soundtrack albums

Movie music collections

Soundtrack albums are recordings of music from films, television shows, video games, or stage productions.

They may contain the original score composed for the production, licensed songs that appear in it, or both: The Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack album revived interest in 1970s rock.

Some soundtrack albums become more culturally prominent than the works they accompany.

Related

cover · collector's editions · theme · conductor · tape · arranger · orchestra · deluxe edition · special edition · credits · melody · score · needle · adaptations · lyricist · mix · disc · franchise

Categories
Opposites
recording origin and purpose

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Professionally recorded music collections

solo albums · concept albums · compilation albums

compositional context

soundtrack albumsoriginal compositions

Freshly created musical works

live vs. produced

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Music captured during performances

concert recordings · live recordings · unplugged albums · live performances

Family

sound, track, album, soundtrack

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G