Elevator music

I've got an Astrud Gilberto cd that brings back all those memories watching the floor display, and not getting freaked out by the opposing mirrors.

How about Elevator 3 by Curd Duca?
Too obvious?
The Girl from Ipanema (instrumental) on repeat, then.

Almost any album by Pat Metheny will do the trick.

I wonder how much the actual elevator matters when listening to elevator music. I'm thinking I might not get the full experience at home.

Michael Mannring. Michael Hedges. Let your search begin and end right there.

Also, Buckethead's Colma and Electric Tears albums have been called "easy listening". They are fan-frickin-tastic IMHO.

Actually, Elevator Music isn't just played in elevators; it's used in all sorts of public places, like malls, stores, supermarkets, lobbies of very large buildings, workplaces, and so on. And this kind of "environmental music" nowadays encompasses just about all music that could be considered mainstream. A few descriptions of some of the music "programs" MUZAK can provide a client:

"A mix of current and old school hip-hop and rap. Upbeat, funky and 'all that' with a positive vibe."
"Songs from the era when the rock album and rock concert became the main means of musical expression...'What a long, strange trip it's been.'"
"A spicy mix of Latino-Afro-Caribbean pop styles from the past and present."
"Mainstream jazz classics from the 50's and 60's."
"A high energy mix of alternative country."
"A light and lively mix of solo, chamber and small orchestral works."
"A sophisticated mix of Italian themes."
"A laid back mix of the roots reggae sound of Jamaica that conquered the world."
"A unique mix dedicated to the Carolina beach music 'Shag' phenomena."

MUZAK have put out a few promo samplers of MUZAK-qua-MUZAK (instrumental versions of der hits) in their time, but they're essentially not for sale. They're easy to find in record conventions, used record stores and the like, though.

essential, tho nevah used in said transport (a shame):
13th Floor Elevators

i worked in a grocery store all thoughout high school and every shift I would always get a kick out of percy sledge "when a man loves a woman". our store opted for soft rock over musak, which is almost the same anyways