Meaning & use
music landscape
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Meanings
nouncountablefigurative
the general situation of the music industry, including its styles, artists, and business trends at a particular time
Grammar: Usually used in the singular with 'the': the music landscape has changed.
Patterns
- the music landscape
- change the music landscape
- the music landscape of something
Streaming completely changed the music landscape in less than a decade.
Critics say the music landscape today is more open to independent artists than ever before.
She wrote a book about the music landscape of the 1990s.
nouncountabletechnical
the visual setting or background associated with a piece of music, such as in a film or game
Grammar: Can be used literally when talking about sound design or media production: a music landscape for the scene.
Patterns
- create a music landscape
- a music landscape for something
The composer created a haunting music landscape for the opening scene.
The game uses a changing music landscape to match each level.
Word forms
| plural | music landscapes |
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Common combinations
- the changing music landscape
- Record labels are struggling to keep up with the changing music landscape.
- dominate the music landscape
- One app seems to dominate the music landscape right now.
- the global music landscape
- K-pop has become a major force in the global music landscape.
- reshape the music landscape
- Social media helped reshape the music landscape for young performers.
Synonyms and how they differ
- music scene
- More informal and often refers to a local group of bands and fans rather than the whole industry.
- music industry
- More direct and business-focused; it names the companies and money, not the overall situation and styles.
Commonly confused: music landscape or soundscape?
music landscape vs soundscape
A soundscape is the whole mix of sounds you hear in a place, not the state of the music business.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'music landscape' most naturally?
Choose one answer.
'Music landscape' is a figurative phrase for the state of the music industry, so 'transformed the music landscape' fits. The other options treat 'landscape' as a physical view or object, which is not the usual meaning of this phrase.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “music landscape”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.