Researching Sound in Film and TV

Leitmotif:

A musical phrase (tune) that is repeated several times in a piece of music and helps to represents a particular character, idea or situation.

For example:

In the James bond movies they constantly repeat the same musical phrase during an action scene in order for the audience recognise the James bond action situation.

Contrapuntal sound:

Sound that does not seem to fit with the scene (images that you are watching)
For example:

Asynchronous sound:

When the sound is either intentionally or unintentionally put out of sync with the moving the image

For example:

when a person is speaking and the audio does/does not match up with the lip movements.

 Synchronous sound:

When the sound matches up with the movements occurring in the scene

For example:

Non-dietetic sound:

Sound that is added through the editing process

For example:

Dietetic sound:

Sound/music originates from that scene

For example:

Music from the piano or radio