Script of the Scene:
This scene from The Godfather uses sound very effectively. It first puts the audience into the scene through using space. The sound of the running feet at the beginning uses direction to make it sound like the gunmen are running towards you, to add to the tension of the scene. The stumbling movement of Don Corleone is mirrored by the sound used, with the loud crash of the barrel and the footsteps from both him and the assassins. The gun shots that happen next are at a high volume, but do not last for a long amount of time. This helps make them the center of the scene, by it being the loudest part. Most of this scene used diagetic noises to make it seem real, such as the dog barking and the street noises. This makes for a casual listening mode, as they are natural sounds. This changes though at the end, as the theme from the film fades into the scene, as this is non-diagetic, and not part of the casual listening mode, but is there to emphasize the somber tone of the scene, as it is a sad sounding piece, as the audience does not know if Don Corleone is alive or dead, and the sound of this music adds to that.
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