# What is a "Soundtrack"

**URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/t/what-is-a-soundtrack/167398
**Category:** MusicBrainz
**Tags:** en, documentation, soundtracks
**Created:** [November 3, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/what-is-a-soundtrack/167398 "2016-11-03T19:46:04Z")
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### Author: ![reosarevok](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/reosarevok/32/69228_2.png) [@reosarevok](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/reosarevok)
#### Post date: [November 4, 2016, 4:45am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/what-is-a-soundtrack/167398/15 "2016-11-04T04:45:17Z")

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I would not call the original album mentioned a soundtrack, but just “Album”. Whether the songs are originally from soundtracks seems irrelevant - this RG is not a soundtrack to anything nor intended as such.

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