Diegetic Music

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Synopsis

Music happening in the game world.

Relationships

Context:
Narrative , Emotional Script .
May relate to:
Contextual Music , Musical Outcome .
Makes use of:
Music , Acoustic Ecology .

Description

Diegetic Music is the particular exploration of Music in which the player acknowledges that such music makes sense inside the game world. In that sense Diegetic Music can be directly explored as an element of the Narrative.

Examples

Bioshock: This games uses Diegetic Music extensively. In this particular scene it is performed live.

GTA4: When driving it is possible to choose the kind of Diegetic Music by changing the radio station in car's radio set.

Heavy Rain: In this particular scene, the player participates in the playing of a piece of Diegetic Music. This scene fits perfectly the mood and the moment in the Narrative.

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Far Cry 2: A Radio tuned in the local radio station is a common finding

Chaos Theory:

Silent Hill 2:

Papa Sangre:

Rez:

Halo:

Ocarina of Time:

External Resources

• Some definitions of 'Diegetic' and 'Diegesis'
  • http://www.answers.com/topic/diegesis
  • http://www.allwords.com/word-diegetic.html (senses 1. and 2.)