soundtrack

noun

sound·​track ˈsau̇n(d)-ˌtrak How to pronounce soundtrack (audio)
variants or less commonly sound track
1
: a track (as on a movie film or television videotape) that carries the sound record
2
: the sound recorded on a soundtrack
especially : the music on a soundtrack

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Thirty years ago, Baz Luhrmann gave Shakespeare guns, Hawaiian shirts and a killer soundtrack — and turned Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes into movie stars. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026 Rodrigo’s album would make the perfect soundtrack for today’s World Mental Health Day. — Rob Ledonne, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2026 Miles Davis’s soundtrack to Louis Malle’s Elevator to the Gallows played before; at the finale, Charlotte Gainsbourg appeared for a surprise performance. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 Shoppers who want brainwave data and real-time cues, not just a soundtrack, are the natural buyers for closed-loop headbands. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for soundtrack

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of soundtrack was in 1928

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sound track

noun
: the area on a motion-picture film that carries the sound record
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