Sound Definitions

Foley:  Foley is created by the sound artist mimicking the actual sound source in a recording studio. Often there are many little sound effects that happen within any given scene of a movie. The process of recording them all can be tedious and time consuming.

Diegetic sound: Diegetic sound is any sound presented as originated from source within the film's world. Digetic sound can be either on screen or off screen depending on whatever its source is within the frame or outside the frame. Another term for diegetic sound is actual sound Diegesis is a Greek word for "recounted story

Non diegetic sound: Sound whose source is neither visible on the screen nor has been implied to be present in the action

Pitch: the quality of a sound governed by the rate of vibrations producing it; the degree of highness or lowness of a tone.

Rhythm: a strong, regular repeated pattern of movement or sound.

Sound bridge: When the scene begins with the carry-over sound from the previous scene before the new sound begins.

Sound motif: A sound effect or combination of sound effects that are associated with a particular character, setting, situation or idea through the film. 

Score: A film score (also sometimes called background score, background music, film music or incidental music) is original music written specifically to accompany a film.

Crescendo: a gradual increase in loudness in a piece of music.

Ambient sound: In atmospheric sounding and noise pollution, ambient noise level (sometimes called background noise level, reference sound level, or room noise level) is the background soundpressure level at a given location, normally specified as a reference level to study a new intrusive sound source.

Asynchronous sound: Asynchronous sounds match the action being performed however is not precisely synchronised with the action.

Dialogue: a conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or film.

Timbre: the character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity.

Hyperbolic sound: having the nature of hyperbole; exaggerated. Using hyperbole; exaggerating.