background music
noun
: music to accompany the dialogue or action of a motion picture or radio or television drama
Examples of background music in a Sentence
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Of course, background music wouldn’t be possible to pipe in while cameras were rolling, but that pin-drop-quiet dining room felt so eerie and sterile.
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Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
The partnership is designed to help promote a more accurate and transparent breakdown of royalty distributions to music creators by recognizing background music being played via Audoo Audio Meteres and reporting the data back to IMRO.
—Chris Eggertsen, Billboard, 2 May 2024
Jaws dropped in awe, fingers pointed to the sky and a chorus of screams became steady background music as day turned into night.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024
Its Focus Sessions feature integrates with Spotify to give you appropriate background music for your tasks.
—PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024
Retail shops and service vendors will also be in attendance, and there will be a DJ providing background music.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
Waiting in a line that snaked through the parking lot, listening to a background music soundtrack that mixed country and hip-hop, many supporters of the former president told USA TODAY part of the attraction is Trump's unprecedented legal troubles.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
The show promptly changed the segment's background music to a more seductive song.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2023
Though diminished, the pandemic has become the background music of the presidential campaign trail, shaping how voters feel about the nation, the government and their politics.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2024
The partnership is designed to help promote a more accurate and transparent breakdown of royalty distributions to music creators by recognizing background music being played via Audoo Audio Meteres and reporting the data back to IMRO.
—Chris Eggertsen, Billboard, 2 May 2024
Jaws dropped in awe, fingers pointed to the sky and a chorus of screams became steady background music as day turned into night.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024
Its Focus Sessions feature integrates with Spotify to give you appropriate background music for your tasks.
—PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2024
Retail shops and service vendors will also be in attendance, and there will be a DJ providing background music.
—The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2024
Waiting in a line that snaked through the parking lot, listening to a background music soundtrack that mixed country and hip-hop, many supporters of the former president told USA TODAY part of the attraction is Trump's unprecedented legal troubles.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024
The show promptly changed the segment's background music to a more seductive song.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 9 Aug. 2023
Though diminished, the pandemic has become the background music of the presidential campaign trail, shaping how voters feel about the nation, the government and their politics.
—Reid J. Epstein, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
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“Background music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/background%20music. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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