mood music
noun
: music that is meant to create a relaxed or romantic feeling
He lit some candles and put on some mood music.
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Steve Matthews, Head of Scripted, Creative in EMEA at Banijay, told an audience at the MIA Market today that there are actually reasons to be cheerful about the mood music in drama commissioning and that producers should be supporting their writers’ more ambitious visions.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Decor should be candlelight, soft cushions, and mood music.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Suddenly, an essentially free 12-month extension was on the table despite all the prior mood music suggesting that would not happen.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
At that high point, the mood music was that INEOS may have finally cracked it in Ligue 1 after a testing time since buying the club for £100million ($129.5m) in August 2019.
—Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 27 July 2024
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
Decor should be candlelight, soft cushions, and mood music.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Suddenly, an essentially free 12-month extension was on the table despite all the prior mood music suggesting that would not happen.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
At that high point, the mood music was that INEOS may have finally cracked it in Ligue 1 after a testing time since buying the club for £100million ($129.5m) in August 2019.
—Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 27 July 2024
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“Mood music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mood%20music. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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