[Meta] diegetic music motifs in deltarune
Mar. 16th, 2026 08:45 pmslowly realizing that any deltarune fanfic scenario that allows the characters to hear the background music has the potential to be extremely funny just because of how many major leitmotifs are also used in diegetic/in-universe music
ralsei sings the legend theme during battle as a lullaby (and it also shows up in jazz form being performed in castle town). the "don't forget" motif is not only the centrepiece of kris's big piano performance but also the actual choir music in church. tenna's theme is almost definitely from his actual television show themesong. kris plays several other tunes on the piano at noelle's house in the light world, which suggests either they can already hear the BGM, or these are also songs that exist diegetically somewhere else too
but also please imagine
noelle: wow kris, so this is what the music would sound like if we were characters in a video game? }:D
noelle: wait why is my theme just a remix of raise up your bat by the blood crushers