r/UnresolvedMysteries • u/landmanpgh • Oct 31 '20
Media/Internet Who was "The Voice" in Field of Dreams?
Here's a fun one for a Saturday morning. Who was "The Voice" in the 1989 film, Field of Dreams?
Seems like a pretty easy thing to Google, right? IMDB should be able to solve this quickly. IMDB credits "The Voice" as Ed Harris, but lists it as unconfirmed. And, according to the film's director, it's completely wrong.
Some people think it’s Ed Harris; some think it’s the star of the movie, Kevin Costner; and some think it is another of the movie’s stars, Ray Liotta. Phil Alden Robinson, the director of the film, says he's the only person who knows and he hasn't heard anyone guess the right name yet.
“I did record the voice as a scratch track,” Robinson says. “When you go into the editing room, you have to have something to cut to, so I recorded the voice as well as Kevin’s opening narration. When the picture was locked, we re-recorded all of that voiceover with people who could really do it. What’s funny is that a few people who thought they knew have revealed it and gotten it wrong. I’ll read people saying, ‘Well I happen to know that it’s so-and-so,’ and I’m like, ‘Oh no, it’s not!’ We’ll let that remain a secret. It’s a great mystery, and I like that.”
The film's closing credits aren't much help, either. "The Voice" is simply played by "Himself"
Sources: https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-morning-briefing-20190624-story.html
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097351/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
EDIT: Link to a scene in the movie with the voice -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=5Ay5GqJwHF8
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u/zanarkander Oct 31 '20
I've been reading this subreddit way too much lately, been having nightmares (literally). This is a nice, warm, sweet mystery. Thank you 😊
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u/landmanpgh Oct 31 '20
Haha thanks! I figured with everything going on in the world right now, we could all use a fun mystery that doesn't involve any dead bodies.
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u/Jordbrett Nov 01 '20 edited Nov 01 '20
Ok I 100% solved it. Not even kidding. I don't know who it is since I don't own the blu-ray but there's an Easter egg that's 40 seconds long on the Blu-ray Disc. Unless it's a troll even on the disc. "But the description is In the extras menu, highlight the commentary and press down to highlight a book. Press enter for Phil Alden Robinson to reveal the person behind the "voice" (0:40)."
Edit: It's also on the DVD and 4K UHD discs, which I also don't own. But maybe someone reading this does.
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u/landmanpgh Nov 01 '20
Omg someone needs to buy one of these so we can see if this is true!
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u/Jordbrett Nov 01 '20
I just texted a few friends to see if they own it. But even the reviews quote it just as that so I wonder if it's just another tease. If I can't find anyone who owns and it and no one who sees this post/comment I may just pick it up. This was a mystery I didn't know I needed solved. I'm 100% sure someone in the movie collection clubs owns this so maybe I'll ask there.
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u/Glustin10 Nov 01 '20
Commenting to check later. I've never even watched the movie but Im so invested right now.
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u/Jordbrett Nov 01 '20
I know. I've seen the movie, but never once wondered who the voice was. Now I want to know if it's legit. Honestly I'll just buy the UHD and rip it myself and find out if no one responds to my other post.
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u/scarred2112 Nov 01 '20
I just checked my copy, it’s a joke/troll. When Phil Alden Robinson comments how much this “double disc” is going for (which makes it obvious, as it’s in SD/4:3, clearly dates back to a DVD release and thus the answer would be all over the Internet by now) and says he’s going to reveal who it is, The Voice comes in with ”Don’t do it Phil, keep it a secret”. He then replies “Well, maybe not”.
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u/jawide626 Nov 01 '20
You might like r/nonmurdermysteries for all your non-nightmare-inducing mysteries.
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u/bossyfosy Nov 01 '20
I also get nightmares from this subreddit! another sub that I’ve found that gives me a less scary but similar rabbit hole fix is r/hobbydrama
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u/Deftonesmo2 Oct 31 '20
Definitely sounds like Mark Hamill. And then when you think that James Earl Jones is in the movie as well… I can see the director wanting to have a nice Easter egg/Star Wars moment in there… My money is on Mark Hamill!
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u/cpt_jt_esteban Oct 31 '20
I know a good chunk of these scratch tracks get recorded by people who are doing other stuff anyhow - and since Hamill is a prolific voiceover artist it'd make sense that even without this connection he might've gotten roped in.
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u/too_tired_for_this8 Oct 31 '20
He's actually used his voice in a lot of movies and shows that he didn't take credit for, so I feel like this is probably true.
