"incidental music" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} incidental music (uncountable)
  1. (music) Music that is played as a background to a film, television programme, video game, etc. Wikipedia link: incidental music Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Music Translations (music played as background): съпровод (sǎprovod) [masculine] (Bulgarian), música incidental [feminine] (Catalan), taustamusiikki (Finnish), Bühnenmusik [feminine] (German), kísérőzene (Hungarian), musica incidentale [feminine] (Italian), música incidental [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-incidental_music-en-noun-Lf65UgF~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

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