soundtrack

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈsaʊˌndtræk/ 🇺🇸 /ˈsaʊˌndtræk/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The recorded music or audio accompaniment for a film, television program, video game, or other visual media.; The narrow strip on the edge of a film that carries the recorded sound.; A commercial album released containing music from a film or show.; The background music or sounds that accompany an experience or event in life.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: soundtracks 3rd sing.: soundtracks Past: soundtracked Past part.: soundtracked Pres part.: soundtracking

Collocations

original soundtrackfilm soundtrackmovie soundtracksoundtrack albumon the soundtrackvideo game soundtrack

Derivatives

soundtracked

Synonyms

scoremusicaudiosound score

Commonly confused

score
EN: 'Score' refers specifically to the original composed instrumental music for a film, while 'soundtrack' can include all audio elements such as songs, dialogue, and sound effects.

Spelling tips

EN: Write as one word 'soundtrack', not two words 'sound track'. The two-word form is non-standard in modern usage.

💬 Examples

  1. The soundtrack of the movie was composed by Hans Zimmer.

  2. The optical soundtrack on the film reel was damaged, causing audio distortion.

  3. I bought the soundtrack of the musical and listen to it every day.

  4. The sound of rain became the soundtrack to her summer evenings.