If you regularly have sleepless nights or just have trouble falling asleep, find out which familiar voices from your favorite actors will help you sleep better at night.
With apps like Calm, Audible, or even YouTube, you don’t have to leave the TV on to fall asleep. Several renowned actors have lent their voices to these platforms, whether in the form of audio books, meditation sessions, or even short stories designed to help you fall asleep.
On the train with Cillian Murphy
While movies starring Cillian Murphy can keep you hooked for hours, her Irish-tinged voice can be an easy ticket to dreamland.
Through the Calm app, the headliner of the film, Oppenheimer, offers you a train ride through her home country of Ireland. With his deep and monotonous voice, Cillian Murphy describes the landscapes that form the heart of his country, the majestic fictional train in which he sits and the passengers who are on board. This approximately 30-minute train ride will get you through the next morning without turbulence.
Dream with Harry Styles
English singer and actor Harry Styles can make you both dance and sleep.
Also on Calm, his forty-minute monologue, accompanied by a meditative melody, will peacefully whisk you away from your body. “Dream with me” takes you on a quiet, relaxing stream as Harry Styles gently captures the sounds and scenery with his British accent.
Be amazed by Matthew McConaughey
In addition to his blockbuster films, Southern accent actor Matthew McConaughey is also known for his philosophical reflections on the world around us.
With Wonder, available on Calm, the Texan uses his quiet voice for half an hour to discuss the infinity of the cosmos, the movement of the planets in the universe, and other topics of a meditative nature.
The Wizard of Oz, narrated by Anne Hathaway
American actress Anne Hathaway is an expert at light-hearted romantic comedy and has no problem translating that so-called lightness from screen to sound.
His full reading of Lyman Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz will take you to an imaginary realm not far from that of dreams. Available on the Audible app, this cover of Anne Hathaway’s 20th-century classic is nearly four hours long. enough to make you fall into a deep sleep more than once.
Christmas Magic with Kate Winslet
With her lovely British accent, Kate Winslet, who played Rose in the film Titanic, draws on children’s classics to tell a Christmas story starring Thomas the Little Train.
A light story, both for adults and for the little ones, that lasts thirty minutes and will take your mind off the stresses of everyday life. You can access Kate Winslet’s voice through the Calm app.
With Idris Elba on top of the world
Towering London actor Idris Elba is anything but intimidating as he takes you on a drive through Lesotho, a small country in the mountains of southern Africa.
In a calm tone, accompanied by a sublime English accent that we are used to from more eventful films, you describe the landscapes of this country, one of the highest in the world. Kingdom of the Sky can be listened to in just half an hour on Calm, but rest assured that you’ll be sound asleep after about ten minutes.