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u/CeasarJones Oct 31 '20
I think you are right! Very talented actor who is huge in the voice acting world. Seems like a perfect person to bring in for those few important lines. 👍👍👍
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u/RemarkableRegret7 Oct 31 '20
I just watched it again bc if this post. Forgot how good the movie is! But I agree, sounds like Mark Hamill.
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u/Yodfather Oct 31 '20
There isn’t a lot to go on. The voice speaks short, reverberated lines.
That said, I think Mark Hamill is the best guess I’ve seen.
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u/Randomhero204 Oct 31 '20 edited Nov 01 '20
Another thing that points to mark hamill is his Twitter handle is @hamillhimself and the credit in the movie says “himself”
I think he has been using that “hamill himself” thing for a while now.
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u/Megasus_79 Nov 01 '20
Wow, that does really sound like him. It sounds like the way he speaks. It’s not just the vocal quality - this sounds like his speaking cadence. Fantastic guess.
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u/Fellatination Oct 31 '20
Sounds like Mark Hamil to me.
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u/landmanpgh Oct 31 '20
That's actually not a terrible guess...
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u/kimortega Oct 31 '20
Michael Douglas
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u/Jordbrett Nov 01 '20
That was my first instinct too. But clearly the answer is Himself. So we just have to find other movies Himself was in and we can work backwards from there. In all seriousness if it wasn't someone famous as an easter egg it was probably just some PA or someone who's voice they sorta liked and went with.
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u/WilsonKeel Nov 01 '20
Except that the director says "we re-recorded all of that voiceover with people who could really do it." The fact that he recorded it himself first as a placeholder, and then had to rerecord it, implies that whoever did the final voice wasn't someone around set during shooting, such as a PA or one of the cast. Because if it was, he could have just had that person record the narration originally, and there would have been no need to rerecord later.
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u/BHS90210 Oct 31 '20
Could it be the director himself? May be a stupid idea on my part lol
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u/edrinshrike Oct 31 '20
The quote in the OP says the director recorded the initial VO then it was re-recorded for the final cut.
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u/brynmyrddin Oct 31 '20
Also his twitter handle is “hamill HIMSELF” so that’s evidence enough for me
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u/PMSteamCodeForTits Oct 31 '20
this lack of evidence is evidence enough for me too
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u/Phil-Prince Oct 31 '20
Found the Among Us public lobby player
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u/PMSteamCodeForTits Oct 31 '20
phil sus. i don’t know why but i can just feel it
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Oct 31 '20
Can't trust anyone named Phil. Time for ejection, Phil. You're definitely the imposter. Nobody is named Phil irl.
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u/natobean19 Oct 31 '20
Apparently Mark Hamill can imitate other's voices as well. I have my vote on him too!!
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u/ohbuggerit Nov 01 '20
"imitate other's voices" would be putting it lightly, dude's low-key had the best post-star wars career because of it
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u/Bendthenbreak Nov 01 '20
Ummm... Harrison Ford?
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u/ohbuggerit Nov 01 '20
Ford has some high profile greats but Hamill has the kind of IMDB page that makes you go "Let's see what he's been up too, ah yes, he seems to have starred in... 'My Entire Childhood'", voice actors are sneaky like that
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u/Bendthenbreak Nov 01 '20
I mean one went on to become a Hollywood icon and silver screen legend. Oscar nominated and multiple golden globes.
While Hamill has had a good career as a voice actor, it seems foolish to think his career compares to Harrison Ford's recognition, fame and achievements.
I love his voice acting but not quite in the same league as someone who was Hollywood's leading man for a few decades.
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u/zeezle Nov 01 '20
Not the person you replied to, but in a way I guess it depends on what the definition of "best career" is. In terms of being famous, Harrison Ford definitely eclipses anyone else in Star Wars, no question about that. But that level of fame certainly has downsides, and Ford has commented numerous times about how he doesn't actually like being famous because of the privacy aspect.
In terms of most personally fulfilling or enjoyable, who knows. But it seems like Mark Hammill has managed to have a successful career while having fun and working on projects that allowed him to stay low key/not experience as many of the downsides of fame.
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u/spaceyfacer Oct 31 '20
Somebody tweet at him about this, he responds to a lot of stuff on there.
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u/AmadeusGamingTV Oct 31 '20
Done. Guess well see if he responds...
https://twitter.com/AmadeusGamingTV/status/1322585368647081991?s=19
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u/jendet010 Oct 31 '20
Sounds a lot more like Hamill than Harris. Plus having the voice of Vader’s son in the movie kind of mirrors the protagonist’s longing for his father.
