How did AI help Val Kilmer speak in Top Gun: Maverick?
Quick answer: Val Kilmer worked with Sonantic after throat-cancer treatment affected his speech, using archival recordings to build a voice model.
Val Kilmer worked with Sonantic after throat-cancer treatment affected his speech, using archival recordings to build a voice model.
- Kilmer participated in the project and supplied the basis for the model.
- A neural voice system learned patterns from recordings of his earlier speech.
- The team generated and selected among multiple voice models.
- Human creatives supplied the dialogue and fine-tuned the final performance.
Good to know: The project is a consent-based example of AI helping restore a performer’s familiar voice.
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