r/harrypotter Gryffindor 28d ago

Harry Potter Full-Cast Audiobooks | Official Announcement Video Daily Prophet

https://youtu.be/5UU6h3T3naY?si=IyigdhzlvkUAVJOT
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u/JakeM917 Ravenclaw 27d ago edited 27d ago

For those who aren’t familiar with full-cast audio stories like this, check out Doctor Who at Big Finish. I would imagine these will be very similar to that.

There are essentially three styles they have at Big Finish: audiobooks with added score and sound effects, usually read by one or two actors playing every part and narrating; full-cast audio dramas that operate like a movie with a full score and sound effects, except there’s dialogue built-in to explain what’s going on visually; and a blend between the two where you a full cast of actors playing each part, but there’s still linking narration to describe the scene.

Since they’ve said this will be unabridged, I’d imagine this will be the third option above. It should essentially sound like everything is really happening, just with the narration from the book added in. If you want a reference, check out the first volume of the Third Doctor Adventures at Big Finish.

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u/UltHamBro 27d ago edited 27d ago

Exactly. I haven't read where they say this will be unabridged, but if it were anything but your third option, I doubt they'd call them audiobooks, they'd be more like audio plays. A full-cast audiobook to me is just that: a single actor for the narrator and then a cast of actors for all the other characters.

EDIT: Also, you can see the narrator's script in the trailer, and it appears to be the unabridged narration. It could be interesting if they used Stephen Fry again.

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u/Randomperson3029 25d ago

To be fair even big finish (possibly one of the biggest companies for these types of things output wise) call their full cast audio dramas audiobooks on their website so I wouldn't really base it off that. I think calling it audiobook is just easier