Hollow Knight: Hallownest Vocalized Reveal Trailer (IT'S RELEASED!)

4/23/2023 It's finally here! Hallownest Vocalized is available to play today! More details on how to play in the Launch Trailer: • Hollow Knight: Hallown...
Hello everyone! I'm Ccmaci, but most people just call me Cc. I'm the Lead Director of the Hallownest Vocalized Project, and a KZbinr who creates videos about Hollow Knight: a 2D Metroidvania action-adventure game set in the Kingdom of Hallownest, a world inhabited by intelligent sword wielding bugs of all shapes and sizes. Hollow Knight has such an intricate and expansive lore to uncover which I'm incredibly passionate about, so much so I started publishing videos about it on KZbin. After nearly two years of dissecting this game story and characters within, I realized I had the ability to make a project like Hallownest Vocalized become a reality.
"What is Hallownest Vocalized?"
To summarize: this project aims to program English Voice Actors into the video game Hollow Knight, enhancing the player's immersion when interacting with the bugs of Hallownest. When this project is completed, we’ll release a “Hallownest Vocalized” mod you can install into Hollow Knight and play for yourself!
Hollow Knight already has voice actors speaking for NPCs. However, they all talk in a made-up language called "Hollow Speak", and we usually only ever hear them say small phrases when starting up long conversations. This by itself does make for an immersive experience, but with English Voice Actors, we have the potential to make each character feel so much more real, creating an entirely new experience for players to enjoy. With over 300 VA roles needing to be filled, this is my most ambitious project yet. Knowing this, I've spent this Summer preparing Hallownest Vocalized for this moment, and I'm happy to say that it's finally ready for auditions!
Link to audition for this project can be found at the top of the description and in the pinned comment. Can’t wait to hear your voice!
Twitter - / ccmaci​
Discord - / discord
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VVV Special thanks and credits to media used below VVV
Thank you ‪@fruitmarm‬ who I commissioned for this video’s thumbnail!
Her Instagram: / fruitmarm
Voice Actors (in order of appearance):
Nicholas Dunlap voiced “KP Lore Tablet”
- / nichola39057175
- www.castingcall.club/m/Nickdu...
John C. (MadJazzer) voiced “Elderbug” and “Cornifer”
- / madjazzermakings
- musescore.com/mad_jazzer
- / mad-jazzer-285728629
- / @madjazzer4272
- www.castingcall.club/m/MadAsA...
Perpetual Noob voiced “Sly” and “Mister Mushroom”
- ‪@PerpetualNoob‬
- / perpetualnoob3
- perpetualnoob.net
- / perpetualnoob3
- / perpetual_noob
- www.castingcall.club/m/RoryVO
Lucas Davey voiced “Quirrel”
- / laundrygremlin
- / lanky_boy_lucas
- www.castingcall.club/m/LDaveyVA
Tyler (TW1NK) voiced “False Knight”
- / @fathertw1nk459
- www.castingcall.club/m/TW1NK
GoodKnightNintendo voiced “Mato” and “Oro”
- ‪@GoodKnightNintendo‬
- / goodknightntndo
- www.castingcall.club/m/GoodKn...
Onegrainof voiced “Zote the Mighty”
- www.castingcall.club/m/onegra...
Patrick Compton voiced “Mask Maker”
- / realpatrickcompton
- / realpatcompton
- www.castingcall.club/m/PatCom...
(I voiced Hornet, but that was just to show that all the NPCs of the trailer were available for you to audition for)

[@Ccmaci]

4/23/2023 It's finally here! Hallownest Vocalized is available to play today! More details on how to play in the Launch Trailer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mne7f2WogKmontE

[@aki-senkinn]

I'm a semi-mute, therefore I audition to voice all lines of the Knight. - I have 10+ years experience of being silent. - My voice is exactly like theirs - I excel at nodding silently, disagreeing silently, and being mad silently

[@somedragonbastard]

Hired

[@dorol6375]

Hired

[@TheAncientKnight]

Hired

[@thegreendorito9515]

Your hired

[@gigacat9761]

Hired

[@fireb0rn]

This is really cool. Good luck with the project, everyone!

