I really enjoyed the opening scene of Limetown. With the layering of the helicopter noise and radio signals I was able to immediately make an assumption about: where this is taking place, what this is about and what people this could involve. Before the man even began talking I pictured a big news coverage event. Either a car crash, a house fire or a murder scene. Once the man began talking I was pleased to find out that what he had to say was going to be negative, because that is exactly what I had imagined from the brief sounds prior to his introduction of the Limetown event.

For me, the most interesting part of the clip was about half way through at 16:30. This is when the woman introduces a “montage of voices.” With a subtle music soundtrack playing in the background, a voice begins by saying where he was during the event. Immediately following, a girl’s voice comes in, next an older woman; continuing, a variety of voices are placed next to each other. What’s interesting is that every blurb a person is saying seems to be layered under the blurb following. By this I mean that there is no pause in-between voices. Only the very ending of each voice recording seems to be slightly layered underneath the very beginning of the following voice recording. This presents a very smooth and interesting perception of what the woman originally introduced as a “montage of voices.”

Prior to hearing this I was only familiar with montages being used in a visual setting. Whether it be a montage of pictures, for example a bar mitzvah slide show; or a montage of scenes, for example a recollection of past events in a movie, I never considered a different media could attain a similar effect. The “montage of voices” in Limetown made me feel emotional. Hearing personal accounts back to back of the hardship these people faced made me realize something. The tones in the different voices were very telling of how the person has mentally and emotionally dealt with losing their loved one. Some had a stern and steady voice; others portrayed a shaky and teary voice in their blurbs. Being introduced to a montage in a audio setting was an eye-opening experience for me.