They are both ways to tell you how you should feel about what is happening onscreen instead of letting the movie/show itself do so
They are both ways to tell you how you should feel about what is happening onscreen instead of letting the movie/show itself do so
By that logic, characters’ clothing or shot background are ways to tell you how you should feel. Good soundtrack is a part of the media, not a forced reaction.
No, what about in horror films when the tension rises, the soundtrack and effects sometimes give the ‘surprise’ away in suspenseful screens. Less about how it feels and more about predictability. The best ones have very little backing and only subtle sound effects until something is actually happening.
Which is why I specified good soundtrack, not the concept of it in general. Visuals can also give away plot twists, when done wrong.