he ceased, but left so charming on their ear his voice
posted at 1:59 pm by brandon in somethin' simple like the truthGoing to the movies may never be the same again.
“Entertainment Tonight” is reporting that Don LaFontaine has died in Los Angeles at age 68. Even if you don’t immediately recognize his name, it’s a sure bet you know his voice: the self-professed “King of the Movie Trailer,” it was LaFontaine’s rich, booming baritone that narrated most of the coming attractions which have played before the feature presentation at your local multiplex for the past three decades. (To say nothing of the thousands of commercials and television promos he has voiced throughout that same span of time.)
In a cruel twist of fate, word has it that the man whose singular voice made him a millionaire many times over was felled by complications from a collapsed lung. LaFontaine is survived by his wife and their three churren.
Here’s what I know: as many times as I’ve gone to the movies and paid money for an experience in which the previews were times better than the films they preceded, I find this loss to be devastating beyond expression. Fare thee well, Don. You’ll be missed.
