exit81 wrote:
Trivia time (nerds only!!)...it's interesting how the word 'soundtrack' has changed. Traditionally (and to be technically correct) it means every sound heard in the film (dialogue, FX, foley, music, etc), i.e. the sound track. It's also changed from two words to one (sound track to soundtrack). Traditionally, the music was referred to as the 'score', but nowadays we call it the 'soundtrack', simply through the way people have used the word colloquially. (nerd mode off)
That's a good point. I never could understand why the film score is called a "soundtrack." It really doesn't make any sense. And besides, the music released on the album is rarely taken from the film's optical tracks (like has been done for a few TD soundtracks), but is actually the
source music for the film. Often times, the mixes on the OST are entirely different than how it sounds in the film. So it's anything
but a soundtrack. Of course, nowadays, Hollywood films (spit!) don't even use a film score, they just select several pop songs to use, to ensure higher sales of the so-called "Soundtrack album." So who knows what we should be calling that, as it's neither one thing nor the other.
