. . . "Important characters are serially visited without dialogue. Music is played over the sequence, usually a slow, indie/folk/alt-rock song. The intention is for the actors to show where the preceding action has left them emotionally. A more theatrical than cinematic variation is done with dialogue, replaying clips of each major character saying a meaningful line. Those dramatic tv shows (or movie franchises) that relay on cliffhangers and use this technique tend to throw the ending twist just in time for a intensity change that is already in the song that is being played and then fade to credits. See also Where Are They Now? Epilogue, when this is set in the distant future. Not to be confused with Really Dead Montage. Examples of Montage Out include:"@en . "Important characters are serially visited without dialogue. Music is played over the sequence, usually a slow, indie/folk/alt-rock song. The intention is for the actors to show where the preceding action has left them emotionally. A more theatrical than cinematic variation is done with dialogue, replaying clips of each major character saying a meaningful line. Those dramatic tv shows (or movie franchises) that relay on cliffhangers and use this technique tend to throw the ending twist just in time for a intensity change that is already in the song that is being played and then fade to credits."@en . . . . . . . . . "Montage Out"@en . . . . . .