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Soundtrack album

A soundtrack album is any album

Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
that incorporates music directly recorded from the soundtrack of a particular feature film

Feature film

In the film industry, a feature film is a film made for initial Film distributor in Movie theater and being the "main attraction" of the screening ....
. In some cases, not all the tracks from the movie are included in the album; however there are rare cases of songs in the trailers that do not appear in the movie but occur on the soundtrack album. Also, music that is not in the movie can sometimes be incorporated onto a soundtrack album; one notable example is the South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut is an animated satire comedy/musical film released in 1999 in film and based on the list of animated television series South Park....
soundtrack.

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A soundtrack album is any album

Album

Feature film

Rodgers and Hammerstein

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were a well-known United States songwriter duo, usually referred to as Rodgers and Hammerstein....
's Carousel
Carousel (film)

Carousel is a 1956 film adaptation of the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel which, in turn, was based on Ferenc Molnar's non-musical play Liliom....
and The King and I
The King and I (1956 film)

The King and I is a 1956 in film musical film made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Walter Lang and produced by Charles Brackett and Darryl F....
. In each case, two or more songs which are featured on the album were not included in the finished film.

Often, in advertisements or store listings, soundtrack albums are confused with original cast albums. These are albums made with the original stage cast of a Broadway

Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City....
musical, and are recorded by the cast either in live performance or in a studio, not transferred from a movie soundtrack.

In some cases, recorded dialogue may be incorporated into the soundtrack album. This comes in two kinds: audio clips from the movie itself (used on the albums for Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction (film)

Pulp Fiction is a 1994 in film United States crime film by director Quentin Tarantino, who cowrote its screenplay with Roger Avary. The film is known for its rich, eclecticism dialogue, irony Black comedy, nonlinear storyline, and host of cinematic and popular culture references....
and Apollo 13
Apollo 13 (film)

Apollo 13 is a 1995 in film film that dramatized the ill-fated Apollo 13 in 1970. The movie was adapted by William Broyles Jr. and Al Reinert from the book Lost Moon by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger, and was directed by Ron Howard ....
, for example) or radio drama

Radio drama

File:Opname van een hoorspel Recording a radio play.jpgRadio drama is a form of audio storytelling broadcast on radio broadcasting. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagination the story....
s that involve the characters from the movie involved in other events (example: King of Pirates, from FLCL
FLCL

is an original video animation series written by Yoji Enokido, directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki and produced by the FLCL Production Committee, which included Gainax, Production I.G, and Starchild Records....
). The unusual 1956 soundtrack album of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)

The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 in film Cinema of the United States musical film-fantasy film mainly directed by Victor Fleming and based on the 1900 Children's literature novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L....
was virtually a condensed version of the film, with enough dialogue on the album for the listener to be able to easily follow the plot, as were the first soundtrack album of the 1968 Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet (1968 film)

Romeo and Juliet is a movie adaptation of the William Shakespeare Play Romeo and Juliet.The film was directed by Franco Zeffirelli, and stars Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey....
, and the soundtrack albums of The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew (1967 film)

The Taming of the Shrew is a 1967 in film feature film based on a play by William Shakepeare about a courtship between two strong-willed people....
, Cromwell
Cromwell (film)

Cromwell is a film, based on the life of Oliver Cromwell who led the Parliament of England forces during the English Civil War and, as Lord Protector, ruled The Protectorate in the mid-17th century....
, and Little Big Man
Little Big Man

Little Big Man is a 1970 in film American Western film directed by Arthur Penn and based on the 1964 in literature novel by Thomas Berger . It is a Picaresque novel comedy and drama about a Caucasian race boy raised by the Cheyenne nation during the 19th century....
. In the case of Patton
Patton (film)

Patton is a Biography film war film about U.S. General George S. Patton during World War II. It stars George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates , and Karl Michael Vogler....
, the bulk of the album featured the film's musical score, while the opening and final tracks featured George C. Scott

George C. Scott

George Campbell Scott was an American stage and film actor, film director, and Film producer. He was best known for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of General George S....
's opening and closing speeches from the movie.

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