In today’s workshop we listened to the NPR audio story “My Lobotomy“. The sound produced such vivid imagery that I wonder if a film documentary would have done the tale justice? The piece runs for just over 22 minutes but it left me wanting more. The story opens with a weaving montage of various people telling their recollections of the procedure.  Then we hear the recorded voice of the lobotomist, interrupted by a well spoken American man with a deep voice. We learn in this first scripted portion that our narrator had actually undergone the procedure that is being investigated. The documentary consists of scripted and recorded interview audio that reaches a crescendo when the narrator interviews his father about how he let this happen. This documentary is a fantastic example of the creative possibilities of sound, and I’m really excited to apply some of the techniques used in “My Lobotomy”. Note: the sound, not the procedure!