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15Most or all songs featured in a work's soundtrack are also played from inside the work's universe.
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17Lots of films and TV shows have soundtracks: that is, audio matched with the video to contribute to a mood or feel. Some soundtracks, however, ''actually exist'' within the universe of a work.
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19These songs are known to the characters, and may exist on some personal music device of one of the main characters. This may be an object of incredible personal value, and the songs on it reflect the personality and character of whoever owns it -- the character will choose songs to accompany current circumstances of the plot, and [[SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic a particularly memorable song choice]] nearly always contributes to the awesomeness of a SignatureScene.
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21In other circumstances, it may be a case of a separate device -- like a television or radio -- or the setting of a club that allows the entire soundtrack to be diegetic. This may cause SuspiciouslyAproposMusic if the lyrics directly connect to important aspects of the story. If the music is initially thought to be non-diegetic and purely audience-level soundtrack, then is revealed to be heard by the characters, too, it is LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn.
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23This can be accompanied by DiegeticSwitch, as required to fit the needs of the story. It should be noted, however, that this trope refers specifically to the use of an item in the story to deliver the music -- it does not need to be a diegetic switch nor are all examples of a diegetic switch examples of this trope.
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25A subtrope of SourceMusic and RealityHasNoSoundtrack. For works with theme tunes, it will almost certainly overlap with DiegeticSoundtrackUsage. It may also be related to CelebrityParadox insofar as real music, and thus the performers, exist in a fictional work -- it can overlap with this if some of the performers on the soundtrack also play fictional characters in the work.
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27Because the songs are obviously real and the characters treat them as real, this trope can only be used in works where ThisIsReality. Very little LeaningOnTheFourthWall is permissible. For the levels of diegesis within Musicals, see the MusicalWorldHypotheses.
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29Contrast MediumAwareness, when a character BreaksTheFourthWall to comment on or otherwise acknowledge a soundtrack that isn't actually in-universe.
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31Note: works with real-song soundtracks, and works in which real songs are simply played by/for the characters, are Administrivia/NotAnExample. To be an example, the work must both have a majority of its soundtrack be pieces of music which are diegetic (playing from within the work's universe) and have these pieces of music function as a soundtrack (play in the {{background|music}} and underscore the scene).
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33Works where only one (or very few) of the soundtrack pieces are played in-universe are most likely to be an [[PlayingWithTropes invoked and discussed]] version of SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic (e.g. a character switching on cool music for a certain fight, only once) but may also be an example of {{Leitmotif}} or, because of the lack of being established as diegetic, examples of LeftTheBackgroundMusicOn.
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39* In ''Literature/SwordArtOnlineAlternativeGunGaleOnline'', LLENN is quite fond of songs by famous singer Elza Kanzaki, often shown listening to songs and even got to see her perform in a concert. These same songs are often used as background music for various scenes. One of the most frequent ones is "Independence" which is used as ThemeMusicPowerUp or for fight scenes, but Pitohui also asks to be played for her on one occasion.
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43* ''Animation/RubenBrandtCollector'': A band plays ''[[http://WIKIPEDIA.COM/wiki/Do_You_Love_Me Do You Love Me]]'' in a club during Mike Kowalski's and Mimi's ChaseScene.
44* ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'': All of the original songs are from an InUniverse boyband and when they serve as background music are usually played on a tv, a cd player or a radio.
45* ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'': Most of the actual soundtrack songs are coming from the world of the film, like Judy playing the Gazelle song to give a city montage, the short car chase radio, and the final scene being a concert.
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49* ''Film/BabyDriver'': Baby listens to songs on an iPod almost constantly to help combat the tinnitus that he otherwise experiences. Of course, that's some incredible {{Understatement}}, as the film blends music into its action in such an incredibly ''epic'' fashion that it's difficult to describe with just words. Highlights include "Bellbottoms" by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and "Brighton Rock" by Music/{{Queen}}.
50* ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'' is the TropeCodifier for the modern day. Peter Quill, the protagonist, owns a vintage Sony Walkman that he uses to listen to a [[TragicKeepsake cassette tape filled with 1970s pop music that his late mother loved]]: "Awesome Mix Vol. 1." [[BerserkButton Do not mess with that tape.]] Highlights on the soundtrack include "Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede and "Come and Get Your Love" by Music/{{Redbone}}.
51* ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'' features another diegetic soundtrack and explores additional ways that characters listen to the music, such as homemade[[labelnote:*]]Quite cheap-looking, in fact; subtly implied to be something Rocket cobbled together[[/labelnote]] portable loudspeakers and a gigantic spaceship's intercom system in addition to the headphones and tape deck used in the first film. [[spoiler: And after Peter's Walkman is destroyed in the film's climax, he is given a Zune with new music on it.]] Highlights include "Mr. Blue Sky" by Music/ElectricLightOrchestra and "The Chain" by Music/FleetwoodMac.
