Stagecoach is about a small group of people who end up traveling together to Lordsburgh in a small Stagecoach, among this group are an outlaw, a prostitute, a drunk, a thief, a gambler, a sheriff, a wife of a calvary officer, a whiskey peddler, and a comical driver. As odd as this small group of people is, most of them come together in the end to survive, there are however, a few exceptions.
One of the things that i thought that Ford did really well was his use of sound. One thing that really interested me was the types of music chosen for the stagecoach (which was usually happy and upbeat) and the music that played in the shots where there was a cut to the Indians (which was dark and quick, with Indian war drums). Another thing that Ford did with the sound that interested me was when Hatfield was holding the gun up to Mrs. Mallory's head, When all of a sudden you hear her speak, and then you hear the Bugles of the calvary off in the distance.
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it's almost as though the director literally directs our emotions through the sound- if you're watching stagecoach and at any point aren't really sure if something's good or bad, most definitely you can determine it just based on the music playing.
The sound thing when they showed the Indians and then the stagecoach was messed up...but kinda funny. It really did make it seem like all Indians are bad guys because of the music. I wasn't even really watching but i heard the Indian music and i looked up and saw that part. So i guess you can even tell whats going on in the movie without even watching it. Thats the power of sound.
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