Up next:
Unhappy - Having Good SexFor rights reasons, this programme is not available in your country.
A History of Elevator Music
From Muzak to Streaming53 min
Available from 11/03/2026
Invented in the 1930s in the USA to increase productivity in places of work, elevator music has become omnipresent in supermarkets and shopping centres the world over. This documentary tells the story of how this non-music, designed not to be listened to, has reached deep into our lives, without our realising.
Director
David Unger
Author
David Unger
Production
OLEO FILMS
Country
France
Year
2025
You may also like
The most viewed videos on ARTE
Epstein Files
Power, Money, Human Trafficking
Unhappy
Having Good Sex
Re: Romanian Expats in the EU
Jean-Michel Jarre
Live from Seville
Re: Not My King
Republicanism in the UK
Who Are Iran's Allies?
Mapping the World
United Arab Emirates: Understanding the Middle East
Re: A German Family's New Life in Greece
Butterfly
Sting at the Pantheon in Paris
50 Years of FIP Radio
NotInitialized