The music is at the forefront of the film. Amy’s
extraordinary voice dominates and the lyrics,
which appear on screen, are a storytelling
device. The choice of font (handwriting style)
makes it seem that Amy is writing the narrative,
but of course these are choices made by Kapadia
that mimic the feeling that many have from
listening to music; that the artist is speaking
• As is common in documentaries, interviews
form a voice-over, which also helps to construct