Innen filmmusikk er ambient musikk mye benyttet for å skape en atmosfære, som i filmene (1956), (1971), (1972), (1982), (1982), (1984), (1988), (1995), (1997), (2000), (2001), (2002), (2004), (2005), (2009), (2010), (2012), (2013), (2011), (2014), (2014), (2015), (2018), (2019), (2019) og (2021), for å nevne noen.