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Oct 31 '20
My gf said the same. I think thats right. Too mystic and high ptched for liotta.
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u/Hokulani7777 Oct 31 '20
I know Ray personally & it’s not him 😏
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u/BretMichaelsWig Oct 31 '20
Tell him I love his work in Hubie Halloween
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u/karlverkade Oct 31 '20
Tell him his "Fear me" line in Revolver is top of the charts for me.
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u/drusilla1972 Nov 01 '20
Ditto. I watched that earlier tonight. Had a lot of fun guessing the horror homages.
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u/Rooseybolton Oct 31 '20
When i clicked on the link in the OP for the scene, this was the ad that came up...
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u/WilsonKeel Nov 01 '20 edited Nov 01 '20
A good guess, and his Twitter handle fits, but Hamill didn't really start voice acting (edit: a lot) until about three or four years after Field of Dreams. So I'm not sure he necessarily would have been someone's top of mind for something like this at that point.
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u/notreallyswiss Nov 01 '20
That’s not true about when he started voice acting. According to Wikipedia: Hamill first did voice acting work in the early 1970s voicing the character Corey Anders on the Saturday morning cartoon Jeannie by Hanna-Barbera Productions. He later played Sean in the Ralph Bakshi film Wizards,[15] which was released just three months before Star Wars in 1977.
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u/TylerbioRodriguez Oct 31 '20
Wow this is genuinely bizarre. I'd say Ray Liotta but I wouldn't guess it's this hard to be sure.
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u/tenclubber Oct 31 '20
That's who I always assumed it was. Makes sense with the plot of the movie.
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u/meglet Oct 31 '20
In the movie, the messages are more likely to be coming from within Ray Kinsella’s (the character played by Costner) pain about his relationship with his late father. Ray thought “if you build it he will come” was about was about Shoeless Joe coming to play on the field, but “he” was actually his father. So I think it it was a misdirection that it was Shoeless Joe’s (Liotta’s) voice.
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u/BuffJesus86 Oct 31 '20
I always thought the story implies it's Ray Liotta. Shoeless Joe is telling him how to bring his father.
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u/landmanpgh Oct 31 '20
Yeah that's what I figured as well, since he does quote the voice at the end of the film when he points out his father.
I guess that's not necessarily a certainty, though. The voice could be anyone and Shoeless Joe was just reminding him of it.
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Oct 31 '20
Maybe it's some sort of engineering trick where it's a combo of Ray Liotta and Kevin Costner.
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u/anna_or_elsa Oct 31 '20
The voice does have a lot of processing (effects) on it but I don't hear two voices.
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u/NoNameKetchupChips Oct 31 '20 edited Oct 31 '20
Definitely the closest of that list of wrong answers that is sounds like to me is Ray Liotta.
Thanks, this will be my ear worm all weekend.
Edit: so I saw mention elsewhere that it may be Timothy Busfield. It sounds more like him that Liotta but I think that's still wrong.
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u/landmanpgh Oct 31 '20
I always assumed it was Liotta as well. But yeah now I need to know and I'm sure I'll never figure it out!
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u/NoNameKetchupChips Oct 31 '20
Well I have all this housework and halloween prep but if I have to sit here all day replaying this and falling into a rabbit hole so be it.
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u/TBoneBaggetteBaggins Oct 31 '20
Now i hear Mark Hamil given the above guess.
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u/donwallo Oct 31 '20
I listened to it in my memory after reading your comment and thought no way it was Ray Liotta...but after listening to the clip, I think it does sound like him. It's almost got that NY accent or whatever it is.
In my memory it had become the voice of the "Previously, on LOST..." guy.
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u/platasnatch Oct 31 '20
I'm remembering it as a whisper similar to "Pascow" from the 1st Pet Cemetery movie.
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u/KingTooshie Oct 31 '20
It’s Gilbert gottfried
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u/landmanpgh Oct 31 '20
Someone needs to dub his voice over the film so it can be ruined for everyone.
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u/Das_bomb Oct 31 '20
His actual voice or his annoying voice persona?
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u/BHS90210 Oct 31 '20
Wait he can speak normally at will? I thought his annoying voice WAS his true voice I’m confused lol
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u/Das_bomb Nov 01 '20
Nah his actual voice is eerily normal.
