For our fourth round of ds106radio live tweeting, we had another two-fer: “Retribution” from Sears Radio Theater and “Gun Shy” from Gunsmoke. I liked the way people picked up on the sound details:
I can hear the horses making noises while the characters talk about them. Cool layering! #western106
— Kelsey Dean (@kelsfords106) February 12, 2016
My roommate just said #ds106radio #western106 sounds like old cartoons — Tiffany Tueros (@tifamonster) February 12, 2016
I liked the way the echo made it sound more authentic #western106
— Kelly (@its_kellbell) February 12, 2016
“Retribution” had some banjo music to mark the changes between scenes, and to add to the mood:
Loving these little tunes between scenes #western106 #ds106radio — Tiffany Tueros (@tifamonster) February 12, 2016
the banjo doesn’t sound so happy now #western106
— paul bond (@phb256) February 12, 2016
Gunsmoke caught people’s attention right from the start:
Starting off with gunshots! #western106 — Kelly (@its_kellbell) February 12, 2016
this already sounds action packed! #western106 #gunsmoke
— Kelsey Dean (@kelsfords106) February 12, 2016
although it actually wasn’t action packed. “Gun Shy” was the story of a Baltimore boy who went west to try to be something he wasn’t. He ended up dying a hero, yet his heroics were off-screen, as it were. The characters in “Retribution” came west as well, to run away from their criminal reputation, but they brought it with them anyway. So here are the two shows:
Gunsmoke “Gun Shy”
