soundtrack

noun

sound·​track ˈsau̇n(d)-ˌtrak 

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

Examples of soundtrack in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Starting in 1921, these men, and few others, were a big part of America’s soundtrack. —Mac Engel april 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2026

For the film’s score, Hardcastle reached out to Nathan Williams, the main singer-songwriter of the indie rock band Wavves, along with his producer Aaron Rubin, and the two worked on composing a soundtrack filled with stirring strings and harsh metallic screeches. —Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 1 Apr. 2026

The soundtrack to Mother Mary arrives on April 17 via A24 Music, while the movie itself hits limited theaters that same day before getting a wider release on April 24. —Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 1 Apr. 2026

And then there's the soundtrack, a fusion of score and audio effects so groundbreaking that Hollywood had to invent a new term to describe it. —Richard Edwards, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for soundtrack

• aback
• anzac
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback
• blackjack
• brownback
• buyback
• callback
• cognac
• comeback

Kids Definition

sound track

noun

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