Interview with Kirk Thornton – Voice of Shadow the Hedgehog – Sonic Expo 2023

At the 2023 Sonic Expo, Kirk Thornton, the current voice of Shadow the Hedgehog from Sonic, was awesome enough to share his favorite fan moments, a tale from a certain Mouse House, and talk about his creation for the voice of Shadow the Edgie himself!

HUGE thanks to Kirk for talking with me! You can follow him on Social Media via…
Twitter: https://twitter.com/vokirk
Instagram: @KirkThorntonVO

Also, other huge thanks go to everyone at the Sonic Expo for making this happen! You can learn more about the event here: https://sonicexpo.org

Timestamps:
01:07 – Kirk’s favorite things he’s seen at the Sonic Expo
02:28 – How did you feel when getting the role of Shadow? What inspired the direction for your vision of how Shadow should sound?
03:36 – How do you feel about Shadow’s huge rise in popularity?
05:29 – A fun voice acting story to tell?
11:08 – What cartoons did you watch as a kid? And your Saturday morning breakfast food?

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Music Used:
“Sandopolis” – Sonic & Knuckles – Brad Buxer/Sega Sound Team
“Sky Sanctuary Zone” – Sonic the Hedgehog 3 – Brad Buxer/Sega Sound Team
“Level Complete” – Shadow the Hedgehog – Tomoya Ohtani (and others)

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