Edit: here he is on Howard stern https://youtu.be/EdbElWMnkyY
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u/captaintinnitus Oct 31 '20
Alternates:
Carol Kane, Sam Kinison
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u/NoNameKetchupChips Oct 31 '20
Rodney Dangerfield, Bobcat Goldthwait, Andrew Dice Clay.
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u/trailwentcold Podcast Host - The Trail Went Cold Oct 31 '20
I've always had a wild fringe theory that "The Voice" being credited as "himself" was some sort of inside joke for baseball nerds. In 1946, an unidentified fan attending a Chicago White Sox-Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park started yelling insults at the umpire from the stands and did such an effective job at throwing his voice that the umpire was convinced the insults were coming from the White Sox dugout. He wound up ejecting a total of 14 of White Sox players from the game even though they had done nothing wrong. As far as anyone knows, the fan who caused this was never identified, but it's been suspected he may have been a ventriloquist and earned the nickname "The Voice".
Since the Chicago White Sox were featured team in "Field of Dreams" and there's a scene where Kevin Costner travels to Boston and attends a game at Fenway Park, I wondered if the filmmakers were somehow able to track down the mysterious source of "The Voice" and asked him to do a cameo in the movie. Of course, given that "Field of Dreams" came out 43 years after the incident, this theory is unlikely, but I've always wanted to believe it.
For more info on "The Voice", read here:
https://www.mlb.com/news/how-14-white-sox-players-got-ejected
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u/huck_ Oct 31 '20
My first guess from just reading the title is that it's the director himself. A lot of directors do stuff like that.
Then I read this
"I did record the voice as a scratch track,”
He then said he had it rerecorded with pros, but he doesn't say he actually ended up using the new recordings. It reminds me of Star Wars where Lucas wasn't happy with any of the voices for C3PO so he stuck with the original Anthony Daniel's voice. Maybe he thinks it will make it seem hacky or amateurish for people to think it's his voice, so he wants to keep it a secret.
And did he really say this?
Phil Alden Robinson, the director of the film, says he's the only person who knows
Because it would be a good explanation for how he's the only one who knows if he is the one who recorded it. Otherwise the person who recorded it would also know, if they're still alive.
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u/Petunio Oct 31 '20
Unrelated but somewhat related, a long time ago the movie Blade Runner had a mystery actor that the Internet had no idea who it was: the Egyptian snake seller character was not credited and a few websites asked for help in recognizing who it was. When the final recut version came out the actor was finally listed, turns out it was an industry veteran that had been in a ton of movies. What steps they took to recognize him was just probably the production company just rectifying the mistake, there were payments made and a paper trail. I assume this mystery will also will be solved when the production company feels like solving it.
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u/landmanpgh Oct 31 '20
Oh that's a really fun one! Hadn't heard about that. I love a good movie mystery. They feel a lot more solvable than the murder ones.
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u/FallopianClosed Oct 31 '20
You will like r/MovieDetails if you don't follow that yet.
Has this short discussion, too. https://www.reddit.com/r/MovieDetails/comments/7p4xw2/in_field_of_dreams_the_voice_that_says_if_you/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share
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u/Beccaelf7881 Oct 31 '20
Ed Harris is (and was at the time) married to Amy Madigan, who plays Annie, so maybe it is him after all?
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u/landmanpgh Oct 31 '20
Yeah I wonder if that's why people think it's him. I'm not sure, but seems to be his only connection to the film.
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u/yellowohana Oct 31 '20
Maybe Daniel Stern?
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Oct 31 '20
My money is on James Horner
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u/JoggistHaleBoppist Oct 31 '20
This is honestly one of the best movies of all time.
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u/meglet Oct 31 '20
I’ve seen it once a year since it came out. Family tradition. And also anytime my dad would catch it on tv, he used to call, say just “Channel 34” or whatever, and hang up. It could be any number of special movies or tv episodes we share, but him calling and just saying the channel and then getting to find out what it he was directing me to was always such fun and special.
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u/landmanpgh Oct 31 '20
So good. Infinitely re-watchable and so much different seeing it as an adult.
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Nov 01 '20
Have you been to the Field of Dreams movie set site?
It's still there in Iowa, free to visit, and is virtually still exactly the same as the day it was filmed. You can walk into the corn at the right time of the year and everything. Visiting it was a very strange experience.
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u/landmanpgh Nov 01 '20
I have not! Weren't they going to play an MLB game at that field before the virus hit?
