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

If the score’s style is a bit of a pastiche of Queen’s own Eighties soundtrack work, the guitarist didn’t mind, since the band were already working in an ironic vein back then. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026

One frustrating conversation does not need to become the soundtrack for the rest of the day. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

Yankovic revisits the cult classic with a screening set to a live-soundtrack performance. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

For many families, mariachi is the soundtrack to life’s milestones, from baby showers and communions to weddings and funerals. — Zoey Goto, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for soundtrack

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

Kids Definition

sound track

noun

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