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 anything, Jones felt trying to outdo that soundtrack would have been a losing battle. —Precious Fondren, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026

The music by the quartet of Susan Ottaviano, Ted Ottaviano, Lauren Roselli and Jade Lee was the perfect soundtrack for those times, serving as a bridge between electronic pop and freestyle music. —David Chiu, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

There was always a steady soundtrack of background music that set the mood for any occasion. —Heather Bien, Southern Living, 20 June 2026

Prince’s death comes just a month after the Library of Congress announced that the composer’s Doom score would be preserved in the National Recording Registry, a rare achievement for a video game soundtrack. —Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 June 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