background music
noun
: music to accompany the dialogue or action of a motion picture or radio or television drama
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In the Eighties, Japanese brands commissioned talented contemporary composers to make background music for stores and offices.
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Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Khruangbin—composed of guitarist Mark Speer, bassist Laura Lee and Johnson—has become the soundtrack to your favorite coffee shop, that cool new bar or your hippest coworker's background music.
—Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 10 Oct. 2024
The nearly dialogue-free action scene benefits enormously from Anirudh Ravichander’s terrific background music.
—Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Although few people know the name of the song or the person who composed it, over the past decade, it’s served as the background music for millions of TikToks and has been played billions of times.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 25 Sep. 2024
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Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Khruangbin—composed of guitarist Mark Speer, bassist Laura Lee and Johnson—has become the soundtrack to your favorite coffee shop, that cool new bar or your hippest coworker's background music.
—Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 10 Oct. 2024
The nearly dialogue-free action scene benefits enormously from Anirudh Ravichander’s terrific background music.
—Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Although few people know the name of the song or the person who composed it, over the past decade, it’s served as the background music for millions of TikToks and has been played billions of times.
—Deena Prichep, NPR, 25 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for background music
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“Background music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/background%20music. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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