Why doesn't Bayonetta sound like she used to?
Bayonetta's voice sounds a little different in Bayonetta 3. And that's because of a bitter pay dispute between Platinum Games and Hellena Taylor, the original voice actress of Bayonetta. In this video, I'll talk about how Taylor created Bayonetta's voice, why she and Platinum parted ways, and how Platinum found a NEW voice for Bayonetta, Jennifer Hale. Here's why Bayonetta doesn't sound like she used to!
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SOURCES
https://web.archive.org/web/201410140... (Hellena Taylor interview)
https://web.archive.org/web/201105060... (Hellena Taylor interview)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-poli... (Hellena Taylor’s original vocal coach)
https://dpntalent.com/talent/hellena-... (Hellena Taylor Agency Page)
https://www.platinumgames.com/officia... (Platinum always wanted Atsuko Tanaka to voice Bayonetta in Japanese)
https://otakuusamagazine.com/intervie... (Hellena Taylor included in Bayonetta film)
/ 1437032881357004800 (Well you might have to)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/n...
/ 1584415390171480066 (Update on claims made in videos)
CHAPTERS
0:00 - intro
0:44 - bayonetta gets a voice
4:32 - japanese bayonetta
6:56 - the dispute
9:50 - hellena enters her villain arc
14:23 - outro