Meanings
nounincidental music (uncountable)
- uncountableentertainmentMusic that is played as a background to a film, television programme, video game, etc.
The incidental music helped give the programme its evocative atmosphere.
Translations
Bulgarian съпровод
- съпровод (săprovod)music played as background
Catalan música incidental
- música incidentalmusic played as background
Chinese Mandarin 配樂 /配乐
- 配樂 /配乐 (pèiyuè)music played as background
Finnish taustamusiikki
- taustamusiikkimusic played as background
German Bühnenmusik
- Bühnenmusikmusic played as background
Hungarian kísérőzene
- kísérőzenemusic played as background
Italian musica incidentale
- musica incidentalemusic played as background
Spanish música incidental
- música incidentalmusic played as background
Cite this entry
APA
incidental music. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incidental%20music
MLA
“incidental music.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incidental%20music. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incidental music,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incidental%20music.
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