Diegetic Sound In I Am Legend

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Francis Lawrence’s I Am Legend is a drama about the sole survivor of a plague who lives in New York City. The sole survivor, Robert Neville, spends his days searching for a cure with his dog, Samantha. The key elements of sound that will be analyzed in this paper on I Am Legend are diegetic sound and non-diegetic sound. Firstly, diegetic sound is very effectively used throughout in several ways. Diegetic sound can be heard at the beginning when Robert is giving Samantha a bath. The song Three Little Birds is playing and Robert begins singing along. Robert plays the song again when he is driving down the road, which is another example. The reoccurring sound is a song Robert uses for comfort because the lyrics tell him not to worry. Secondly,

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