background music

English

Noun

background music (uncountable)

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.
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

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

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