This piece is well produced with a good mix of voice-overs, interviews, and music. I especially appreciate the mood created by the layering of the music behind the telling of this man's story. The quote "The animals came to save his life..." really perked up my ears, as life on-the-run in the minefield invested jungle is described in ear-numbing detail. As sad as this story is, it still has an uplifting feel to it.
Daran Kravanh story of surviving execution attempts by the Kmer Rouge, living alone in the forest, and prison farming in the Killing Fields, is an amazing account of one man's spirit of survival.
This piece is a history lesson written in personal and musical brush strokes, with Daran Kravanh's music carrying the piece along like a hopeful echo heard from a lonely mountain peak.
I think programmers of folk and roots music as well as radio magazine producers will enjoy Daran Kravanh's story, done as only Peabody award winning producer Dmae Rooberts can do it.
Comments for Music in the Killing Fields: Daran Kravanh
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Miles Eddy
Posted on November 01, 2005 at 11:30 AM | Permalink
Review of Music in the Killing Fields: Daran Kravanh
This piece is well produced with a good mix of voice-overs, interviews, and music. I especially appreciate the mood created by the layering of the music behind the telling of this man's story. The quote "The animals came to save his life..." really perked up my ears, as life on-the-run in the minefield invested jungle is described in ear-numbing detail. As sad as this story is, it still has an uplifting feel to it.
Michael Johnson
Posted on September 02, 2005 at 09:08 AM | Permalink
Review of Music in the Killing Fields: Daran Kravanh
Daran Kravanh story of surviving execution attempts by the Kmer Rouge, living alone in the forest, and prison farming in the Killing Fields, is an amazing account of one man's spirit of survival.
This piece is a history lesson written in personal and musical brush strokes, with Daran Kravanh's music carrying the piece along like a hopeful echo heard from a lonely mountain peak.
I think programmers of folk and roots music as well as radio magazine producers will enjoy Daran Kravanh's story, done as only Peabody award winning producer Dmae Rooberts can do it.