No TV Drama can be successful without sound. Sound is important because not only does it help exaggerate the plot of the TV drama but is also manages to build suspense within a TV drama. Even with no dialogue, sound just by itself manages to say a lot. Sound can plays with audience’s feelings and emotions. For example if there was a love scene it would be much more effective if a love song was played to help show the lve.
In “Lost” the digetic sounds of the rustling of leaves gave the audience an awareness that the man was in a forest of some sort, the sound of footsteps and the panicking breath gave us the impression he was either running or struggling. The splash of the water made it obvious he was going through water. We also heard the sound of a dog which made it aware that a dog was in the scene. The non-digetic sounds of the music playing in the background helped build the intensity of the scene so we knew that something was not right.
Also in “Doctor Who” sound is important because from the beginning by just hearing the sound we know that the drama is going to be a scientific alien one as the music is very space like. The exaggeration of every little thing tells us that something big is happening.
If there was no sound in TV drama we would not only not be able to hear anything but we wouldn’t get the full effect of the TV drama and it would be like we was witnessing an ordinary conversation recorded between people.
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