| 1. | music, often recorded, intended to provide a soothing background, usually played over loudspeaker systems in public places, as railway stations or restaurants. |
| 2. | music composed specifically to accompany and heighten the mood of a visual production, as a movie. |
| Main Entry: | background music |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | any music that is intended as unobtrusive accompaniment or a certain atmosphere to an activity or location, or accompaniment to the dialogue or action in a motion picture; also called background |