Verbs not Adjectives

On my way to the final day of AIR's Dick Brooks intensive workshop, I heard this narration-less piece produced by Liane Hansen, who is also on sabbatical.

Now, you can't really go wrong doing a piece on Martin Luther King, Jr.'s oration, but this piece exemplifies Brooks teachings of using verbs rather than adjectives to get your audience to paint the scene.

Some might think the music that punctuates the end of King's speech might be inappropriate; it's not an organic part of the story. What do you think?

Comments

[daryl]

I found the music jarring. Kyles has a wonderful way of speaking, and it goes without saying that King did too, and the piece would have been powerfully complete without any ambient addition. It's possible another piece of music would have worked better, I suppose...the one they used was pretty over the top in melodrama. Those high chimes - please.

I'd heard the speech before, but didn't realize it was the night preceding his death. "I might not get there with you..." damn.