Album Version Information
Soundtracks and scores must include version information in the album title, enclosed in parentheses or brackets.
| Versions | Example |
| Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | Interstellar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| Original Score | Guardians of the Galaxy (Original Score) |
| Music Inspired By the Film | Dazed & Confused (Music Inspired by the Film) |
| Original Off-Broadway Cast | The Threepenny Opera (Original Off-Broadway Cast) |
| Original Game Soundtrack | Dragon Age Inquisition (Original Game Soundtrack) |
| Music from the Original TV Series | Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey (Music from the Original TV Series), Vol. 1 |
O.S.T. Abbreviation.
The abbreviation for Original Soundtrack (O.S.T.) should not be used as an album or song title version for scores, movies, TV, musicals, or video games.
Composers
Scores for movies, TV, and musicals must list the composer on both the album and track levels.
Composers with Primary Role
For Soundtracks with one composer, the artists should be credited with both the Composer and Primary role at the album level. Composers can be credited with the Primary role at track level for any appropriate track.
| Album Title | Sunday in the Park with George (Original Cast Recording) |
| Album Artists | Stephen Sondheim (Primary) |
| | Stephen Sondheim (Composer) |
| Track Titles | Sunday in the Park with George |
| | Color and Light |
| | Finishing the Hat |
| | We Do Not Belong Together |
| Track Artists | Mandy Patinkin (Primary), Bernadette Peters (Primary), Stephen Sondheim (Composer) |
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| Album Titles | Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
| Album Artists | John Williams (Primary) |
| | John Williams (Composer) |
| Track Titles | 20th Century Fox Fanfare |
| | Medley: Main Title / Rebel Blockade Runner |
| | Imperial Attack |
| | Medley: The Dune Sea of Tatooine / Jawa Sandcrawler |
| Track Artists (All Tracks) | John Williams (Primary |
| | John Williams (Composer |
Track Version Information
If the tracks are not from the same soundtrack, the track title must indicate the soundtrack. To indicate the correct soundtrack, the track title must include (From “Soundtrack Name”). For example:
- Make 'Em Laugh (From “Singin' in the Rain”)
- Fast Streets of Shanghai (From “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom”)
Formatting
Album title formatting in a series must be consistent.
Soundtrack Genre
For soundtracks, or ringtones from a soundtrack, use Soundtrack as the primary genre.
Article ID: 54, Created: 7/9/2020 at 4:07 PM, Modified: 6/9/2026 at 12:49 PM