The term soundtrack refers to three related concepts: recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; and the physical area of a film that contains the synchronized recorded sound. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. A soundtrack album is any Album that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular Feature film. Sound' is Vibration transmitted through a Solid, Liquid, or Gas; particularly sound means those vibrations composed of Frequencies
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Origin of the term
In movie industry terminology, a "sound track" (two words) is an audio recording created or used in film production or post-production. A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image as opposed to a Silent film. Filmmaking is the process of making a Film, from an initial story idea or commission through scriptwriting shooting editing and finally distribution to an audience See also Filmmaking Post-production occurs in the making of motion pictures, television programs, Videos audio recordings Initially the dialogue, sound effects, and music in a film each has its own separate track (dialogue track, sound effects track, and music track), and these are mixed together to make what is called the composite track, which is heard in the film. A dubbing track is often later created when films are dubbed into another language. In filmmaking, dubbing or looping is the process of recording or replacing voices for a Motion picture.
The contraction soundtrack (one word) came into use with the advent of so-called "soundtrack albums" in the early 1950s. First conceived by movie companies as a promotional gimmick for new films, these commercially available recordings were labelled and advertised as "music from the original motion picture soundtrack. " This phrase was soon shortened to just "original motion picture soundtrack. " More accurately such recordings are made from a film's music track, because they usually consist of the isolated music from a film, not the composite (sound) track with dialogue and sound effects.
The abbreviation OST is often used to describe the musical soundtrack on a recorded medium, such as CD, and it stands for Original Soundtrack; however, it is sometimes also used to differentiate the original music heard and recorded versus a rerecording or cover of the music. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released
Movie and television soundtracks
The term soundtrack now most commonly refers to the music used in a movie (or television show), and/or to an album sold containing that music. A film score is a broad term referring to the music in a film which is generally categorically separated from songs used within a film Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Sometimes, the music has been recorded just for the film or album (e. g. Saturday Night Fever). Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated Often, but not always, and depending on the type of movie, the soundtrack album will contain portions of the score, music composed for dramatic effect as the movie's plot occurs. A film score is a broad term referring to the music in a film which is generally categorically separated from songs used within a film In 1908, Camille Saint-Saens recorded the first music specifically for use in a motion picture (L'assasinat du duc de Guise), and releasing recordings of songs used in films became prevalent in the 1930s. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Henry Mancini, who won an Emmy Award and two Grammys for his soundtrack to Peter Gunn, was the first composer to have a widespread hit with a song from a soundtrack. Henry Mancini ( April 16, 1924 &ndash June 14, 1994) was an Academy Award winning American Composer, conductor The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series which aired on the NBC and later ABC Television networks
By convention, a soundtrack record can contain all kinds of music including music "inspired by" but not actually appearing in the movie; the score contains only music by the original film's composer(s).
Video game soundtracks
Soundtrack may also refer to the music used in video games. Video game music is any of the musical pieces or Soundtracks found in Video games History Early video game technology and computer chip music Video game music is any of the musical pieces or Soundtracks found in Video games History Early video game technology and computer chip music While sound effects were nearly universally used for action happening in the game, music to accompany the gameplay was a later development. For the album by The Jam see Sound Affects. Sound effects or audio effects are artificially created or enhanced Sounds Rob Hubbard and Martin Galway were early composers of music specifically for video games for the 1980s Commodore 64 computer. Rob Hubbard (born 1956 Kingston upon Hull, England) is a music Composer best known for his composition of computer game theme music especially for microcomputers Martin Galway (born January 3, 1966, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is one of the best known composers of music for the Commodore 64 The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Koji Kondo was an early and important composer for Nintendo games. is a Japanese Composer and Musician best known for his scores for various Video games produced by Nintendo. is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Kyoto Japan founded on As the technology improved, polyphonic and often orchestral soundtracks replaced simple monophonic melodies starting in the late 1980s and the soundtracks to popular games such as the Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy series began to be released separately. In Music, polyphony is a texture consisting of two or more independent Melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice ( Monophony In Music, monophony is the simplest of textures, consisting of Melody without accompanying Harmony. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. published as Dragon Warrior in North America until the 2005 release of Dragon Quest VIII Journey of the Cursed King, is a series of role-playing In addition to compositions written specifically for video games, the advent of CD technology allowed developers to incorporate licensed songs into their soundtrack. (The Grand Theft Auto series is a good example of this. ) Furthermore, when Microsoft released the Xbox in 2001, it featured an option allowing users to customize the soundtrack for certain games by ripping a CD to the hard-drive. Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational Computer technology Corporation, which rose to dominate the Home computer The Xbox is a sixth-generation Video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
Book soundtracks
Only a few cases exist, of an entire soundtrack being written specifically for a book.