[@anotherwea6692]

Hi fire! I hope the projects ends up well too.

[@real_maronszewc1]

You should try your luck with casting somewhere, who knows

[@ne2256]

Ayyy fire why don't you do a poh run

[@wert_1190]

Hi fire

[@d6dude116]

A more important thing is that Hornet has a masculine voice

[@Ccmaci]

Seeing some people confused, if you're curious who voiced Hornet, I did! This was to show that all NPCs in the trailer are available for audition. I will not be voicing Hornet in the final product.

[@Sougin_0]

K. Tho your voice sounds nice and would probably fit a character

[@chungo.]

I'd like the option to have Ccmaci Hornet thanks

[@bluehero-96]

So you'll have Little Kuriboh voice Hornet. Gotcha.

[@smolboi6855]

Its a good option but I think it would be better if you could somehow make your voice sound more feminine

[@master_mega]

That’s nice to hear as personally I didn’t like some of the voice that were used for the character (I’m not saying that I didn’t like the voices themselves just some didn’t fit with the character that was voiced) and one thing is their normal like enemies grunts and whatever don’t Match the voice given so I find it nice to hear that they all aren’t final decisions. Also I like sly’s voice

[@YorkJonhson]

Props to whoever voices every precept of Zote.

[@TheGrinningGamer]

Looking forward to trying. X)

[@Codesclan404]

Honestly that just seems like torture but with extra steps.

[@TheGrinningGamer]

@@Codesclan404 57, to be exact. X)

[@Codesclan404]

I know how many precepts there are.

[@rexalley8397]

R.I.P vocal chords

[@SAD_istfied]

Really cool project!! Quite hype for it

[@TheDennisdalisay]

Oh damn hi sadist!

[@taffles7498]

wow first like of sadist’s comment

[@bloxgurt]

Hey! Cool to see you here, love your animations :) Shaw.

[@taffles7498]

@@bloxgurt Shaw indeed it is

[@firi431]

oh hello

[@benikujaku4567]

-Hornet with Ccmaci's voice doesn't exist, she can't hurt you. Hornet with Ccmaci's voice:

[@berylliosis5250]

Sly and Quirrel already sound _perfect_ - exactly how I'd imagine their voices based on their in-game sfx

[@Leonardo_H.]

well and now we know that windette is gonna voice sly I don't know if it's better or if it's worse but I'm hyped

[@flipflopitstimetostop]

**auditions for literally every single female character**

[@avacado4706]

**Does the same... Whilst not a female**

[@oxob3333]

@@avacado4706 i see what you did there

[@fiendfi7119]

@@avacado4706 if you can pull off a feminine voice, go for it

[@GardenVarietea]

@@fiendfi7119 Are we allowed to audition for characters we don't meet the gender/age stuff for? I can mimic a lot of the Hollow Speak things characters have but I'm not the age of like most the characters I wanna audition for

[@fiendfi7119]

@@GardenVarietea don't ask me but I don't think age will be a problem at least

[@MSLP]

What a fun idea! Looking forward to seeing this mod get completed, would make for a really comfy playthru

[@DIEFORME173]

Yeah

[@GoodKnightNintendo]

Hornet says “Get good!” confirmed 😎

[@laubra5227]

Wow! Was really surprised when I saw you in the credits, I didn't recognise the voice, Are you the v,a or are you a placeholder until a role is filled, cause I think you voiced the brothers great

[@GoodKnightNintendo]

@@laubra5227 Awww thanks! And it’s a placeholder for now but I will be auditioning for a few roles! I’m super excited for how this will turn out!!!

[@laubra5227]

@@GoodKnightNintendo Is this what you meant when you said that you were working on something in your reply to one of my comments

[@lorenzo8208]

Team cherry said that it was supposed to say "genk gu" or something like that, but git gud is way funnier

[@GoodKnightNintendo]

@@laubra5227 No, the video I am working on will be separate but any time that I get the chance to participate with other HK creators, I try to make time for it :)

[@autism-overlord]

I had a stupid grin on my face the entire time, this is already amazing.