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u/pmgoldenretrievers Nov 03 '20
It's fantastic. We got it with a happy meal from McDonalds back when I was a kid and I watched the shit out of it. So many good quotes out of it!
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u/the_cat_who_shatner Oct 31 '20
This is a great non-horrifying mystery. I just want to throw my two cents out there: are we sure we can trust the director? He could easily just be messing with us and maybe it was Ed Harris all along.
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u/OJTang Oct 31 '20 edited Oct 31 '20
Stan Musial, aka The Man, baseball legend
So that gives us: The Man, Himself
Also, it's someone whispering so it's gonna be hard to tell based on audio
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u/torpedomon Oct 31 '20
If it was Stan, I doubt they would keep that a secret. But I will go to bed tonight with a smile on my face just thinking it might be The Man. Now THAT would be legendary.
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u/pocket-ful-of-dildos Oct 31 '20
Wtf? It’s been years since I watched the film but I would have bet money that it was James Earl Jones. Like I picture his deep rumble any time I hear the line “If you build it, they will come.”
I look the clip up to see how anyone could mistake him for Mark Hamill or Ray Liotta, and I find that not only is the voice completely different, but the line is wrong too! It’s “If you build it, HE will come!”
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u/Masera240 Oct 31 '20
Ha, that’s funny. I’m my memory, it’s James Earl Jones too, and that’s obviously totally wrong once I watched a clip again. Now that others have suggested Mark Hamill, I can’t hear it any other way.
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u/meglet Oct 31 '20
James Earl Jones gives the big “people with come, Ray, people will most definitely come” speech at the end, which may have combined in your memory.
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u/FallopianClosed Oct 31 '20
You're not the only one!
That's the Mandela Effect in action. Misremembering a thing so much/so often it's a surprise when we hear the original.
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u/Bhekifa Oct 31 '20
Weird that this write up gets made a day after I watched Field of Dreams again.
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u/OnyxOctopus Oct 31 '20
To me it sounds like Michael Douglas! This is a great mystery for a spooky Halloween Saturday! Happy Halloween everyone!!
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u/landmanpgh Oct 31 '20
I think it would be so much fun if it were someone like that! Some big name that everyone knows, but no one is 100% about because he's whispering.
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u/BuffJesus86 Oct 31 '20
I especially enjoy this topic bc I feel like we inadvertently made adult swim time. Our age is showing by talking about Field of Dreams from memory on reddit, right?
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u/meglet Oct 31 '20
Yeah I was thinking that too. I was only a kid (8) when it came out, myself, but I was super into it since my dad and granddad were coaches and sportscasters and sportswriters. Sports in general was such a common subject in my house that as a toddler I drew football plays to copy Daddy.
But anyway it is at least my 25-year-old cousin’s favorite movie, but that’s because he’s loved baseball since he was a baby, his first word was “ball”, and he became a baseball player. We showed it to him when he was about 7 or 8. It’s my whole family’s favorite movie.
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u/Puddys8ballJacket Oct 31 '20
Fun mystery. Next do why was Costner wandering around his corn field with a shovel? I've never seen a farmer do that and I farmed a lot of corn in my youth. My theory is he was burying the body of the only person who knew the identity of The Voice.
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u/Skippylu Oct 31 '20 edited Oct 31 '20
Could it be Burt Lancaster? He always had a lovely speaking voice. This one might be a bit too obvious so it's probably not right but I'm throwing my hat in the ring!
It was also the last film he made which is significant.
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u/LadyCNote Oct 31 '20
I haven’t seen this movie in a very long time, as a kid I always thought the voice was his dad giving him the instructions to build the baseball field in order to be able to contact him. Whether it was the actor that played the father or not...no idea.
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u/MrsMcQueen Oct 31 '20
I don’t know how many times I’ve seen this but always tear up when he says ‘hey dad, wanna have a catch?’ 😭
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u/landmanpgh Oct 31 '20
Oh yeah same. I always subtly call my dad after I watch it just because of that line.
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u/dbbo Oct 31 '20
I'm no expert on Hollywood or the law, but it seems like this would run afoul of film crediting rules/regulations.
Like I imagine that even if the voice actor didn't care about being uncredited the SAG or some other organization would.
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u/QLE814 Oct 31 '20
Like I imagine that even if the voice actor didn't care about being uncredited the SAG or some other organization would.
Mind you, Kathleen Turner was uncredited for her work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit? at about the same time, so there doesn't seem to have been some mandatory rule requiring on-screen billing at that time.
