Test 'er out by mousing the animal below. This only works in recent versions of Netscape, and Explorer 5. Now that we've established that we can include sound in a Web page, let's ask whether we should. Some sites will find links to sound clips here and there to be valuable and entertaining, and some mouseover sounds certainly make a page feel more interactive. Unfortunately, much of the cool scripting and such only works in the very latest browsers.
Music is dynamic and sequential, and it complements other dynamic, sequential media.
If a Web site were like a film or TV spot, then it would cry out for a soundtrack. Unless sound is an integral part of the information you're trying to publish on your site, many designers will find that there's no logical way to tie music into the Web page content. A soundtrack is often more of an irrelevant distraction than a complement to a site. Copyright 2001 INT Media Group, Incorporated. All Rights Reserved.