Diegetic Music - Music or sound that is happening within the actual scene. This could includes such things as music played on radio on the scene or songs being played by people in the scene.
This is an example of diegetic music. People inside the scene can hear the clubbing music and is therefore part of the story. This makes us understand the scene a bit better because it helps us understand that the character is in a certain environment. This could affects our perception of the scene because if the music would be replaced with a song that didn't go with the raving atmosphere it would confuse us and cause us to have a strange and unclear understanding of what is going on.
This is another example of diegetic music from the Terminator 3 movie. When he enters the bar at 0:38 the people inside are listening to live music played on set. This is diegetic music because he himself can hear the music being played and it is part of the story rather than being added on outside of the scene for our own hearing.
Non-Diegetic Music - Background music not in the actual scene. It would usually be added for an effect or to give a feeling of a certain emotion such as happiness, sadness, excitement or anticipation.
This is a scene from the 'Matrix Reloaded' movie which gives a nice example of non-diegetic music because it clearly shows us that the music playing is not in the scene and is put in for our own experience.
The music in this example has a fast tempo so it makes the battle seem more quick and dangerous. It keep with the pace of the battle slowing down when a slow motion scene is played and speeding back up to make us aware that it is back to normal. This gives the viewer a more better experience and understand of the scene because the fast music
This another example of non diegetic music. It starts from 1:10. The character inside the film can not hear the dissonant and clashy music in the background played for our own understanding of the film. The music in this scene creates a feeling of tension and suspense for the viewer because it is slow, dissonant and clashy. This could make the viewer feel more scared or worried for the character inside the film because the music supports the feeling of distress that the character is feeling as she is being trapped by the grey children.
Foley Sounds - Exaggerated noise such as punching and kicking in a fight scene or the breaking of objects in a scene. Another way of explaining foley sounds is enhanced sound because it is a recording of emphasised sound usually recorded after the filming of the scene. It is used all the time to help improve the viewers understanding of the film and generally enhance their experience of it. The fight between Neo and Morpheus in the Matrix movie is a very good example of foley sound because you can clearly hear the exaggerated sound of the punches and kicks that they are throwing at each other.
Wild Track - A wild track is a recording of sound on set to record ambiance and natural sound that would be recorded in a specific location. A great example of these are David Attenborough's BBC documentaries.
From 1:25 you can hear the recording of wild sounds such as the birds, crickets and the lions themselves.
This was probably recorded separately before or after the recording of certain scenes by placing a microphone while everyone else would be silent for a certain amount of time to record all the sound of the natural habitat.
Temp Track - A temp track is a piece of music or audio recording that has already been composed or created by someone else and is used to help the composer for another film to create another original composition. The first clip is the opening to the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The temp track was given to the composer but in the end the director decided that the original temp track was better and was then used in the movies real opening. The second clip is the version that was cancelled was the replaced with the temp track that is used in the actual film.
Composite Track - A Composite track is another term for soundtrack meaning all the music that is used in the film or a tv series. An example of this would be when you buy a soundtrack for a movie that contains the songs used in the film.
None of these clips are my own work and are taken from youtube to work as an example and help support my explanations and points. All of the clips belong to their own respectful copyright owners and are used purely for research and analysis.
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