How Does The Amazing Spider-Man 2 diegetic and non-diegetic sound Work?

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 uses diegetic and non-diegetic sound to make the movie feel more exciting and real.

Imagine you're playing with your favorite toy car, when it zooms across the floor, that’s like diegetic sound. It's a sound that comes from something in the story, just like your toy car makes noise as it moves. In The Amazing Spider-Man 2, when Spider-Man swings through the city or when people shout during a fight, you hear those sounds, they're part of the world on screen.

Now think about the music that starts playing when something cool happens, like when Spider-Man saves the day, that's non-diegetic sound. It’s not coming from anything in the story; it's added to make you feel more excited or nervous. Like when your favorite song plays while you're riding your bike, it makes everything feel more fun!

When Spider-Man is talking on his phone, or a car engine roars as it drives by, that’s diegetic sound, it's coming from things in the movie world.

The music you hear when something big happens, like a superhero fight, is non-diegetic sound, and it helps you feel more connected to what's happening.