background music
noun
: music to accompany the dialogue or action of a motion picture or radio or television drama
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Though the album’s genres are superficially diverse—you’ll hear flashes of grunge, trap, and, yes, reggae—its arrangements could work fine as royalty-free background music for content creators.
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Then the house lights, the background music, and the ads came back on.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
The Galaxy Buds 3 Pro are made for people who want more than just background music.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
This was the background music to the years surrounding my parents’ divorce.
—Woniya Thibeault, Outside, 26 Aug. 2025
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Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
Then the house lights, the background music, and the ads came back on.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
The Galaxy Buds 3 Pro are made for people who want more than just background music.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
This was the background music to the years surrounding my parents’ divorce.
—Woniya Thibeault, Outside, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Background music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/background%20music. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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