience except in BroadStrokes.

Interestingly, why one voice is locked into our minds may not be related to how good, official, or genuine it is. It might be the "offical" or mainstream interpretation is seen as pretty terrible or ingenuous by the observer. Maybe the audience remembers an obscure adaptation which existed as the sole version until recently as a childhood memory, or maybe there was something merely memorable (or infamous) about said "voice".


This is a SubjectiveTrope of course....

* Sean Astin's distinctive accent for Samwise Gamgee in the LordOfTheRings film is very similar to one of the most famous ([[LostWork extant]]) audio narrations of the book, though the actor claims he wasn't aware of the audio version. Eeriely, Sam is never actually written with such an accent in the book, making it all the weirder.

* An often obscured arguement in old DubVsSub wars is audience members sometimes prefer a character they ''largely can't understand'' simply because of voice intonation, while others prefer a newer interpretation if the original is seen as an overdone PigeonHoledVoiceActor.

* ''TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'' gave the then-VoiceLess plumbers accents based on the show's assumed backstory. For many older fans, LouAlbano's deep but friendly Mario voice still trumps the official "squeaky" one being marketed.

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* Sean Astin's distinctive accent for Samwise Gamgee in the LordOfTheRings film is very similar to one of the most famous ([[LostWork extant]]) audio narrations of the book, though the actor claims he wasn't aware of the audio version. Eeriely, Sam is never actually written with such an accent in the book, making it all the weirder.

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* An often obscured arguement in old DubVsSub wars is audience members sometimes prefer a character they ''largely can't understand'' simply because of voice intonation, while others prefer a newer interpretation if the original is seen as an overdone PigeonHoledVoiceActor.

* ''TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'' gave the then-VoiceLess plumbers accents based on the show's assumed backstory. For many older fans, LouAlbano's deep but friendly Mario voice still trumps the official "squeaky" one being marketed.

* Sean Austin's distinctive accent for Samwise Gamgee in the LordOfTheRings film is very similar to one of the most famous ([[LostWork extant]]) audio narrations of the book, though the actor claims he wasn't aware of the audio version. Eeriely, Sam is never actually written with such an accent in the book, making it all the weirder.

The tendancy when enjoying a story to "read" or "hear" a character's voice depending on the observer's preference. More frequent when a character does not or [[SuddenlyVoiced did not]] offically have a voice (such as a book), especially until some much later adaptation.

Movies are frequently cited (accused) as creating the assumed voice of a character even when there's no objective reason this should occur (i.e., it is simply the actor's normal voice or an actor doing their own interpretation). If the work is ''frequently'' adapted, this is usually based on the most popular actor portraying the rol. Many writers do in fact "hear" and "see" their characters but generally don't feel the need to enforce this view on the audience except in BroadStrokes.

Interestingly, why one voice is locked into our minds may not be related to how good, offical, or genuine it is. It might be the "offical" or mainstream interpretation is seen as pretty terrible or ingenuine by the observer. Maybe the audience remembers an obscure adaptation which existed as the sole version until recently as a childhood memory, or maybe there was something merely memorable (or infamous) about said "voice".

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