[@Dockboy-ie4yu]

Missed to opportunity to say had a stupid Grimm on my face

[@autism-overlord]

@@Dockboy-ie4yu Your right, I'm a complete idiot

[@swaenwall]

@@Dockboy-ie4yu * stupid grim bc hes dung defender

[@LucineDaBee]

@@autism-overlord ogrim, don't be so hard on yourself. You're a pretty cool guy.

[@Ccmaci]

Auditions for Hallownest Vocalized are now CLOSED, best of luck to everyone who auditioned!

[@lennystudios3.14]

This sounds so fun As someone with a crappy (wait is that allowed on your channel lol) high pitched voice - I might even practice some characters for this This is epic - quite a big project, at the end I’ll be glad to have seen it through.

[@Lesbianwithagun]

I wish I could do this but I am to young :(

[@Lesbianwithagun]

If you were wondering you have to be 16 or older to do it and unfortunately I am to young

[@Cosmin694]

Every va did an amazing job, but hornet really needs a female va who sounds more like her SHA voice

[@skywatcher8893]

I really want to audition for this! Just have to get a real mic first and not just my iPhone lol

[@PerpetualNoob]

This is such an exciting project CC! Thank you for the opportunity to be even a part of this trailer! 😃

[@keithredacted8154]

CC, this is groundbreaking! I have never been more in awe and excited for such a grand project. You have all of our undying support. So proud of you and this community!!!

[@sugaristhenewwhite]

omg keith

[@KhoiV]

Meme video when??

[@Rhysbarrettlmao]

Sly, quirrel and the mask maker were actually how I imagined they would sound

[@hoshitime7785]

Quirrel P E R F E C T I O N

[@thehydragoose]

The voices really fit the characters but I'd say giving Hornet a female voice would be better since the noises Hornet makes are more feminine

[@christopherfox7987]

True but it was maci himself who voiced hornet meaning they might not have had the right voice actor for the role yet

[@zaidlacksalastname4905]

She's literally called "the gendered child" it's a no brainer

[@Sougin_0]

Yeah

[@seajay632]

If you'd played the game, you'd know Hornet is a she.

[@Ccmaci]

Apologies for the confusion, I only voiced Hornet in the trailer to show that all NPCs in the trailer are available for audition; I will not be voicing her in the final version.

[@sagoot]

"Everything will be given voice" the vessels:

[@asylvis3311]

THK: *screams*

[@HYPER_BRUH_]

@@asylvis3311 That isn't actually the THK screaming but the radiance from inside them. PV also does the screaming animation but there is no sound. Makes sense cuzz if they had a voice (to cry suffering) they would have joined the pile of corpses it the bottom of the abyss.

[@DiaomBayet]

Oil sound intensifies

[@seaanemily4092]

Even the demo lines are amazing- just goes to show how cool this project is going to be! Can’t wait to watch other people play it because I don’t have a pc :)

[@ethansmith876]

@Skibbity Bop the voices aren't final, it's the creators voice for a proof of concept

[@DailySilksongNews]

force skurry to give each grub a unique voice or we riot

[@davegamin67]

True

[@jellycore1316]

HAH XD

[@drakath5727]

That Sly voice is really accurate to his voice lines, I hope that whomever did Sly in this trailer remains Sly.

[@g0ldd1ce10]

Windette

[@marleyanimations9930]

Windette voiced sly if ur wondering!

[@Khaleb_0]

mask maker is already on point, and, I know im just a rando, but i'd give cornifer a thicker accent, since Iselda tells us they're immigrants that are only recently there

[@BlueSR]

Wow, CC! I’m excited to see how this turns out! Really exciting project honestly

[@LaggerKnight]

Here's the voices I think you should keep, since you did a good job on them already: -Sly -Lore Tablets/Pale King -Elderbug -Quirrel -False Knight -Oro and Mato -Mr. Mushroom -Mask Maker

[@HB-jw2nj]

Essentially every character in the trailer

[@bigzero7720]

@@HB-jw2nj Except for Zote and Hornet. (I think Zote might need a bit more "grumpiness".)

