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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The Fab Four land behind the Wicked soundtrack (No. 1), The Philly Specials (No. 2), Zach Bryan (No. 3), Marilyn Manson (No. 6), and The Smashing Pumpkins (No. 8). Meet The Beatles! was released in early 1964 in the U.S. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024 The soundtrack, meanwhile, also made history with its No. 2 debut on the Billboard 200 — the highest first-week ranking for an adaptation of a stage musical in the chart’s history. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 4 Dec. 2024 The regular Arc is still a winner, providing full and warm sound, excellent detail for dialog and music, and impressive immersion for surround sound and Dolby Atmos soundtracks via side- and up-firing drivers. Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024 The process starts from lengthy conversations with designers to find a common ground from where the duo develops a soundtrack, often taking into consideration the creative director’s current music taste and how potentially viral the music could become. Martino Carrera, WWD, 3 Dec. 2024 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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“Soundtrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soundtrack. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

sound track

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

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