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Ambient music is a genre characterized by quiet, repetitive instrumental melodies, designed to serve as an unobtrusive accompaniment to other activities. It aims to affect mood through sound, creating a subtle atmosphere.12

Brian Eno is credited with creating the genre of ambient music in the mid-1970s. His albums such as Discrete Music (1975), Music for Films (1978), and Music for Airports (1979) exemplified this approach.2

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