[@asylvis3311]

@@bigzero7720 Hornet's voice was stated to be a placeholder, so no concerns there!

[@katon8213]

God ,the Cornifer's voice is so perfectly accurate ,it's exactly how i imagined hes gonna sound.

[@coboldoconlaspada9139]

I like it. Just get a female voice actor for iselda, bretta, Hornet, ecc. And its perfect

[@tridreamer7144]

Damn. Modding for Hollow Knight is starting to ramp up to even greater heights. We have Fyremoth, this, and Sanctuary. I wonder how grand our community can go if we combine more and more elements and talents into our fanmade creations?

[@idk_what_im_doing04]

Don't forget Pale Court!

[@JustSvenThings]

hollow knight is one of my favorite games of all time and this project reignited my spark for hollow knight and i can't wait to experience it again with actual voice acting and so i thank you so much for starting this wonderful WONDERFUL project. Ahem sorry about that it can be hard for me to hold back words and emotions for things i love so i once again thank you with all my heart for starting this project and for you being able to let me experience hollow knight again when it comes out and i hope the rest of your year and beyond are FANTASTIC!

[@plantedplatypus7513]

i adore the false knight’s voice it fits perfectly

[@matery77]

Thats soooo cool!

[@delirious_z9987]

cool idea: you could make an accapella version of enter hollownest after you talk with all npc's with the voices of all the voice actors

[@jellycore1316]

That sounds pretty cool!

[@TwoEyesToListen]

Almost a year and still waiting for this masterpiece to come

[@willowisp254]

This is such an amazing idea!! I love the Quirrel and Sly voices already, you should keep them or get something similar. I don’t have a mic or I’d totally try out! Good luck with the project!

[@kokzuckerberg3880]

I can't wait to see the Finished product that comes out of this, this is soooooo cool! I love all of the voices they are amazing!

[@TheAdvertisement]

Yooo I didn't realize the voice acting in your videos was leading up to this! :0

[@octo5042]

I always really enjoy the added touch of voices in your lore videos and stuff, so this is awesome!! These are all so good too!

[@kono152]

this looks amazing, i cant wait, good luck on the project

[@vex4tious]

Honestly feel like false knight should sound like a child with a cauldron stuck on his head.

[@jett843]

Excited to hear Lemm, can't wait for the project, good luck on it!

[@flipflopitstimetostop]

that was such a good trailer!!! i will definitely be auditioning for this :)

[@Sougin_0]

OMG! I have to be dreaming! There’s no way you found the right voices, and will cover every line

[@daniyalnaseer-ud-din5490]

Cc really made the False Knight a Hill Bille lmaooooooo. I totally dig it though

[@Kaephoon]

I just submitted a good amount of roles and plan on doing more tomorrow! Good luck to everyone auditioning, and thank you CC for this opportunity!

[@ilayws4448]

Absolutely awesome!

[@peasantb100d]

I can't wait for the 57 precepts of zote.

[@greenrockgirl5150]

This looks so cool! I do feel like Quirrel’s voice should be a bit deeper though.

[@patrickma4220]

1:02 'Everything' Pure Vessel now says 'ow' whenever you hit it.

[@atcha899]

I havnt seen anything about this until now but this is just such a great thing to have been worked on its an amazing addition for people trying to be more immersed into the lore side of things I appreciate all the work and effort put into this mod

[@jjnaunau1341]

I’m not gonna audition, but this concept is amazing. This is gonna be great

[@hanz9662]

I’d love to voice Zote. I think my excessively “heroic” voice fits Zote perfectly.

[@boxofmistakes2522]

Yeah... Holy yeah, Zote IS excessively hero- sorry, '''Heroic''', and if you can do a good one, go for it!

[@izoomee9838]

this is amazing!

[@a_silly_moff]

*i love this so much.* cornifer and sly’s voices sound so accurate to the actual voice in the game, makes you think that its real!

