Subj : Re: I emailed M.Throne asking about the Talosian voice To : alt.tv.star-trek.tos From : Karl Johanson Date : Thu Sep 08 2005 17:33:50 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos "Mike" wrote in message news:431FCE66.8F869C3@rochester.rr.com... > In all this debate about whether or not M. Throne's voice was altered > or > replaced for "The Menagerie", someone gave his website address: > > http://www.timem.com/starwebs/malachithrone/ > > suggesting someone ask him. Well I did. I wrote to the address on the > site: > > "Dear Mr Throne: > > I've enjoyed your work through the years and I wondered if you could > confirm something for me. > > In the pilot of Star Trek you did the voice for the large headed alien > (which was actually played by a woman). > > When this pilot was edited into a 2 part episode of Star Trek, you > played Commodore Mendez. So, the voice of the Alien you originally > looped was changed. > > I've always believed that they altered your original voice tracks to > sound higher pitched (and some others do too) while others believe > they > simply got another person to do the voice. > > Do you know for sure, which is the case?" > > > and tonight I got the response: > > "Dear Mike, > > It was rumoured that there was another voice used in that > episode----if > there was I don't know about it---but it sure as hell sounded like > that > voice I used for that character-----and as long as I keep getting > residuals for that show--- He's receiving residuals 38 years later? I maintain that if there were and I don't know > about it I could get nasty with the company---so for your bet or > whatever' It would be """safe to say Hey, HOOray, it;s me you're > favorite Piano > Player on the Range----(going to deck four with this one). > > Malachi (your local voice of Talosian woman---as told by > [M.Throne or his assistant does not need spam so the email address is > deleted here]) Throne. Karl Johanson .