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
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In an instance of art imitating life, the film's soundtrack also achieved great success as the highest-debuting soundtrack of 2025 on the Billboard 200.
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Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Models will hit the runway with the iconic Angel wings floating behind them, while musical guests will provide the soundtrack to the whole thing.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Sarah had been the soundtrack to their lives.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Beyond the box office, the F1 The Album soundtrack has seen 600,000 albums sold worldwide, and is nearing one billion global streams.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
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Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
Models will hit the runway with the iconic Angel wings floating behind them, while musical guests will provide the soundtrack to the whole thing.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Sarah had been the soundtrack to their lives.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Beyond the box office, the F1 The Album soundtrack has seen 600,000 albums sold worldwide, and is nearing one billion global streams.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for soundtrack
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“Soundtrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soundtrack. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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