Diegetic Music
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /dye-geh-tik-mew-zik/
Also spelled or known as: Source Music
Related: Film Music, Source Music Cues, Sync
What does Diegetic Music mean? Music heard or originated from a visible or implied source within an audiovisual scene. (i.e. music playing from a radio, nightclub, television, car stereo, live band, or character’s headphones.)
Diegetic Music (Source Music) must be licensed.
Examples include music playing from a radio, nightclub, television, car stereo, live band, or character’s headphones.
Diegetic Music synonyms: Source Music, On-Screen Music, Scene Music
Example sentence: “The restaurant scene used jazz as diegetic music.”
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