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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Origin of background music
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby background music
back gear, back green, background, backgrounder, background extinction, background music, background processing, background projection, background radiation, back hack, backhand
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