Lewis Bean Audio

[ Vocal ] Alas, the vocal element! A sound designer's own voice is one of the most important tools for creature sound design. We're able to perform a host of emotive sounds on a dime to get an exact sound dwelling in our heads. (16/25)

Most of the more creature-y & inhuman sounds of the Shambler was my pathetic, wheezy old-man voice with various wet, mouth sounds. It sounded terrifying: breathy & phlegm-y, with a strong focus on the fact that it was a more pathetic, shambling evolution of the Clicker. (17/25)

But this wasn't enough! It sounded like an interesting creature, but didn't sound like there was a tortured human under all that crust and sickness. So we casted two stellar voice actors to help drive home the Shambler’s vocal: Raul Ceballos and Steve Blum. (19/25)

Raul produced vocals that incited strain, pain, and raw human agony. He also had a unique, fluttery inhale that almost sounded like a pigeon from hell, which worked wonders as it sounded immensely natural, yet somewhat alien and unnerving. (20/25)

Steve produced sickly grunts and snorts with stomach-turning vocalizations that helped glue the Shambler together. (21/25)

Thank you for reading and being interested in the mysterious world of sound! I wanted to shout-out our Shambler VAs, Raul (@RaulCeballosVO) and Steve (@blumspew) as well as my leads and directors, Rob (@robkrekel), Neil (@Neil_Druckmann), Anthony (@BadData_) ... (23/25)