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), 背景音乐 (bui³ ging² jam¹ ngok⁶)

  Mandarin: 背景音樂／背景音乐 (zh) (bèijǐng yīnyuè), 背景音乐 (zh) (bèijǐng yīnyuè)

• Finnish: taustamusiikki (fi)
• French: musique d’ambiance f
• Hungarian: háttérzene
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• 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／背景音乐 (zh) (bèijǐng yīnyuè), 背景音乐 (zh) (bèijǐng yīnyuè)

• Finnish: taustamusiikki (fi)
• French: musique de fond f, musique de fosse (fr) f
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• 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