Piece Comment

Review of The Cost of War


A powerful, moving story - stranger than fiction but shockingly real. The simple structure - two parts separated by an emotionally charged short silence - works very well. The narration is sesitively written and delivered; the musical scoring just right. If a line or two near the end are a bit patently obvious to some, it can be forgiven by the youth of the producer. His voice seems to contain the unspoken thought, It could have been me.

I respectfully disagree with some of the comments made in another review by my EB colleague. And to reduce any discussion of this piece to it's "driveway moment" potential seems particularly banal. But don't take my word for it. Listen yourself - and let your listeners do the same.