A soundtrack for J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and his trilogy The Lord of the Rings was composed by Craig Russell for the San Luis Obispo Youth Symphony. The Hobbit or There and Back Again is an award-winning fantasy The Lord of the Rings is an epic Craig Russell may refer to Craig Russell (actor (1948 - 1990 Craig L Commissioned in 1995, it was finally put on disk in 2000 by the San Luis Obispo Symphony.
For the 1996 Star Wars novel Shadows of the Empire (written by author Steve Perry), Lucasfilm chose Joel McNeely to write a score. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded Star Wars Shadows of the Empire is a multimedia project created by Lucasfilm Ltd Steve Perry (born August 31, 1947) is an American television writer and Science fiction Author. Lucasfilm Limited' is an American Film production company founded by George Lucas in 1971, based in San Francisco California Joel McNeely (born 1959 is a Music composer for movies and television This was an eccentric, experimental project, in contrast to all other soundtracks, as the composer was allowed to convey general moods and themes, rather than having to write music to flow for specific scenes. A project called "Sine Fiction"[1] has made some soundtracks to novels by science fiction writers like Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke, and has thus far released 19 soundtracks to science-fiction novels or short stories. Isaac Asimov (c January 2 1920 &ndash April 6 1992 ˈaɪzək ˈæzɪmʌv originally Исаак Озимов but now transcribed into Russian as, was a Russian Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE (16 December 1917–19 March 2008 was a British Science fiction Author, Inventor, and All of them are available for free download.
The 1985 novel Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin, originally came in a box set with an audiocassette entitled Music and Poetry of the Kesh, featuring three performances of poetry, and ten musical compositions by Todd Barton. Always Coming Home is a novel by Ursula K Le Guin published in 1985 Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (ˈɝsələ ˈkroʊbɚ ləˈgwɪn (born October 21, 1929) is an American author
In comics, Daniel Clowes' graphic novel Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron had an official soundtrack album. Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron is a Graphic novel in English written and drawn by Daniel Clowes. The original black-and-white Nexus #3 from Capitol comics included the "Flexi-Nexi" which was a soundtrack flexi-disc for the issue. The flexi disc (also known as a phonosheet or sonosheet) is a phonograph record made of a thin Vinyl sheet with a molded-in spiral stylus Trosper by Jim Woodring included a soundtrack album composed and performed by Bill Frisell[2], and the Absolute Edition of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier is planned to include an original vinyl record. Jim Woodring (born October 11 1952 in Los Angeles) is a Seattle -based Comic book author and artist William Richard "Bill" Frisell (born March 18, 1951) is an American Guitarist and Composer. DC Comics Absolute Edition is a series of archival quality printings of graphic novels published by DC Comics and its imprints Wildstorm Productions and Vertigo The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Black Dossier is an original Graphic novel in the Comic book series The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen A gramophone
As Internet access became more widespread, a similar practice developed of accompanying a printed work with a downloadable theme song, rather than a complete and physically published album. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks The phrase theme music usually refers to that of a radio program, Television program, or Movie. The Nextwave theme song and the theme songs for the webcomics Achewood, Dinosaur Comics and Killroy and Tina are examples of this. Nextwave was a farcical Superhero Comic book series by Warren Ellis and Stuart Immonen, published by Marvel Achewood is a Webcomic created by Chris Onstad. It portrays the lives of a group of anthropomorphic stuffed toys Robots and Dinosaur Comics is a constrained Webcomic by Canadian writer Ryan North.
Many audio books have some form of musical accompaniment, but these are generally not complex enough to count as a complete soundtrack.
See also
- Audio restoration
- Film score
- Image song
- List of soundtrack composers
- Soundtrack album
- SoundtrackNet
- Original cast recordings — for musical theater
References
External links
- For questions and answers about movie and television soundtracks
- Adtunes.com
- IMDB soundtrack section
- the Soundtrack INFO project
- Soundtrack.net trailer music reference
- ScoreNotes.com/ Soundtrack Reviews and Composer Interviews
- Soundtrackcollector.com Soundtrack Database
- The Unofficial Score Database - information about non-commercial releases
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