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How do I ensure a game is immersive when playing remotely?

I was planning on DMing a RPG - specifically, D&D 5e, although this question applies to a broader audience - in person for at least the first session, after which the plan was to switch to a remote format, probably through a Google Hangouts chat.

For this first session, I had picked out background music, ambiance, and practiced a few different voices / accents for the NPCs, to at least establish a general atmosphere and immersiveness that would help to keep the game immersive for the non-in-person parts of it.

However, due to changing circumstances, it looks like that first session as well will have to be done in a remote format.

How do I set that "tone" with the ambiance and feel of a game in a remote setting? How do I establish that immersive factor when I can't rely on tools such as background sounds and voices?