The use of sound in films

What role does sound play in film-making ?

Sound plays a very large role in the film industry today. We cannot underestimate the importance of sound in films . There are three different types of sound used in film : The human voice, sound effects and music. Sound is used in film to heighten a mood, provide us with information about the location of a scene, advance the plot and tell us about the characters in the story.

A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film.
Some films which are considered to have the best scores/ soundtracks are: Lord of the rings, The Sound of Music, Saturday Night Fever, The Wizard of Oz, Star Wars, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs etc.

In the short thriller film I will be making I will be using a variety of different sounds to create different moods and effects throughout, and to provide us with detailed thorough information about the characters .
For example we will be using dialogue in the film to provide clues and information about the characters. This is also to prevent confusion for the audience. The dialogue spoken will be used and expressed in different tones . For example words may be spoken with more aggression than others because it is a thriller and tension will want to be made to entice the audience to continue watching.
In our film, diegetic and non-diegetic sounds will also be used . The type of non-diegetic sounds that will be added will create a sinister effect. This is the type of effect we would want the audience to experience as it fits the story plot of a psychological thriller and will make their nerves tingle.  These sound effects will add to the mood of the audience and will provide us with more detailed information about the location at where it is being filmed. For example at the end when the van door shuts quickly, we want their to be a very loud bang which will create a mysterious effect of being trapped.
The type of music we have planned to use in our thriller film will hopefully make people fall to the edge of their seat . We want the music in our film to be very successful . We ideally want the music to change throughout when different things occur to create different moods. For example when the girl gets captured in our film and people are hunting for her , we want the music to get deeper and faster . This is to create an effect for the audience of a gloomy and mysterious atmosphere. We also want the music to help signal to the audience that she is in great danger .