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> 山田さんの声が後ろから **降ってきた** のだ。  
>  山田's voice _came falling_ from behind.

What is the nuance implied by 降る here?
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meaning nuances subsidiary-verbs
Meaning of 降ってくる when talking about voice
>   1. 後ろから山田さんの声がしたのだ。
>   2. 後ろから山田さんの声が聞こえたのだ。
>   3. 後ろから山田さんの声が降ってきたのだ。
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Putting aside the fact that the sentence 3 is uncommon and a bit literary, the
semantic nuance of the sentence 3, if any, is that the voice came
_unexpectedly and suddenly_.

A figurative expression "空から降ってきたような話" means "sudden and unexpected offer".
There's an idiomatic phrase
[降って湧く](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/195911/meaning/m0u/) which means
"(something) happens suddenly and unexpectedly".
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