Soundtrack

/ˈsaʊndtræk/ noun

Definition

The recorded music and sounds that accompany a movie, television show, or video game; or a collection of songs that defines a particular moment or feeling.

Etymology

A compound word combining 'sound' (from Old English 'sund,' meaning noise) and 'track' (from Old French 'tracier'), created in the 1920s with the invention of synchronized sound in movies.

Kelly Says

The first soundtracks were literally the track of sound on the film itself, but now 'soundtrack' has become metaphorical—people talk about their life's soundtrack, meaning the songs that define their memories and emotions.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ድምጽ መጫወት
dim-ts me-cha-we-t
ARالعربية
موسيقى
mu-zi-qa
BNবাংলা
সাউন্ডট্র্যাক
sau-nd-tra-ak
CACatalà
banda sonora
ban-da so-nor-a
CSČeština
zvukový doprovod
z-vuk-ovy dopro-vod
DADansk
soundtrack
soundtrack
DEDeutsch
Soundtrack
Soundtrack
ELΕλληνικά
ηχητική σειρά
ee-hee-tee-kee se-ra
ESEspañol
banda sonora
ban-da soh-nor-a
FAفارسی
موسیقی
mu-zi-qi
FISuomi
ääniraita
ää-ni-rai-ta
FRFrançais
bande originale
band or-ih-gan
GUGU
સાઉન્ડટ્રેક
sa-un-dtra-ek
HAHA
sauti
sau-ti
HEעברית
מוזיקה
mu-zi-ka
HIहिन्दी
साउंडट्रैक
sa-un-dtra-ak
HUMagyar
zene
ze-ne
IDBahasa Indonesia
soundtrack
soundtrack
IGIG
ọdọ
ọ-do
ITItaliano
colonna sonora
ko-lon-na so-nor-a
JA日本語
サウンドトラック
saundo torakku
KKKK
саундтрек
sa-undtrek
KMKM
សំរាប់
sam-ra-ap
KO한국어
사운드 트랙
sa-un-deu te-reok
MRMR
संगीत
san-geet
MSBahasa Melayu
runut bunyi
ru-nut bu-nyi
MYမြန်မာ
သံတိုင်း
than-toi
NLNederlands
soundtrack
soundtrack
NONorsk
soundtrack
soundtrack
PAPA
ਸਾઉਂਡਟ્રੈਕ
sa-un-dtra-ak
PLPolski
ścieżka dźwiękowa
shchezh-ka dzwie-kowa
PTPortuguês
trilha sonora
tree-lha so-nor-a
RORomână
coloană sonoră
ko-lo-na so-nor-a
RUРусский
саундтрек
sa-undtrek
SVSvenska
soundtrack
soundtrack
SWKiswahili
sauti
sau-ti
TAதமிழ்
ஒலிப்பதிவு
oli-pathivu
TEతెలుగు
సౌండ్ట్రాక్
sa-un-dtra-ak
THไทย
ดนตรีประกอบ
don-trei-a-kom-pab
TLTL
soundtrack
soundtrack
TRTürkçe
müzik
my-zy-k
UKУкраїнська
саундтрек
sa-undtrek
URاردو
صوت
soot
VITiếng Việt
nhạc nền
nhak nen
YOYO
àwọn ìṣẹ́ ìsọ́ọ̀
awon i-she i-so-oo
ZH中文
配乐
pei-yue
ZUZU
isithombe
i-si-thombe

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