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Video & animation AI-assisted

Top Gun: Maverick, Val Kilmer's voice

Val Kilmer, who lost his speaking voice to throat cancer, returned as Iceman with a synthetic version of his own voice built from old recordings.

By
Sonantic & Val Kilmer
Year
2022
Country
United States
Category
Video & animation
Also
Music & audio
Purpose
Entertainment
Degree of AI
AI-assisted
Tools
Sonantic voice model

Where the human came in

Kilmer and his family worked with the company on the model, and the scene was written so that most of the exchange happens in writing, with the voice used for a few lines.

Why it is not slop

A voice clone made with the actor, for the actor. Restraint in how much it is used is what keeps it moving.

Seed entry: written from public sources and awaiting editorial review.

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