ambient music

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Each hourlong episode is shot vérité-style and set to minimal ambient music, building tension subtly as the story unfolds.

From Los Angeles Times

These include the early tape-loop experiments of such artists as Éliane Radigue, Terry Riley, Karlheinz Stockhausen and especially Brian Eno, whose self-generating music techniques on his 1975 album “Discreet Music” helped define the ambient music genre.

From Washington Post

Kej's work largely falls in the genre of ambient music, its spacey sounds perfect for relaxing after a long day.

From BBC

So you go in this egg pod, and it’s playing ambient music with sound effects, so it’s actually perfect for sleeping.

From Los Angeles Times

Nesa and Aida explain that smaller-scale shows involving ambient music and visuals are permitted as a "cultural experience".

From BBC