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optical soundtrack
noun
- the final soundtrack on a motion picture, which appears as a band of black and white serrations along a strip of film to the left of the composite print. Light is shined through the serrations and is converted to audible sound.
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The film strip has an optical soundtrack, with a score and effects, courtesy of the Fox studio’s then-new Movietone system.
From New York Times
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