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background music

noun

music, often recorded, intended to provide a soothing background, usually played over loudspeaker systems in public places, as railway stations or restaurants.
music composed specifically to accompany and heighten the mood of a visual production, as a movie.

First recorded in 1925–30

Yorke and Godrich know how to make all this fiddling about sound pretty good, even if just as background music.

During an IRS “scandal” hearing in which he rebuked Lois Lerner, he even added some heroic background music.

When they exceeded that goal, she read a lengthy portion of the book, aided by romantic background music.

Complete with stilted dialogue and cringe-worthy background music, the whole thing would be laughable were it not so terrifying.

Fiddling while Rome burned at least provided background music.

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