elevator music

American  

noun

1. prerecorded background music played in elevators, stores, and other public places, meant to provide a bland, soothing atmosphere.

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Example Sentences

It is the elevator music, the Muzak, of potato dishes.

From Salon • May 9, 2024

Which is why we should stop asking why the message is still allowed to happen and start asking when it became distilled down to constitutional elevator music.

From Slate • Nov. 29, 2023

The sheer familiarity of Bacharach's music meant the cleverness of much of it was sometimes overlooked: it was dismissed as "elevator music" or "easy listening".

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2023

At times, the sensation is one of being stuck in a gaudy building that pipes in elegant elevator music.

From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2019

Different elevator music was playing since my last visit—that old disco song "Stayin’ Alive."

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan