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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As tensions rise, Hedda’s power plays are scored by breathy vocalizations reminiscent of the Yellowjackets soundtrack.
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Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
In Costa Rica, Hacienda AltaGracia, Auberge Collection offers the River Bath — an aura cleansing ritual that involves a detoxifying scrub and a warm herbal soak to a soundtrack of birdsong and flowing water.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
As K-pop hits go, the soundtrack has outpaced the genre’s superstar artists, racking up more streams in its first 11 weeks of release than the highest-performing songs by BTS and Blackpink did in theirs.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Her voice, a clear, singsong cadence that toddlers seem helpless to resist, has become, for millions of parents, the definitive soundtrack of early childhood.
—Samantha Barry, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
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Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
In Costa Rica, Hacienda AltaGracia, Auberge Collection offers the River Bath — an aura cleansing ritual that involves a detoxifying scrub and a warm herbal soak to a soundtrack of birdsong and flowing water.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2025
As K-pop hits go, the soundtrack has outpaced the genre’s superstar artists, racking up more streams in its first 11 weeks of release than the highest-performing songs by BTS and Blackpink did in theirs.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Her voice, a clear, singsong cadence that toddlers seem helpless to resist, has become, for millions of parents, the definitive soundtrack of early childhood.
—Samantha Barry, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Soundtrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soundtrack. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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