optical soundtrack

American  

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

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