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background music
noun
- music, often recorded, intended to provide a soothing background, usually played over loudspeaker systems in public places, as railway stations or restaurants.
- music composed specifically to accompany and heighten the mood of a visual production, as a movie.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of background music1
First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences
Yorke and Godrich know how to make all this fiddling about sound pretty good, even if just as background music.
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During an IRS “scandal” hearing in which he rebuked Lois Lerner, he even added some heroic background music.
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When they exceeded that goal, she read a lengthy portion of the book, aided by romantic background music.
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Complete with stilted dialogue and cringe-worthy background music, the whole thing would be laughable were it not so terrifying.
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Fiddling while Rome burned at least provided background music.
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