Dmytro Monatik
Monatik on his debut voice acting experience
Most of all, singer Dima Monatik was delighted with the choice of his candidacy. Dmytro got one of the most colorful characters in the film – the ram Eddie. He is rich, arrogant, and stubborn as a ram. With enviable persistence, he knocks on the doors of castings, dreaming of fame. The singer claims to have found much in common with the animated character:"Eddie is a ram, I am an Aries. So we are similar. The difference is that he is a rich kid from a wealthy family. And he is also afraid of his domineering relatives, including even his grandmother. In my family, it's the opposite. But we quickly became friends with Eddie," the singer shared.
Monatik knows firsthand what vocal competitions are, as he himself was once a contestant. And now he is even the host of one of the most popular talent shows. How the artist's efforts turned out – watch in the animated film "Sing" at the Planet Kino cinema.
The singer also admitted that this is his first experience voicing an animated film. That is why Monatik treated every little detail with special responsibility. Including even voicing extraneous sounds, like chewing. The ram Eddie loves to snack often. So Dima had to forget about etiquette and make characteristic sounds twice as loud as necessary.
"I really chewed. I ate a lot of crackers while we were recording these takes. Because speaking well while chewing – you still have to try," Monatik says with a smile.
Since Dima voices a ram, he constantly had to draw out words, making a characteristic "ba-a-a." This will surely amuse the audience.
Who else "sounded" in the Ukrainian dub?
Along with Dima Monatik, the following voiced singing animals: host Yuriy Gorbunov, O.Torvald lead singer Zhenya Galich, and singer Anya Dobrydneva.Yuriy Gorbunov got the role of the producer of the talent show "Sing" – koala Buster Moon. In the original version of the film, he is voiced by Matthew McConaughey. Yuriy himself admitted that he enjoyed every minute of the voice acting process, as well as his character:
"Buster Moon is an optimist. And that saves him! In this we are very similar. Because I believe that everything in life happens for the best."
Rock musician Zhenya Galich voiced a character to match – he got the punk porcupine named Lance. When asked about his similarity to his animated character, Zhenya only jokes: "Yes, he sings as badly as I do."
The girlfriend of the porcupine Lance – the girl porcupine Ash – was voiced by Anna Dobrydneva. She said that she considers her character a rebel, capable, despite any obstacles, of persistently moving towards her main dream.
"What I saw on the screen and what I needed to reproduce, I actually expressed with my emotions and intonations. I was lucky – 100% match."
Thanks to the celebrities who voice the animated film, it will be interesting for both adults and children to watch. Kids will enjoy the bright picture, and you will enjoy familiar voices in a new performance.