Which term refers to music audible in the scene that seems to originate from the film's world?

• A. Dub
• B. Diegetic music
• C. Frame
• D. Dub Stage

Answer: (B)

Diegetic music is music that exists within the film’s world and can be heard by the characters on screen. When a song plays from a radio, a band performs in a scene, or a street musician is seen and heard, that music belongs to the story world and is heard by both the characters and the audience. This is what the question is aiming to identify: music that seems to originate from within the film itself. In contrast, non-diegetic music is the film’s score or soundtrack added for the audience’s mood and is not heard by the characters. The other terms refer to different sound-related concepts: a dub is about replacing or adding dialogue or sound after filming, a frame is a single image in a sequence, and a dub stage is a studio where dubbing work (like ADR) happens, not music that exists inside the scene.