[@jacobobrien1024]

mossbag should be the moss prophet

[@dransnake]

Not gonna lie, I'm considering trying out for Myla and Bretta. I have a large femme range, but I'm more comfy doing higher voices ^^''

[@daisi2233]

Good luck with project! It gonna be nice

[@antiozozowa8585]

This sounds and looks amazing. Good luck on The Project!

[@justsomeguywithahandlebarm2456]

Huh, guess I hold off on buying hk untill this mod comes out.

[@ziomeksterys2275]

How is the project going?

[@Technovoid]

This is so exciting! I love voicing the characters on my own, so I can't wait to see how this turns out (and hopefully I get to play a part in it as well, but I guess we'll see!)

[@brownhood712]

This is amazing!

[@hellhound6464]

Is this still being worked on? :0 (It's been a year so im just confused sorry kajskddbdo)

[@amokriinprolgiid3409]

Most of the voices sound on point. But, hornet's voice sounds off to me.

[@joethomas6834]

They're all just placeholders, although Hornet is the main victim.

[@walkerlite5189]

Good luck man!

[@SaoryEmanoelle]

This is SO AMAZING OMG I especially love the Pale King's voice aaaa

[@purplehoodie1216]

The voices they have so far fit them so well! That seems like it really is gonna end up very nice

[@pinkies13]

This is amazing. I wish you luck in undertaking a project that could greatly expand and grow the hollow knight community.

[@Stellamarius]

This looks amazing Cc! Can't wait to see the finished product 💙

[@GardenVarietea]

This is amazing!!!! I'm not an experienced voice actor but still I plan on auditioning for as many voices as I can!

[@TapWaters]

I'd honestly start dream nailing bosses, npc's, and enemies randomly just to get this cool dialogue while playing the mod

[@junk06]

This is really cool! Hope the project will come along nicely!!

[@Red-zv2xt]

AHHHHH this would be so cool! Good luck!

[@drewdeford909]

This looks and sounds great so far!!

[@nuggetonastick1804]

This looks awesome!

[@lildino43]

Good job so far

[@oligb1469]

Okay that False knight voice is spot on lets be real

[@josepauloseibtneto4657]

Great stuff guys, keep at it please!

[@elisio5186]

THAT'S SO COOL!!! I wish I could audition... Good luck with your project, it's amazing!!

[@SMIBBProductions]

Aye John P!!! Congrats dude, this looks awesome!!! Can’t wait!!!

[@seasidehills1168]

Seems pretty cool can't wait for this

[@Abohmedjt]

Oh My God I'M SO HYPED!🔥🤩

[@a_vacuum7767]

This is a great idea for a project, I can't wait to see it finished!

[@wine.82]

really hyped for this one! saw a promotion on google a few days ago and i cant say i didnt squeel in exitement

[@flowerbruh]

goodluck with this!

[@Ustolemymusterd]

This sounds awesome! Cant wait to see the final project :0

[@alexiaatheducc]

Sounds awesome!!

[@ghastly_gengar]

What an incredible idea! I would love to play this when it comes out 👍

[@rt.hon.sirnigelkidney-tray1379]

Looks good, good luck man!

[@thewanderingartists]

This is actually well done !! 🥳🥳🥳 This community is awesome.

[@aggroash7717]

This is going to be awesome!

[@j.a.m.m]

That looks like a wonderful idea!

[@slimevenom3988]

Some voice showed in the trailer was so spot on. Best of luck to your project and hope I can voice some characters

[@jespesl]

Looks great good luck on this endeavour

[@char-ms2wh]

This is soooo cool I'm so excited!!!

[@felfia3958]

This is awesome!!

[@blmn564]

Just heard the final cast's auditions. I can't wait to hear the whole script in voice-acted glory, particularly with Ogrim.

[@sketchkay]

Awesome project!

[@decisivedirt6063]

I can’t wait. Looking forward to it

[@decisivedirt6063]

Also I’ll take Zote if no one else wants it

[@Rafelandroid2]

i immediately loved Zote's voice

[@soletutoring]

Hey thanks :-)

[@theunbannable4838]

Wow this project is gonna be amazing

[@jimmuzzi5230]

This is so cool!