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You know, the music that's in every fucking insurance advert that wants to market itself as wholesome.

It's usually got the following: Ukelele strumming, jaunty whistling, a bunch of dudes in what sounds like the far off background happily chanting "waaaooooh" or sometimes if the composer is feeling extra evil, the dreaded baby piano. Can someone tell me what this shit is called?

It's the Corporate Memphis of music. I hate hate hate it.

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[–] Big_Bob@hexbear.net 35 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] 30_to_50_Feral_PAWGs@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago

LIVE (nothing wrong with me)
LAUGH (nothing wrong with me)
LOVE (nothing wrong with me)

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 34 points 3 months ago

It’s called “I blame Mumford & Sons for this”

[–] ItsPequod@hexbear.net 32 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I've heard it called the "millenial woop music" and it has never left my mind ever since. Just groans and moans over the most saccarine 4 chords.

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Don't blame millennials for the actions of our corporate overlords! boohoo

[–] AcidSmiley@hexbear.net 27 points 3 months ago

Millenials are old enough to either be creative directors in an ad agency or bullshit themselves through a marketing manager job. They are directly responsible for this slop. The corporate overlords only glance at it briefly and demand to make the logo bigger.

[–] ItsPequod@hexbear.net 17 points 3 months ago

We run the corpo pop trends now old man! sicko-jammin

[–] blight@hexbear.net 30 points 3 months ago
[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 26 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Muzak is a term for the generic-sounding, vaguely calming background music formerly haunting elevators and grocery stores before the former ditched speakers and the latter switched to the top 40 charts with no one noticing the difference.

[–] someone@hexbear.net 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I have never felt so old as when I (an elder millennial) referred to lo-fi beats to study and relax to as zoomer elevator music, and a zoomer overhearing me said they'd never heard music in an elevator.

[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I feel you. I'm realizing that I'm getting closer and closer to the age my parents were when they were telling me about black and white televisions and realizing there's adults who can buy alcohol that don't remember what it'a like to not have an internet connection or a cell phone.

chomsky-yes-honey

[–] REgon@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago

Remember when they had antennas? That was so cool

[–] Edie@hexbear.net 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Good vid. The tl;dr for those who dont feel like watching: He calls it "nothing music" or "corporate nothing music." It's vaguely emotional and gives the illusion of musical progression while going nowhere.

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[–] buh@hexbear.net 22 points 3 months ago

corporate nashville

[–] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 19 points 3 months ago

Stomp-Clap Bullshit.

[–] poppy_apocalypse@hexbear.net 17 points 3 months ago

I waited for the video to start for like 30 seconds before I realized that was the video. Waited for the narrator to list the dangerous side effects.

[–] trumpetnoises@hexbear.net 15 points 3 months ago

Thats Tweecore!

[–] RoabeArt@hexbear.net 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like shit they play in commericals for Target stores.

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 16 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Makes me think of trending facebook videos full of animal rescue clips

[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 13 points 3 months ago

remember this genre of music from like 2011. i like to call it stomp clap hey. that shit sucked lmao

[–] REgon@hexbear.net 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I'd call it muzak. It's elevator music. You can argue about instruments or the like, but I feel like muzak, like punk, is more about a vibe than any one specific thing

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[–] lil_tank@hexbear.net 11 points 3 months ago

If you search for "Corporate Music" you might find examples of what you described

[–] IvarK@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I actually kinda like the Planet Coaster soundtrack :cat-screm:

[–] Krem@hexbear.net 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

planet zoo has the same base themes with an added coating of 80s/90s "world" music, it's so tacky and cute, love it

[–] IvarK@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Some of the more low-key acoustic tracks from Planet Coaster have some cool things going on too, like this one.

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This song sounds nice!

I will never forgive the corporate overlords for ruining Feist with music like this tho

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