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

The Galaxy games helped to establish a newfound sense of importance for game soundtracks even beyond their medium—wide-screen ambition was not just for Hollywood scores. —Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 9 May 2026

The evening moved on to celebrate Planet Earth with a performance from Icelandic band Sigur Rós, the creators of the iconic soundtrack. —Max Goldbart, Deadline, 8 May 2026

This monitoring effort will be aided by machine learning programs that will be taught to identify minute shifts in the seismic soundtrack of these volcanoes. —Quanta Magazine, 8 May 2026

With a killer soundtrack courtesy of co-producer Dolly Parton, this is both very funny and heartwarming. —K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 May 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