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

WaterTower Music will also reissue Max Steiner’s score on vinyl this fall, marking the first new pressing of the soundtrack in more than 40 years. — Anna Tingley, Variety, 14 July 2026

The Wicked Wonderland original soundtrack will be available July 17 via Walt Disney Records. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

The album actually dropped on 9/11 in 2001 and became a sort of unofficial soundtrack for me and my generation of New Yorkers in the aftermath of the attack. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 13 July 2026

There’s also a soundtrack by the indie-rock group Mogwai, a sonic emulsion of dreamy, amplified guitars and semi-industrial drones, but this music cuts in and out, so the mood remains fractured. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 11 July 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