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SOUND IN THE EXORCIST

In the film The Exorcist ' the scene where Linda Blair sits up in her bed and speaks in the voice of the devil while other , almost inaudible voice also talk at the same time is a scene where sound overpowers the images . In this particular scene one is initially drawn to the timbre of the voice of the actress because being a girl , the actress speaks in a voice that resembles a throaty male . This enhances the scene

by giving more authenticity to the circumstance of possession . However other than just the unusual timbre of the voice of the character which is due to the possession , what makes the scene more unique is the fact that while this devilish voice is delivered by the character , some three other voices are heard also coming from the character despite the fact that these voices are not in sync with the lip movement of the character . What this does is it does not just enhance the scene but it creates a separate , unseen scene in the mind of the viewer . While the viewer watches the images presented , the other voices give the viewer the opportunity to visualize a hellish scene where other demons speak interrupt , and argue against each other . This sound mixing technique is successful in putting in another dimension to the scene other than just what is in front of the audience and so effectively overpowers...