background music
noun
: music to accompany the dialogue or action of a motion picture or radio or television drama
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That last one is named after the annual Scandinavian celebration that occurs on the summer solstice and comes with background music and a pale, pastel look with shades of pink, blue, and purple.
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Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
Other versions of this video show people, clothing and background music consistent with that location as well.
—Gabrielle Settles, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2023
In the Eighties, Japanese brands commissioned talented contemporary composers to make background music for stores and offices.
—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
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Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
Other versions of this video show people, clothing and background music consistent with that location as well.
—Gabrielle Settles, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2023
In the Eighties, Japanese brands commissioned talented contemporary composers to make background music for stores and offices.
—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
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 18 Nov. 2024.
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