Empathetic sound

Film sound effect

Empathetic sound in a film refers to music or sound effects that match the present action or scene in rhythm, tone, and/or mood and aim to evoke that mood in the audience. The concept, coined by Michel Chion and also associated with Robert Stam, is derived from empathy, i.e., feeling the feelings of others. The opposite of empathetic sound is anempathetic sound.

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