As with other micro elements media language sound creates a lot of meaning especially emotion from the audience. Sound helps the audience feel a certain way (verisimilitude).
Common emotions from sound - fear, empathy, enigma(suspense), pain, tension, spectacle (excitement), verisimilitude (reality,real)
Types of sound:
- Diegetic - Natural sound heard by both the characters and the audience, e.g., dialog
- Non-diegetic - Sound the character cannot hear but the audience can, e.g., sound effects
Example diegetic noises - "screeching tires, honking horns, revving engines" connotes urgency and chaos.
non-diegetic is used to emphasize what is happening in the movie and to evoke emotion by using things like music. Pitch, tempo, Rythm normally has an effect as they are usually linked with what's happening in the scene. Overall, it connotes urgency and adrenaline rush.
A soundtrack includes both:
- music
- lyrics
Incidental Music - is without lyrics and just a melody.
Sting - Is a very high-pitched single sound. Acts like an exclamation mark or signals something vital.
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