soundscape

noun

sound·​scape ˈsau̇n(d)-ˌskāp How to pronounce soundscape (audio)
: a mélange of musical and sometimes nonmusical sounds

Examples of soundscape in a Sentence

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Julia Holter created an original music soundscape for Pitchfork and the Art Institute of Chicago’s Midwinter event, which takes place this weekend. Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025 Together, the duo co-founded their own arthouse indie game studio, Eyes Out, in 2019, and has just launched their first title, the psychedelic horror title Sleep Awake — a first-person nightmare heavily informed by music and soundscape. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Dec. 2025 When reading the script, Burn saw — or, perhaps more accurately, heard — what a dynamic ambient soundscape could do to bodily pull viewers into Agnes’s world, if it were paired with the right approach to cinematography. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 28 Nov. 2025 Street Scriptures highlights themes and messaging that there’s a sacredness in everyday experience, understanding that performance is also a form of preaching, and that soundscapes can be sites for revelation. Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for soundscape

Word History

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of soundscape was in 1964

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“Soundscape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soundscape. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.

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