Why is Sound Important

In your own words, write an in-depth reflection on three ways that sound is important in television and film?

    Three ways that sound is important in television and film are for entertainment value, emotional impact, and storytelling. Even during the silent film era of filmmaking, movies were accompanied with music. Orchestras, organists, and pianists were all things you can expect to see along side a film. This is important because if a film had no sound, it would be much more difficult to maintain the audience's attention. Another area of importance is the emotional impact that sound can add. Music has always been able to elicit particular emotions from listeners, so combining that with film can introduce new feelings, e.g., tension, discomfort, sadness, melancholy, etc. as well as amplify the emotions of a scene. Sound also can affect emotions with the SFX; such as a strange noise in a horror movie or a flatline at the end of a scene or movie. The third way that it is important is because of its storytelling capabilities. Sound can provide very important context with SFX, dialogue, and music.