soundtrack
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soundtrack
- /ˈsaʊndˌtɹæk/ US
Where it comes from
From sound + track.
noun soundtracks
- A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures.
- The sound (especially the music) component of a movie, video game, etc.
- A recording or compilation of recordings of such music for sale.
- A background sound that is part of a larger event. There was a startling lack of creativity and if Van Gaal had listened closely he would have made out the mocking chants from the away end, as the visiting fans embarked on the repertoire of songs that formed the soundtrack to David Moyes’s time in the job.
- Popular music associated with a particular historical era or time of one's life, especially nostalgically. the soundtrack of our relationship
verb soundtracks · soundtracking · soundtracked · sound-track
- To provide, or to act as, the sound or music component of a film. The world, in turn, watched, clicked, cried, danced, sang along, swooned, caravanned to stadiums and movie theaters, let her work soundtrack their lives.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: audiotape, audio, lp, music, tape, album, track, sound, musique, sound film, talking picture, sound-on-film, title track, combined print, score, film stock
Translations
Every language
noun a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures
| Español | banda sonora, banda de sonido |
|---|---|
| Português | banda sonora, trilha sonora |
| Français | bande son, piste sonore |
| Deutsch | Tonspur |
| Italiano | pista sonora |
| Русский | звукова́я доро́жка zvukovája doróžka |
| עברית | פסקול pasqol |
noun the sound (especially the music) component of a movie
| Español | banda sonora, banda sónica |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사운드트랙 saundeuteuraek |
| 日本語 | サウンドトラック saundotorakku |
| 中文 | 原聲帶 /原声带 yuán shēngdài |
| Português | banda sonora, trilha sonora |
| Français | bande son |
| Deutsch | Soundtrack |
| Italiano | colonna sonora |
| Русский | звукова́я доро́жка zvukovája doróžka, саундтре́к saundtrɛ́k, му́зыка к фи́льму múzyka k fílʹmu, фо́новая му́зыка fónovaja múzyka, фоногра́мма fonográmma |
| Tiếng Việt | nhạc phim |
| עברית | פַּסְקוֹל paskól |
noun a recording of such music for sale
| Español | banda sonora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사운드트랙 saundeuteuraek |
| 日本語 | サウンドトラック saundotorakku |
| 中文 | 原聲帶 /原声带 yuán shēngdài |
| Português | banda sonora, trilha sonora |
| Français | musique de film, bande originale de film |
| Italiano | registrazione |
| Русский | саундтре́к saundtrɛ́k, фоногра́мма fonográmma |
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title = {soundtrack},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
