Background music is a type of musical performance in which the music is not intended to be the primary focus of potential listeners, but rather its content, character, and volume level are purposefully chosen to influence behavioral and emotional responses in humans such as concentration, relaxation, distraction, and excitement. Background music is unusual in that listeners have no control over its volume or substance. The range of responses produced is wide and even polarizing, depending on a multitude of elements such as environment, culture, audience, and even time of day.