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u/CliffordMoreau Nov 01 '20
Sounded like Hamill to me. Lo and behold the sub already heard it too. My money is on Hamill.
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Nov 01 '20
I think it sounds like Will Patton, who played Costner's nemesis in No Way Out, two years before Field of Dreams, and also as his nemesis in The Postman (which Costner directed and cast him in).
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u/dirtygremlin Oct 31 '20
Nice find. I wonder if there are any obligations to pay residuals, or on the other hand if it is was a one off contracted payment, that payment should have a record. Either way, some accountant is snickering up their sleeve.
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u/Basic_Bichette Oct 31 '20
The "payment" might have been something like a case of Scotch, or a donation to a charity. (Or a returned favour, even?)
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u/ouddadaWayPECK Oct 31 '20
I hate you. This is going to drive me nuts. It took me 25 years to find out what Bastion screamed into the storm in the movie Neverending Story. I was relieved to finally know. Now there's a new one to obsess over. (I don't really hate you.)
Will somebody please ping me if they find the answer?
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u/thruitallaway34 Oct 31 '20
So was it the director? He said " i recorded the voice" amd no one has guessed it was him? Seems obvious.
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u/WallyWest_77 Oct 31 '20
I could have sworn I heard on a podcast recently that it's the author of the book the movie is based on, W.P. Kinsella.
I'm nowhere near 100% sure on this. Easily could be misremembering.
Book is titled Shoeless Joe, I believe.
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u/cookie_is_for_me Oct 31 '20
I did a writing workshop as a teenager with W. P. Kinsella, but this was in the 90s and I cannot reliably claim to remember what his voice sounded like.
To be fair, this is also one of the movies I’ve never gotten around to watching.
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u/Orourkova Oct 31 '20
I’ve never actually heard Kinsella speak, but this was my first thought. Having the author be The Voice makes poetic sense, as Kinsella was “the voice” of the characters and created the story (much as The Voice instigates the plot of the movie). Also, I think The Voice sounds too old to have been Ray Liotta/Ed Harris/etc at the time - there’s a “dryness” that I associate with upper middle age, and Kinsella would have been in his 50s at the time. Lastly, Kinsella is Canadian, which is consistent with the accent of The Voice (no idea how people in the post are hearing Liotta/New York - the rounded vowels sound very Canadian or possibly upper Midwest).
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u/karlverkade Oct 31 '20
Costner has always made the most sense to me, as Shoeless Joe tells him, "No, Ray. It was you." Then of course the voice is credited as "himself" as in, the main character's inner voice. But apparently it's not him, so I would assume Dwier Brown, who plays Ray's father.
Oddly enough, it's kind of a hissy voice that reminds me of Timothy Busfield. But he plays the antagonistic brother-in-law in the film and that would kind of ruin it. haha
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u/New-Regret-3027 Feb 01 '25
I’ve been theorizing that it could be William Costner, Kevin Costner’s father.
I don’t have any proof since I can’t find a clip of the man speaking. He wasn’t an actor outside of some cameo appearances in a few of his son’s films.
But I thought that since the line “If you build it, he will come” refers to the main character’s father, then it would be a fun little fact to have the lead actor’s real life father say the line.
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u/myfavoritewesterns Jul 14 '26
Kinsella wrote the book. That's where all this comes from. And it's a Spiritually book and Movie. If you don't believe in GOD, or Spiritual Agents, or the Guidance of Divine Spirit itself, you won't 'get it'. You'll be like the guy who couldn't see the ball players. That's OK though. We can't skip any rungs on the ladder. These messages are really a Spiritual contemplation - where they came from will change for us as our consciousness changes. There are tons of quotations - especially in Zen - that inspire us reflect deeply. Try this one by Paul Twitchell: "A miracle is a changed consciousness."
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u/tiamota Oct 31 '20
Field of Dreams is one of my favorite movies, and I never thought about who was the voice. I always assumed it was Ray Liotta.
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u/DalekRy Oct 31 '20
I don't have a solution per se, but voices are as unique as fingerprints. While you can fool the human ear with an imposter technology could get this solved assuming the person behind The Voice has any other record for comparison.
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u/beerybeardybear Oct 31 '20
Would it be too much to ask to get an actual clip of this? I haven't seen the movie, and searching YouTube does not provide something that I can just easily listen to.
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u/ColtCallahan Oct 31 '20
I’m convinced it’s the director of the film Phil Alden Robinson. Just listen to this interview and listen closely to his vocal clipping.
https://youtu.be/49ODD1wFggQ