52* ''Film/HighFidelity'': Protagonist Rob Gordon is the manager of a record store, and most of the songs in the film soundtrack are played InUniverse by him and his employees. This includes a cover of Music/MarvinGaye's "Let's Get It On" performed by Creator/JackBlack, whose character Barry sings it in the film.
53* ''Film/TheIdeaOfYou'': As part of their promotional material for the film, Amazon released several songs recorded by August Moon on Prime Video's [=YouTube=] channel via lyric videos, and included them as part of the original soundtrack for the film on all digital streaming platforms. These songs are performed by the band in the actual film itself, making them come off as a real-life BoyBand.
54* ''Film/TheMartian'': Trapped alone on Mars, the only music Mark Watney can find to listen to is a collection of disco music files on Commander Lewis's laptop computer. He uploads the music to his rover's onboard computer and listens to it throughout the film [[RunningGag even as he complains about it.]] Highlights include "Hot Stuff" by Music/DonnaSummer and "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor.
55* In ''Film/PerfectDays'' the soundtrack is only present when Hirayama is driving his car, using his car tape player.
56* ''Film/ReservoirDogs''' soundtrack is selections played by a radio station's "Super Sounds of the Seventies Weekend" the characters listen to.
57* In ''Film/TheTuxedo'', Jimmy wears a [[ClothesMakeTheSuperman high-tech tuxedo]] capable of granting the user abilities. Whenever Jimmy selects one of the tuxedo's modes, different music will accompany the selected mode and then continue playing as the background music.
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61* ''Recap/BlackMirrorSanJunipero'' features a soundtrack of awesome '80s (plus some '90s and '00s hits) that are played at a nightclub in which most of the episode is set.
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65* In the ''VideoGame/ExaPico'' franchise, it's very heavily implied that all vocal tracks in the games' soundtracks are actually being sung InUniverse as MagicMusic by the games' heroines.
66* Most games in the ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAuto'' series have an In-Universe Soundtrack in the form of [[Radio/GTARadio in-game radio stations]] that can be played whenever driving a vehicle, featuring a variety of licensed music.
67* ''VideoGame/MetalGear'':
68** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots'', Solid Snake can listen to music through an in-game [=iPod=], and can collect more songs at various points of the game. Most of it is the original soundtrack from various entries of the ''Metal Gear'' series.
69** In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidV'', Big Boss can also play music tapes on a Walkman device through the [=iDroid=] menu, and can find more tapes scattered throughout different areas. About half of the music comes from the original soundtrack, while the rest are various real-life licensed songs from TheEighties.
70* ''VideoGame/{{Omori}}'':
71** Certain songs are played InUniverse in Headspace, due to them being part of Sunny's memories. [[spoiler:The title theme's {{Leitmotif}} is based off the duet Sunny never got the chance to perform with his sister.]]
72** Faraway Town has several [=CDs=] that contain remixes of songs in the official soundtrack, which can be played in a jukebox at Gino's.
73* ''VideoGame/RiverCityGirls'': The Music Player Accessory that gives "Extra 10% damage when a NOIZE song is playing" implies that all the songs with vocals in the game are in-universe NOIZE songs. Out-of-universe, they're by Music/MeganMcDuffee.
74* In ''VideoGame/SmallSaga'', a rat working in a tavern has a guitar and takes requests, and can play and sing the Traveller's Blessing, Rat-Tailed Rover, and Needle Knight, the last of which recounts the heroic exploits of [[HeroOfAnotherStory Sir Leo]] and is [[AMFMCharacterization Verm's favorite song]]. Bruce and his boyfriend play a cover of Rat-Tailed Rover to distract Duke Josh as an accomplice steals something from his treasury. In that area, the Ash Tower, there's a bat playing an electric guitar version of the area's music. She complains that the Duke has ordered her to only play Clan Grey's theme.
75* Being songs performed by in-universe musicians, most instances of music in ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}'' are this: whether it be through speakers in the various shops, over the radio during single-player missions, your character's personal music player during multiplayer matches, live concerts during Splatfests, or even the enemies themselves playing it on whatever sound equipment they have. And in instances where it isn't any of that, then your character might be having an auditory hallucination. [[https://www.famitsu.com/news/201807/21160955.html?page=3 Yes, we're serious.]]
76* In ''VideoGame/SuperMarioOdyssey'', the musicians in New Donk City start playing the ''Super Mario Bros.'' theme when fully assembled. During the mission "A Traditional Festival!", the same band (including Pauline) play "Jump Up, Super Star!", the game's main theme throughout the whole mission. They also replace the fanfare when collecting the Multi Moon.
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80* ''VisualNovel/LastWindow'' has a jukebox in the café which plays different songs from the game's soundtrack.
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