German voice-over production made simple
As an established German International voice-over agency, Matinée Multilingual has been providing a professional German Voice-Over Service and German Subtitling Service for over 25 years. We offer a selection of the very best German voice-over talent, at a price you can afford.
Whether for documentary, advertising, eLearning, or IVR, we’ll help you select the best German voice-over talent for the job. We can record wild or sync to picture, and deliver the audio back in the file format of your choice, same day, via FTP. We can also lay-back the audio onto your video, and re-work the captions where necessary.
To calculate voice-over fees and recording costs click here. You will also find a lot of technical information here on our FAQs page.
To check the availability of our voice-artists and to confirm costs, please contact us using the quick Quote form opposite, and we'll respond within one hour. Or you can email project@matinee.co.uk or call on +44(0)118 958 4934.
Featured German Voice Talent
German voice-over selection and quick quote in just 1 hour
1. browse the voice-over demos below and click PLAY to audition each casting sample
2. choose the voice(s) you like and click ADD to your Quick Quote, or DOWNLOAD a copy
3. complete the Quick Quote and we’ll check availability and costs, with a response in just 1 hour
A short history of the German language
German, one of the oldest languages in Europe, belongs to the West Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family, along with English and Dutch.
The history of the language begins somewhere between the 3rd and 5th centuries, when there was a consonant shift which separated Old High German (the root of the language today) from the Old Saxon spoken by Germanic tribes.
The Old High German dialects evolved into Middle High German dialects, from which modern standard German is descended. Middle High German was the language used by Martin Luther in his 16th century translation of the Bible. At this time – and for nearly 300 years afterwards – there was no standard German language, with the country divided into several independent states, each with its own dialect.
Today there are still many German dialects, mostly belonging to the High German and Low German groups (which differ mainly in the sound of consonants). High German, spoken throughout the central and southern highlands of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, is the official written language. Low German is spoken in the lowlands of north Germany – there is no written standard of the language. Read more
