Annoying Tvmusic

[megfitz]

Why oh why does the BBC think it’s good to have “plinky-plonks “music playing throughout their programmes especially the nature and travel ones ,sometimes so loud it’s hard to hear the speech.
I am often reduced to muting the sound and rely on subtitles but then you miss the nuances of dialogue.

[Bobbisox1]

We are watching a film on Prime, the music throughout is just so corny, we are sat giggling

[Buenchico]

You're hardly the first to moan about background music on TV programmes here, Megfitz. Some of those who've done so in the past have benefited from following advice to go into their TV's 'Settings' menu and ajust the sound mode. Even my ultra-cheapo Polaroid set from Asda offers 'Standard', 'Music', 'Theater' and 'User' options (with the last one enabling me to choose my own treble and bass values).

[Cloverjo]

I never notice incidental music on tv, unless it’s on things like Homes Under the Hammer where they have cringingly obvious accompaniments. Things like ‘There’s a rat in the kitchen’, when there is an actual rat in the kitchen.
(I don’t watch it. Husband does, and it spills out of his headphones.)

[douglas9401]

I think it came to us from America via Channel 5, always the route of quality and good taste and has now become mainstream in the UK.

It's a handy indicator of how crap a programme's going to be though.

[CrapAtCryptics]

My wife just binge watched Reign and the soundtrack for that was just totally unsuited to the kind of sceen action.

[Zacs-Master]

Have yo tried altering the sound setting on your tv?

[vulcan42]

The BBC do this on the radio as well, it's got to the stage where you can hardly hear the travel bulletins for the heartbeat in the background

[Cloverjo]

I’ve never noticed that, Vulcan. I think I must be half deaf.

[vulcan42]

There is an expression for this in broadcasting, can't remember what it is. They play background noise/music so if somebody stops talking there isn't a silent gap.

[agchristie]

Im intrigued to know what 'plinky-plonks' music sounds like?

Is it kinda whiney? (Cud be white noise then ha!)

[vulcan42]

Here you go ag.

[agchristie]

You learn summat every day.Thanks Vulc ;-)

[hc4361]

That’s not my idea of plinky plonk music

[douglas9401]

Nor mine, hc, that's schools TV music from the '70s.

What we're discussing, I think, is the plucked strings kinda thing which precedes the deep tragedy bass notes and triumpal soaring piano when whatever saddo they're covering wins through.

[douglas9401]

I belive Lispin' Phil and Kirstle have adopted some of it.