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Elevator music
A Surreal History of Muzak, Easy-Listening, and Other Moodsong
Book • 1994
Joseph Lanza's entertaining book traces the mystifying history of ambient sounds that surround daily life, from shopping malls and doctors' offices to elevators and hold music.
It delves into the commercial, governmental, and social roles of mood music, challenging elite criticisms while maintaining a humorous tone, and includes references, a discography, and an index.
It delves into the commercial, governmental, and social roles of mood music, challenging elite criticisms while maintaining a humorous tone, and includes references, a discography, and an index.
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Willa Paskin
That Seattle Muzak Sound
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Dallas Taylor
Joseph Lanza
Muzak: How background music took over the world
