Films ultimately involve two of the main senses, sight and hearing. Director Steven Spielberg once said, “The eye sees best when the sound is great.” Sound is as imperative an element as any additional component of the cinematic form. As stated in the textbook on page 41 “Every attentive viewer is aware of the enormous power that music holds in shaping the cinematic experience, manipulating emotions and points of view, and guiding perceptions of characters, moods, and narrative events ” (Gorbman). Sound, in most narrative films, is the element that provides distinctive cues that help viewers move away from expectations regarding meaning; and on numerous occasions, sound essentially helps shape audiences' analyzes and interpretations of the film. For this final article, I want to discuss the importance of sound in three of the films seen this semester. These three films are: Bonnie and Clyde, the 1967 film by Arthur Penn, There Will Be Blood, the 2007 film by Paul Thomas Anderson and Bamboozled, the 2000 film by Spike Lee. With the omission of the chase scenes, there was virtually no music to be heard in the Bonnie and Clyde movie. There was no piano, orchestra or string quartet reminiscent of most other films. However, there is hillbilly banjo music that is only played during these chase scenes in the film. If there were no music in these scenes, I think viewers would interpret the chase scenes as unnerving and dangerous escapes. But the Barrow Gang, as they called themselves, was a funny bunch who thought everything they were doing was comical. Another Bonnie and Clyde scene where I found the widely used sound was... the center of the paper... ...pleasant to watch, if done correctly. I've always found that sound and music help move movies along faster and more smoothly. Works Cited Barsam, Richard and Dave Monahan. Watching Movies: An Introduction to Cinema. Third edition. New York: W. W. Norton & Company Ltd., 2010.Bradshaw, Peter. There will be blood. February 8, 2008. December 7, 2010. Gorbman, Claudia. "Film Music". Gibson, John Hill and Pamela Chiesa. Critical approaches of film studies. Oxford: Oxford University Press Inc., 2000. 41-48.Stevens, Dana. There Will Be Blood Paul: Thomas Anderson's madcap masterpiece. 24 December 2007. 7 December 2010. Venice. Bamboo (USA 2000). October 31, 2008. December 6 2010.