background music

background music

English

Noun

background music (uncountable)

1. Any music played in a public space whose main function is to create an atmosphere suitable to a specific occasion, rather than to be listened to.
2. Any music in a film, video game, or other medium that establishes mood and is not meant to have the audience's focus.

Synonyms

• (atmospheric music played in public space): piped music

Coordinate terms

• elevator music
• Muzak

Translations

music played in a public space

Chinese: Cantonese: 背景音樂, 背景音乐 (bui3 ging2 jam1 ngok6) Mandarin: 背景音樂 (zh), 背景音乐 (zh) (bèijǐng yīnyuè) Finnish: taustamusiikki (fi) French: musique d'ambiance f Hungarian: háttérzene

Icelandic: bakgrunnstónlist f, fylgitónlist f Japanese: BGM (bījīemu), バックグラウンドミュージック (bakkuguraundo myūjikku) Portuguese: música de fundo f, música ambiente f Romanian: muzică de ambianță f Spanish: hilo musical m, música fondal f, música de fondo f

music in a film, video game or other medium

Chinese: Cantonese: 背景音乐 (bui3 ging2 jam1 ngok6) Mandarin: 背景音樂 (zh), 背景音乐 (zh) (bèijǐng yīnyuè) Finnish: taustamusiikki (fi) French: musique de fond f, musique de fosse (fr) f

Hungarian: kísérőzene Icelandic: bakgrunnstónlist f Japanese: BGM (bījīemu), バックグラウンドミュージック (bakkuguraundo myūjikku) Portuguese: música de fundo f