mood music
noun
: music that is meant to create a relaxed or romantic feeling
He lit some candles and put on some mood music.
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Where critics hear mood music as something to push against, general listeners enjoy a different experience, explains author Liz Pelly.
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Despite protests from workers, CEOs of the world’s biggest companies are increasingly starting to play the mood music on an eventual return to five days a week in the office.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2023
The company has dipped its toe in the AI world as well, forging an agreement with AI music company Endel to help artists make mood music earlier this year.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2023
On the issue of artificial intelligence, Grainge touted UMG recently signing a deal with sound wellness company Endel to enable its roster of artists to use proprietary AI technology to create mood music soundscapes for daily activities like sleep and relaxation.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2023
The first 20 minutes were a stream of tech glitches, dropped users, mood music, and audio problems.
—Peter Weber, The Week, 24 May 2023
During the ’90s, it was absorbed back into pop and rock, thanks to trip-hop and Tool and Madonna’s Ray of Light, leaving the purest of mood music to circulate mainly in crystal-healing shops.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2023
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Despite protests from workers, CEOs of the world’s biggest companies are increasingly starting to play the mood music on an eventual return to five days a week in the office.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2023
The company has dipped its toe in the AI world as well, forging an agreement with AI music company Endel to help artists make mood music earlier this year.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2023
On the issue of artificial intelligence, Grainge touted UMG recently signing a deal with sound wellness company Endel to enable its roster of artists to use proprietary AI technology to create mood music soundscapes for daily activities like sleep and relaxation.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2023
The first 20 minutes were a stream of tech glitches, dropped users, mood music, and audio problems.
—Peter Weber, The Week, 24 May 2023
During the ’90s, it was absorbed back into pop and rock, thanks to trip-hop and Tool and Madonna’s Ray of Light, leaving the purest of mood music to circulate mainly in crystal-healing shops.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2023
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“Mood music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mood%20music. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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