background music

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Herrmann, Hitchcock’s musical alter ego, also wrote the underscore, or background music.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

A speech Bass delivered at Raman’s rally in Sherman Oaks was turned into a social media video with stirring background music.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Our expert content team has a way of sprinkling soothing magic on all of our Sleep Stories through the narrator's cadence to the background music to get people to lull to sleep.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2024

“We’ll kick it up a little bit,’’ Macdonald said of a volume that on Friday served more as background music than starring attraction.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024

He paused the tape, like he didn't want to waste this song as background music.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell