This was no “elevator music” experience — the music was not intended to be enjoyed. Instead, the Metro deployed the music as a deterrent, an acoustic signal designed to make their target audience uncomfortable enough to leave. Once a marker of elegance and relaxation, classical music is now being weaponized by the Metro to make certain bodies feel out of place. In stations like Westlake, this exposure includes the amplified classical music designed to shape behavior and demographics. Those few minutes of classical music may seem harmless, but they disturbingly show whose presence is tolerated — and whose isn’t — on the city’s platforms.