Diagetic+Music

Diagetic Music in Film refers to music that is a part of the scene, such as music at a night club the characters are in, car radios, etc, etc. They play a part in the scenery or storyline directly. It is any music presented as originated from a source within the film's world. It occurs as part of the action, and can be heard by the film's characters. Diegetic 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.
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**Considerations** When editing music as diagetic music, the editor has to be aware of the situation that the music is happening in. Is the music coming out of a radio? Is it in the characters head? Where is it coming from? Is it coming from another room? There are many questions that have to be asked. The music has to be in context. The editor would most likely have to EQ or tweak the music depending on the source. He would have to make the music sound like it is in the scene.

When adding diegetic music to a film scene, the editor would have to make sure the music matches up perfectly with the action. When a character in the film bangs a drum, the sound has to match up and be believable that it is coming from the drum on screen. The editor may have to edit the music to fit better with the scene. When you consider adding diagetic music to a scene, you need to think about continuity between shots. Make sure that the music matches when the shot changes.

When placing Diagetic music, you need to be sure that it fits the scene properly, such as "loud" electronic music in a dance club and not Classical music, or maybe Jazz Music in a Jazz club versus rock & roll. You may need to process the music with an EQ to give it the proper live feel instead of it just sounding like a full-range recording, especially based upon what perspective it has in relationship to the scene(i.e.- low rumbling sound if outside of the club, Heavy Reverb in a Large structure, etc etc)

**Examples**

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