Sound –

Diegetic – Used in scenes such as Glass breaks, a gun fires or a car speeds away, diegetic noise is used to set a dramatic mood within the film.

Non-Diegetic – Used in scenes of chases, examples include banjo music to set a mood of location of being out in west of the US.

Dialogue –

When being told off by Clyde for not keeping the car in the same location because he was distracted, Clyde describes him as “Boy” this shows that he is young and naïve and treated as so by the gang.

Underscoring –

During the scene where Bonnie runs away due to missing her mother, emotional underscoring is used to establish her sadness and longing to see her again.

Sound Motif –

throughout the course of the film, a recognisable sound motif of a banjo is played whenever the gang are in a highspeed chase. This use of a sound motif makes what is going on in the scene recognisable.

Sound mixing (Atmos/Foley) –

Due to the dangers of real ammunition on film sets, weapons fired blanks to replicate the visual appearance of gun fire, due to the sound being damped due to the blanks, Foley sound of gun fire was recorded and used for shutouts.