Soundtrack and score releases require specific formatting to meet partner platform standards and avoid delays or rejections.
This article outlines how to format album and track titles, handle remixes, and properly label musical soundtracks to ensure your release is accepted and accurately represented.
Album and Track Information
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Album Titles:
- Include version info in parentheses or brackets.
- Example: Movie Title (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
- Include version info in parentheses or brackets.
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Single Titles from Soundtracks:
- Format as: Track Title (From “Movie Name”)
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Do not abbreviate soundtrack info as “O.S.T.” in album or track titles.
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Albums with tracks from multiple soundtracks:
- Each track title must specify the source:
- Example: Track Title (From “Soundtrack Name”)
- Each track title must specify the source:
Soundtrack Remixes
- If the remix is not from the original soundtrack, do not include the movie/series/game title in the track name.
Musical Soundtracks
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Include the year and location of the performance or release.
- Example: Musical Title (2023 Broadway Cast Recording)
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Do not use the word “Original” unless it’s the first-ever staging or release of the production.
Examples of Soundtrack version information:
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Version Information |
Example |
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Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
Interstellar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
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Original Score |
Guardians of the Galaxy (Original Score) |
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Music Inspired By the Film |
Dazed & Confused (Music Inspired by the Film) |
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Original Off-Broadway Cast |
The Threepenny Opera (Original Off-Broadway Cast) |
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Original Game Soundtrack |
Dragon Age Inquisition (Original Game Soundtrack) |
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Music from the Original TV Series |
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (Music from the Original TV Series), Vol. 1 |
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