"soundtrack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: soundtracks [plural]
Etymology: sound + track Etymology templates: {{com|en|sound|track}} sound + track Head templates: {{en-noun}} soundtrack (plural soundtracks)
  1. A narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures. Categories (topical): Film, Music, Television Translations (a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures): звукова пътечка (zvukova pǎtečka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ääniraita (Finnish), bande son [feminine] (French), piste sonore [feminine] (French), Tonspur [feminine] (German), pista sonora [feminine] (Italian), soundtrack [masculine] (Polish), ścieżka dźwiękowa [feminine] (Polish), banda sonora [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), trilha sonora [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), звукова́я доро́жка (zvukovája doróžka) [feminine] (Russian), banda sonora [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-soundtrack-en-noun-8j52-5yd Disambiguation of Film: 29 30 29 5 7 Disambiguation of Music: 21 27 27 8 17 Disambiguation of Television: 24 30 33 9 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 6 44 4 2 Disambiguation of 'a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures': 87 4 7 2
  2. The sound (especially the music) component of a movie, video game, etc. Categories (topical): Film, Music, Television Translations (the sound (especially the music) component of a movie): banda sonora [feminine] (Catalan), 原聲帶 (Chinese Mandarin), 原声带 (yuán shēngdài) (Chinese Mandarin), sontrako (Esperanto), akustika trako (Esperanto), elokuvamusiikki (Finnish), bande son [feminine] (French), Soundtrack [masculine] (German), colonna sonora [feminine] (Italian), サウンドトラック (saundotorakku) (Japanese), саундтрек (saundtrek) (Kazakh), soundtrack [masculine] (Polish), ścieżka dźwiękowa [feminine] (Polish), banda sonora [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), trilha sonora [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), звукова́я доро́жка (zvukovája doróžka) [feminine] (Russian), саундтре́к (saundtrɛ́k) [masculine] (Russian), му́зыка к фи́льму (múzyka k fílʹmu) [feminine] (Russian), фо́новая му́зыка (fónovaja múzyka) [feminine] (Russian), фоногра́мма (fonográmma) [feminine] (Russian), banda sonora [feminine] (Spanish), nhạc phim (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-soundtrack-en-noun-BdaxenKg Disambiguation of Film: 29 30 29 5 7 Disambiguation of Music: 21 27 27 8 17 Disambiguation of Television: 24 30 33 9 4 Disambiguation of 'the sound (especially the music) component of a movie': 16 70 5 10
  3. A recording of such music for sale. Categories (topical): Film, Music, Television Translations (a recording of such music for sale): 原聲帶 (Chinese Mandarin), 原声带 (yuán shēngdài) (Chinese Mandarin), soundtrack (Finnish), musique de film [feminine] (French), bande originale de film [feminine] (French), registrazione [feminine] (Italian), サウンドトラック (saundotorakku) (Japanese), soundtrack [masculine] (Polish), ścieżka dźwiękowa [feminine] (Polish), banda sonora [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), trilha sonora [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), саундтре́к (saundtrɛ́k) [masculine] (Russian), фоногра́мма (fonográmma) [feminine] (Russian), banda sonora [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-soundtrack-en-noun-vuSd2OeY Disambiguation of Film: 29 30 29 5 7 Disambiguation of Music: 21 27 27 8 17 Disambiguation of Television: 24 30 33 9 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 6 44 4 2 Disambiguation of 'a recording of such music for sale': 8 2 90 0
  4. Background sounds that are part of a bigger event.
    Sense id: en-soundtrack-en-noun-iQ4x4bCC

Verb

Forms: soundtracks [present, singular, third-person], soundtracking [participle, present], soundtracked [participle, past], soundtracked [past]
Etymology: sound + track Etymology templates: {{com|en|sound|track}} sound + track Head templates: {{en-verb}} soundtrack (third-person singular simple present soundtracks, present participle soundtracking, simple past and past participle soundtracked)
  1. To provide, or to act as the sound or music component of a film Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-soundtrack-en-verb-soLR35CX Disambiguation of Music: 21 27 27 8 17

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      "roman": "zvukova pǎtečka",
      "sense": "a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ääniraita"
    },
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      "sense": "a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bande son"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "piste sonore"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Tonspur"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pista sonora"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "soundtrack"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ścieżka dźwiękowa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "banda sonora"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "trilha sonora"
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      "roman": "zvukovája doróžka",
      "sense": "a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "звукова́я доро́жка"
    },
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      "sense": "a narrow strip running down a movie film that carries the recorded sound in synchronization with the pictures",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "banda sonora"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "the sound (especially the music) component of a movie",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "banda sonora"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "the sound (especially the music) component of a movie",
      "word": "原聲帶"
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      "sense": "the sound (especially the music) component of a movie",
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      "word": "sontrako"
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      "sense": "the sound (especially the music) component of a movie",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "the sound (especially the music) component of a movie",
      "word": "elokuvamusiikki"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "the sound (especially the music) component of a movie",
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      "sense": "the sound (especially the music) component of a movie",
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      "roman": "fonográmma",
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "the sound (especially the music) component of a movie",
      "word": "nhạc phim"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "sense": "a recording of such music for sale",
      "word": "原聲帶"
    },
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    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "a recording of such music for sale",
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      "word": "musique de film"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a recording of such music for sale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bande originale de film"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a recording of such music for sale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "registrazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "a recording of such music for sale",
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    },
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