Film sound and music

Film Music
  • Symphonic - A large orchestra
  • Melody - A distinctive tune
  • Atonal - No established key
  • Rhythmic - Percussion sounds forming a beat
  • Dissonant - Non-harmonic
Types of different sound

Synchronous Sound - Diagetic Sound
Is where you see something and you hear the thing that goes with what your looking at.

Asynchronous Sound - Diagetic Sound
This is where you hear something but you can't see where the sound is coming from.

Sound Bridge
This is a sound that links two scenes together.
Ambient Sound
Ambient sound is the background noises. If you use a combination of background noises you could create a soundscape.
Voice Over
Is where someone will narrate a scene. This would be used in Documentaries, it is not common to be used in Action or Thrillers.