mood music
noun
: music that is meant to create a relaxed or romantic feeling
He lit some candles and put on some mood music.
Examples of mood music in a Sentence
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The mood music was good coming into the greatest test against Alcaraz.
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The mood music is calm as European auto investors await the deadline on talks between the U.S. and the European Union on tariffs.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
The mood music in Spain changed when it was revealed that Domingo Corral, Director of Fiction & Entertainment at Spain’s Movistar Plus+, was leaving the Spanish company.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 July 2025
The mood music around the announcement was generally very positive and the sense is that this is a diplomatic process that will grow in time.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The mood music surrounding the U.K. economy during the last 12 months has been unremittingly bleak.
—Ian King, CNBC, 22 May 2025
The mood music suggests Postecoglou could depart this summer.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 3 May 2025
But the mood music coming out of Moscow on Thursday ahead of the talks was not positive.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
The mood music for Buttler’s final game as white-ball captain was downbeat from the beginning in front of a near-empty National Bank Cricket Arena.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
The mood music is calm as European auto investors await the deadline on talks between the U.S. and the European Union on tariffs.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
The mood music in Spain changed when it was revealed that Domingo Corral, Director of Fiction & Entertainment at Spain’s Movistar Plus+, was leaving the Spanish company.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 July 2025
The mood music around the announcement was generally very positive and the sense is that this is a diplomatic process that will grow in time.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
The mood music surrounding the U.K. economy during the last 12 months has been unremittingly bleak.
—Ian King, CNBC, 22 May 2025
The mood music suggests Postecoglou could depart this summer.
—Tom Burrows, New York Times, 3 May 2025
But the mood music coming out of Moscow on Thursday ahead of the talks was not positive.
—Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
The mood music for Buttler’s final game as white-ball captain was downbeat from the beginning in front of a near-empty National Bank Cricket Arena.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Mood music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mood%20music. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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