Posted on Mon, Nov. 2, 2009
By Rick Kogan
Chicago Tribune
(MCT)
CHICAGO —
JoBe Cerny
, most famous for being the voice of the Pillsbury Doughboy, was on one recent rainy morning sitting in a studio at his Cerny/American Creative, a production company/recording studio on Illinois Street in Chicago. He was drinking coffee and nibbling at some doughnuts and listening to the voice of
Jesus Christ
as he died on the cross.
"Sounds amazing, doesn't it?" he said.
Well, in a word: Yes.
Jesus' voice was actually the voice of actor
Jim Caviezel
, one of the hundreds of voices that are part of one of the most ambitious audio projects in history.
"The Word of Promise Audio Bible" is the King James Bible in its entirety: a 79-CD set of more than 98 hours of dramatic audio theater, with an original score by
Stefano Mainetti
, feature film quality sound effects, narration by
Michael York
, and the work of 600-some actors, including such stars as
Richard Dreyfuss
(Moses),
Gary Sinise
(David),
Marisa Tomei
(
Mary Magdalene
),
Stacy Keach
(Paul),
Louis Gossett Jr.
(John),
Joan Allen
(Deborah),
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