voice-over
noun
1
a
: the voice of an unseen narrator speaking (as in a motion picture or television commercial)
b
: the voice of a visible character (as in a motion picture) expressing unspoken thoughts
2
: a recording of a voice-over
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Entourage: Joan Baez, Sam Shepard, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott and Allen Ginsberg (via audio voice-over).
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Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The first plays a 24/7 selection of music videos, concert films, music docs, and original Night Flight programming; it’s hosted by radio veteran Pat Prescott, whose voice-overs graced the original show as well.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
Ronan gives what may be the performance of her career as the self-destructive Rona, a former biology student whose passion for the natural world announces itself in an incongruously chatty voice-over.
—Dana Stevens, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
All the albums are available separately except for The Beatles Story, a documentary with funny interviews and voice-over narration but not a single full song.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2024
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Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The first plays a 24/7 selection of music videos, concert films, music docs, and original Night Flight programming; it’s hosted by radio veteran Pat Prescott, whose voice-overs graced the original show as well.
—Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
Ronan gives what may be the performance of her career as the self-destructive Rona, a former biology student whose passion for the natural world announces itself in an incongruously chatty voice-over.
—Dana Stevens, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
All the albums are available separately except for The Beatles Story, a documentary with funny interviews and voice-over narration but not a single full song.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Voice-over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/voice-over. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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