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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The droning hum of grasshoppers rubbing their legs across their wings and the splashing of a rushing stream often comprise the soundtrack that accompanies bird watchers.
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Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Fans still return to its alt-rock soundtrack, the fashion and its spirit of teen angst and rebellion.
—Drew MacKie, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Yet when the family returns to Bilbao, the soundtrack falls away.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
And, just like that, a new memory — set to the soundtrack of The Who — was born.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
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Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025
Fans still return to its alt-rock soundtrack, the fashion and its spirit of teen angst and rebellion.
—Drew MacKie, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Yet when the family returns to Bilbao, the soundtrack falls away.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
And, just like that, a new memory — set to the soundtrack of The Who — was born.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Soundtrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soundtrack. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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