Hofstra Drama 20 – Sound for the Theatre

Location: LIRR Train to Huntington at 9:40pm

Sound Heard: Train intercom announcement, people talking, A/C, Clang of train on tracks, Train door opening/closing

Location: A train on the Long Island Railroad (LIRR)

Sounds In Clip: Constant squeaking sounds due to the train wheels hitting against the steel track; A voice speaking over the intercom; People talking throughout the train

1. Location: 4/4/18, 6:30pm, Mineola Station
2. Farthest sounds: taxis pulling up to the curb, train whistle in the distance
3. Medium sounds: people in line buying tickets, footsteps on the stairs, wind rustling
4. Closest sounds: trains pulling up to the platform, announcer over intercom, train door opening, people walking by
5. Sound level is high
6. One word description: train
7. Three essential sounds: announcer, train whistle, train pulling up to platform

Location: On LIRR train to Mineola.

Sounds heard: train running, door closing, footsteps, people talking.

Location: LIRR Train

Sounds heard: squeaking of the train wheels, conductor announcement, ding dong noise, cough, rustling of coats/bags, train accelerating

2/24/2018 On the LIRR coming back from Escape to Margaritaville with my Parents

mysterious clicking noise, LIRR announcement, Traveling noise, the wind

1- Mineola Train Station 3/1/2018 5:27pm

2-the rail road crossing signs up ahead coming dow, the wind, cars all honking and fighting to park to make the train

3-the girl scouts across the platform all shouting to buy cookies and giggling, the announcement made by the LIRR

4-my heart beat after running down the stairs because i thought i was late, the lady next to me asking the time to her husband, my phone ringing in my hand

5-mediumly busy – while there isn’t a lot of noise there is still a lot of implied action, everyone waiting for the train

6- Waiting

7- the railroad crossings coming down, my heart beat, and the announcement by the LIRR

1. On an LIRR Train from Penn to Mineola on a Thursday Night
2. Train wheels moving, young adults chatting rather loudly, wing blowing past train car

LIRR, 3/30/13, 7:40pm

The train moving, and scraping, talking, a small child talking, laughing, rustling, chairs creaking, something banging, a ringing sound, footsteps.

Location: On 4:33PM train from Mineola to Penn Station

Sounds heard: The “ding-dong”s preceding an announcement by the conductor. The announcement by the conductor. The slamming of a train car’s door. The slight hum of the train on the train tracks. Barely audible conversations between people in the background.