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In terms of film formats, the soundtrack is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound.

The term soundtrack is also commonly used to refer to the music used in a movie, and/or to a record album sold containing that music. Sometimes, the music has been recorded just for the film or album (e.g. Saturday Night Fever), though this is rare. In 1916, Victor Schertzinger recorded the first music specifically for use in a motion picture, and releasing soundtracks of songs used in films became standard in the 1930s.

The Soundtrack on a record can contain all kinds of music (including "inspired by", see the Harry Potter-soundtracks), contained in a movie - the Score contains only music by the original Film-composer.

1 Notable soundtracks

• (memorable theme music Also Sprach Zarathustra became a radio hit, rare for a classical instrumental piece)
• American Graffiti (massive-selling double album of rock oldies)
• Apocalypse Now (another hit, memorable use of the Ride of the Valkyries by Richard Wagner)
• The Bodyguard (by Whitney HoustonWhitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963, Newark, New Jersey) is an American singer and actress. She was one of the most popular and successful singers of the 1980s and 1990s. Early Years Houston grew up in a musical family: Her mother is Grammy awa and others, best selling of all time)
• SelmasongsSelmasongs is an album released in September of 2000 by Icelandic singer and actress Bjork as a soundtrack to the film Dancer in the Dark, in which she also starred as the main character, Selma. The album features classical arrangements as well as melodie (from Dancer in the DarkDancer in the Dark is a musical film from the year 2000. It was directed by Lars von Trier and stars Bjork, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse and Peter Stormare. The movie is part three in a trilogy of films by von Trier that included " Breaking the Waves" a by BjörkBjork Gudmundsdottir (born November 21, 1965, Reykjavik, Iceland) is a singer/songwriter. Early career Bjork's musical career began at the age of eleven, when she began studying classical piano in elementary school. One of her instructors submitted a reco)
• Fast Times at Ridgemont HighFast Times at Ridgemont High is a 1982 American teen film directed by Amy Heckerling and written by Cameron Crowe (who wrote both the screenplay and a book of the same name which inspired the movie). The story is loosely inspired by the year Cameron Crowe (successful soundtrack, using contemporary hits)
• FlashdanceFlashdance is a 1983 movie that was produced by Adrian Lyne. It stars Jennifer Beals and Michael Nouri. The screenwriter was Joe Eszterhas. Numerous allusions to this movie now appear throughout television shows, movies, music, and video. Flashdance tells (launched several hit songs, surprise hit)
• A Hard Day's NightA Hard Day's Night was The Beatles' third album, released in 1964 as the soundtrack to their first film of the same name. All songs are composed by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The album, whilst showcasing the development of the band's songwriting tale (early rock and rollRock and roll also called rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony backing), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. As a cultural phenomenon, soundtrack by The Beatles)
• The Harder They Come (massively successful soundtrack and movie, launched career of Jimmy Cliff, early mainstream reggae music)
• Jungle Book (first soundtrack in the modern sense, from the 1942 film scored by Miklós Rózsa)
• Mo' Better Blues (established Gang Starr's reputation and helped launch jazz rap)
• O Brother Where Art Thou? (surprise bluegrass hit, Grammy winner)
• Reservoir Dogs (soundtrack deliberately chose the worst songs of the 1970s, became a cult favorite)
• Saturday Night Fever (massive hit mostly by the Bee Gees, brought disco to the mainstream)
• Shaft (massive hit by Isaac Hayes, his biggest record)
• Star Wars (hugely popular movie, and music by John Williams that became the best selling score-only soundtrack of all time)
• The Stoned Age (early teen film focused on a cult band, Blue Öyster Cult)
• That's the Way of the World (film unsuccessful, soundtrack a huge hit for Earth, Wind & Fire)
• Till the Clouds Roll by (soundtrack and film inspired by life of Jerome Kern, early use of the release of a soundtrack to promote a film)
• Maceo (film showing summary of three Maceo Parker concerts in Cologne; this film and the brilliant soundtrack really catches the atmosphere of those concerts)
• Superfly (A number one hit for Curtis Mayfield, pioneering socially conscious lyrics in funk and soul)
• Deep Red (first album by Goblin, 1975 soundtrack to popular Dario Argento thriller)