I on occasion will write a particular song playing on a radio in my action lines to set scene.I sometimes will write a mother singing a song to a child,a child singing while he/she plays.A character or characters singing along to a radio a character humming a tune.I think it can be a useful way to set scene,explain an individual characters personality or a group of characters personalities and dynamic.To me it's a very useful tool to move your story telling into subtext freeing up your dialogue lines to be playful rather than expository.If you break up the song with action lines appropriately you can further the audiences understanding of personal relationships also.
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