The name pronunciation thread

[Datameister 2,042]

The final "e" does not sound like in "bed", I would say it sounds like in "accent".

I pronounce those two e's the same way...

[Score 770]

The final "e" does not sound like in "bed", I would say it sounds like in "accent".

I pronounce those two e's the same way...

Yeah, my mistake, I thought the pronounce of "accent" was slightly different. What I meant is that the final "e" of "Morricone" is closed, while the "e" in "bed" is open.

[Luke Skywalker 1,795]

Just learn italian, and the name will flow effortessly from your mouth.

Capisci?

[Score 770]

Just learn italian, and the name will flow effortessly from your mouth.

Capisci?

Certo, questa sarebbe la soluzione migliore.

Alternatively, one could simply listen to an Italian interview:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmWR_5fw-Sg

The name "Ennio Morricone" is correctly pronounced by the Italian interviewer at the very beginning of the video.

[Marian Schedenig 8,193]

It's like "killer" but with "a" instead of "e"

Yes but what about the Wojciech?

[Brónach 1,302]

Using Wikipedia:

V (french v) - o - j (I don't know abour this one)- ts - ee - e (open e) - [x]. I always say the accent at the end but I'm not sure.

[Datameister 2,042]

Basically, you want to record yourself sneezing with your face partially submerged in a bowl of jello, and then play the sound backwards. Comes out about right.

[Neimoidian 14]

Using Wikipedia:

V (french v) - o - j (I don't know abour this one)- ts - ee - e (open e) - [x]. I always say the accent at the end but I'm not sure.

You read "j" like "y".

[Corellian2019 386]

This is possibly irrelevant, but how do you pronounce Steven Soderbergh's last name? Is it "soad"-erbergh, or is it "sahd"-erbergh?

[Koray Savas 2,251]

"Soad"

[Trent B 337]

Yes I'm too lazy to look back but what about Giacchino's name? Just his last name.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Juh-kee-no

[Corellian2019 386]

"Soad"

Thanks for that. I bet you heard Steven pronounce it himself in his audio commentaries, right?

[Trent B 337]

Juh-kee-no

Huh thanks for that Koray. Interesting way to pronounce his name.

[Naïve Old Fart 9,520]

You people really make easy things difficult.

Are you looking for a real challenge? Try pronuncing polish names.

Polish? POLISH?! Try learing Gaelic, as I have to do, for my new job!!!

Hans Zimmer

wa-anch-or

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha (etc.)!

[Jacob 0]

For anyone else wanting to know how to pronounce Conti:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij7OxJMiAHY

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

I was expecting "Cont-eye" or something radically different than what I've been thinking for years.

[Jacob 0]

I had been thinking it was "Cont-eye" actually.

[Trent B 337]

I have always thought that's how his last name was pronounced.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

Palpatyne, not Palpatine.

Neean Numb, not Nine Nunb...???

[Koray Savas 2,251]

I always pronounced it "Con-tea."

[Andy 4,123]

I've actually wondered how to pronounce Koray Savas?

[Neimoidian 14]

I've actually wondered how to pronounce Koray Savas?

It has already been discussed in some other thread, has it?.

[Andy 4,123]

I must have missed it.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Yeah I remember we discussed it briefly a long time ago.

Koray = "core-eye"

Savas is pronounced just as you think.

[ChuckM 1]

Sah-vahs?

[Olivier 5]

Here is a link to some names I recorded a few years ago (yes, that's me speaking):

http://ob777.free.fr/names/

I offered Soundtrack.net to add such afeature to their site, but never got any reply; I believe I offered it to another site as well, with no better result.

Even better, of course, would be to have snippets of the composers themselves pornouncing their own name.

[Jacob 0]

Neat, Oliver.

Thanks.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Sah-vahs?

Yep.

[Olivier 5]

Neat, Oliver.

Thanks.

Thanks for checking it out!

Most of those names are not difficult to pronounce, actually (at least, I don't think so), but they were the ones I cam up with and found by quickly looking around for French names; this was just meant to be an example to sell the idea (for nothing: I was offering it for free).