Audiobook - The Sound Within
Susan Omand listens to a deceptively simple story from Neil Gardner about the tangible versus the intangible.
Read By:
John Banks
Music By:
Purple Planet
Directed By:
Neil Gardner
The story of The Sound Within is a very simple one about a
space. A space that just "was"
until it encountered sound and light. The sound and light entered the space and measured the space and
enjoyed the space. At a very superficial
level, that's pretty much the whole story.
That is also very much the "sound" of the story
too, with a lulling repetition of simple words and the space, sound and light
taking on almost anthropomorphic, childlike qualities as they explore and
discover their environment. In fact, on
the surface, it felt very much like a childhood bedtime story in a safe and
comforting way.
However, if you want to be more introspective about the
meaning behind the story it actually becomes a deep and philosophical study of
existential limits and the ability to "just be", scientific
exploration and interpersonal boundaries - the tangible versus the
intangible. So it's very much a case of
making the story what you want it to be, and the brevity of it, at under seven
minutes, allows for this much more easily than a longer piece.
The Sound Within was a pure indulgence for me as I enjoyed
listening to the sound and texture of the words as well as the story itself,
which worked on several levels. John
Banks' voice was also ideally suited for it with a pleasing tone and calming
timbre. The music at the start and end
is worth a mention too, as it really added to the almost trance-like quality of
the recording. I cannot really come up
with anything negative to say about it, other than it didn't blow me away with
a wow factor. Instead, it made me
smile. A lot.
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