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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All the while, some genuinely hair-raising battles are boosted by a great soundtrack from Yuki Hayashi. Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025 The hot sizzle of the wok, the clatter of pans, add a righteous soundtrack to the meal. Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 6 Dec. 2025 Its soundtrack is now streaming. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025 The Part 1 soundtrack was always going to perform better than Part 2, and a discrepancy of 17,000 between their respective first-week sales numbers isn’t a bad drop. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2025 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 13 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

sound track

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

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