One of the things that can help your restaurant stand out above all the noise of your competitors is playing the right background music. Not only does background music enhance your customer’s dining experience by creating the right ambience, but it also has several other benefits from helping to drown out unwanted noise such as sounds from the kitchen to improving employee morale.
This blog post looks at some of the benefits of playing music in your restaurant, the options in terms of licensing and how Background Sounds can help you create an affordable music library that will create a memorable experience for your customers.
The Benefits of Background Music for Restaurants
Some of the benefits of playing music in your restaurant include:
Enhancing customer experience
Playing background music helps to create a welcoming ambience for customers, helping them relax and enjoy their food. The key to creating the right atmosphere is using the right volume and style of music. Fast-paced, loud tracks aren’t conducive to a relaxed and enjoyable experience so make sure your tunes suit the atmosphere you want to create.
Increasing Sales
When we’re relaxed and enjoying ourselves, we’re more likely to stay longer and order more food and drinks. Most customers stay longer if their mood is improved by the atmosphere which encourages them to take their time and savour the food. If they’ve enjoyed the experience, they’ll tell their friends and family giving you free publicity and happy, returning customers.
Happy staff
Music helps to create a welcoming and happy atmosphere which benefits staff as well as customers. Happy employees are likely to provide a higher standard of service and be more productive and happier in their work.
Background Music Options
If you want to play background music in your restaurant, you need to ensure you have the right type of license. If you don’t, you could be at risk of receiving a fine.
There are two main music licensing options. If you want to play commercial music you will need to buy a music licence from PRS PPL. The cost of this will depend on the size of your premises and the number of seats you have. Premises of up to 400 sqm with no more than 30 seats cost approximately £510 plus VAT per year.
A more cost-effective option is to play royalty-free music available from a subscription-based music company like Background Sounds. This enables you to play royalty-free music from a range of playlists, giving you a great choice of music at a fraction of the cost of a music licence.
Royalty-Free Restaurant Music
Background Sounds is an online streaming service that gives you access to the very best royalty-free restaurant music. We have over 50 playlists giving a huge selection of tracks that will help you create a warm and relaxing ambience in your restaurant..
We specialise in restaurant background music that you can play without a PRS PPL music licence, allowing you to create an affordable music library your customers and staff will love. The system is easy to set up using your PC, laptop, tablet or mobile device.
Here’s what one of our clients had to say about our service:
“I can press play and then forget about cueing up music which frees me to concentrate on my business “
Simon West – Tafarn Y Fic Restaurant
Popular Restaurant Music Playlists
You will be spoilt for choice when you have access to our music library. It’s filled to the brim with playlists! From upbeat restaurant music to elegant and classic. Here are our current most popular playlists streamed in restaurants across the UK.
Upbeat & funky lounge tunes
Cheerful yet relaxing piano-focused jazz
Uplifting rich & rhythmic Latin
Superb Latin, jazz and bossa-nova mix
Rhythmic, funky soul
Easy listening & soul selection
Mellow, chilled house and lounge tracks
Easy-going indie and indie-pop
Relaxed and uplifting instrumental mix
Cheerful collection of pop & dance
Smooth, uplifting instrumental jazz
The very best vocal & Italian tracks
Choose Your Subscription and Start Playing Great Restaurant Background Music!
You can choose between two subscription packages and get the same fantastic service.
Here’s What You Can Expect From Your Subscription to Background Sounds.
- Certificate of subscription to pass onto PRS PPL (just ask 🙂)
- Option to cancel anytime (monthly subscription)
- New playlists throughout the year
- Friendly customer support
- Monthly new music
Listen for Free
We want our service to enhance your restaurant and help you create the perfect ambience for your customers and staff. We think our music is great, but we want to make sure you think so too so we offer all customers a free 7-day no-obligation music trial.
You’ll get access to our full playlist and there’s no requirement to add any payment details to start the trial. If it’s not for you, there’s no pressure to take out a subscription.
Questions?
Get in touch, we’re always happy to answer any questions you may have about using our service in your restaurant.
Email: support@backgroundsounds.co.uk
Background Sounds is a specialist provider of royalty-free music. We work with small businesses looking to play music without the need to buy a PRS PPL Music Licence.
The service is offered via online streaming and can be accessed when you take a subscription. You can find out all you need to know on our home page here.
Post last updated 6th March 2025
