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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That release, which sold more than 3 million copies, was followed by 1971’s soundtrack to Shaft, which would win Hayes an Oscar.
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Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
This is maximalism for the wrists, and the jingle is the soundtrack.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2025
The film’s soundtrack, which features many of the group’s most iconic recordings, returns to the Official Soundtrack Albums chart this week at No. 49.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Cue the Hans Zimmer soundtrack for the next 100+ pages as Evie gets to know her partner in crime, who doesn’t speak at first, traumatized by whatever happened to her in the house.
—Rob Merrill, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
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Shirley Halperin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
This is maximalism for the wrists, and the jingle is the soundtrack.
—Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2025
The film’s soundtrack, which features many of the group’s most iconic recordings, returns to the Official Soundtrack Albums chart this week at No. 49.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Cue the Hans Zimmer soundtrack for the next 100+ pages as Evie gets to know her partner in crime, who doesn’t speak at first, traumatized by whatever happened to her in the house.
—Rob Merrill, Boston Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Soundtrack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soundtrack. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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