mood music

noun

music comprised chiefly of popular songs in lush orchestral arrangements, intended to provide a relaxing, soothing atmosphere.

mood music

noun

recorded music played in the background in a place to establish a mood of relaxation, calm, etc
a prevailing atmosphere or feeling

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mood music¹

First recorded in 1935–40

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Example Sentences

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Jazz is not some nice mood music for a party.

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The mood music from Washington is that this 10% tariff is not for negotiation with anyone.

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Folks in government here had picked up a sense of the mood music – a sense that the UK was "in the good camp rather than the bad camp" as one figure put it to me – but they had no idea in advance what that would mean exactly.

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Folk in government in the UK had picked up a sense of the mood music – a sense that the UK was "in the good camp rather than the bad camp" as one figure put it to me – but they had no idea in advance precisely what that would mean.

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"The mood music in general has not been good," he said.

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Moodle moody

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