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Movietone

British  
/ ˈmuːvɪˌtəʊn /

noun

  1. the earliest technique of including a soundtrack on film

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But the U.K. branch of the polyglot style sometimes called post-rock included Bristol groups such as Movietone and Crescent, who mixed and matched dub rhythms, folk instrumentation, and electronics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

The film's success also transformed Wadia Movietone into a studio known for films with fantastic stunts and theatrics.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2024

His father, Sol, was a cinematographer for Fox Movietone News.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2023

In 1948, N-B-C T-V began airing its first nightly newscast, “The Camel Newsreel Theatre,” which consisted of Fox Movietone newsreels.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 16, 2021

People accustomed to reading comparatively dry rehashes of events were now enthralled by vivid scenes rolling across the new Movietone newsreels.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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