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Elevator music is typically set to a very simple melody, so that it can be unobtrusively looped back to the beginning.{{Fact|date=May 2009}} In a mall or shopping center, elevator music of a specific type has been found to have a psychological effect: slower, more relaxed music tends to make people slow down and browse longer.{{Fact|date=May 2009}} Elevator music may also be preferred over broadcast radio stations due to the lack of lyrics and commercial interruptions.{{Fact|date=May 2009}}
Elevator music is typically set to a very simple melody, so that it can be unobtrusively looped back to the beginning.{{Fact|date=May 2009}} In a mall or shopping center, elevator music of a specific type has been found to have a psychological effect: slower, more relaxed music tends to make people slow down and browse longer.{{Fact|date=May 2009}} Elevator music may also be preferred over broadcast radio stations due to the lack of lyrics and commercial interruptions.{{Fact|date=May 2009}}


This style of music is sometimes made fun of in movies, such as interrupting an action scene when the heroes escape via an elevator, or to provide a comedic effect as in [[Spider-man 2]], when Spider-man has to use an elevator when his web powers don't work.
This style of music is sometimes made fun of in movies, such as [[The Blues Brothers (film)|interrupting an action scene when the heroes escape via an elevator]], or to provide a comedic effect as in [[Spider-man 2]], when Spider-man has to use an elevator when his web powers don't work.


==Video games==
==Video games==

Revision as of 07:40, 27 February 2010

Elevator music (muzak, piped music, or lift music in the Commonwealth) refers to the gentle instrumental arrangements of popular music designed for playing in shopping malls, grocery stores, department stores, telephone systems (while the caller is on hold), cruise ships, airports, doctors' and dentists' offices, and elevators. The term is also frequently applied as a generic (and often derogatory) term for any form of easy listening, smooth jazz, or middle of the road music, or to the type of recordings once commonly heard on "beautiful music" radio stations.

The Muzak corporation is a supplier of business background music. In fact, the term muzak has become a generic epithet for excessively bland music. Muzak, however, moved away from this type of music, for the most part, in 1997[1] and now uses only original artists for its music source, except on the Environmental channel.[2]

Elevator music is typically set to a very simple melody, so that it can be unobtrusively looped back to the beginning.[citation needed] In a mall or shopping center, elevator music of a specific type has been found to have a psychological effect: slower, more relaxed music tends to make people slow down and browse longer.[citation needed] Elevator music may also be preferred over broadcast radio stations due to the lack of lyrics and commercial interruptions.[citation needed]

This style of music is sometimes made fun of in movies, such as interrupting an action scene when the heroes escape via an elevator, or to provide a comedic effect as in Spider-man 2, when Spider-man has to use an elevator when his web powers don't work.

Video games

References

  1. ^ "Annals of Culture: The Soundtrack of Your Life", The New Yorker by David Owen (04/10/2006).
  2. ^ "Encompass LE Program Listing" (PDF). Muzak Corporation. 2006. Retrieved April 19, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dateformat= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help) (PDF)

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