Music and Sound

What music and sounds are included within films?

Soundtracks are included in many films, as the music becomes recognisable to the audience and could be a main selling point. Children's films, particularly Disney films tend to have a soundtrack such as, The Lion King and Beauty and The Beast. 


Soundtracks add effect to films and build anticipation, making films more pleasurable for an audience to view. Other than children's films, dramas tend to use a certain type of music that attracts the audience and supports the storyline of the film. Popular soundtracks include the Brave heart and Lord of the rings, which are films that have action within them.




Soundtracks are non-diegetic music used within films. Music will be used in our own 5 minute film as it will add effect to the situations within our film such as the dramatic ending and upsetting parts where Destiny is shown to have no money. Most films use all 4 different sound/music techniques including: Ambient sounds, non-diegetic, diegetic, soundtracks.

Ambient sounds are sounds which are naturally within the setting used in the film such as birds tweeting, wind and rain. Rain is used within The Notebook as an ambient sound because it is a sound that matches the surroundings of the film.

Non Diegetic sound is where the sound is put into the film during production. This can be a Voice Overs, sound track or fake ambient sounds.

Diegetic sounds are sounds that are already in the film. These can be natural ambient sounds, dialogue and music that is being played in the film. This includes sound bridges during conversations.