Up until now, I’ve been using OST & Soundtrack as the same thing because I’m an OST anime/movie/series/show collector. You can just check it here on YouTube in my playlists ([https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Z3eeDMIXMMBd6i4bFr3Gg/about](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_Z3eeDMIXMMBd6i4bFr3Gg/about)) ……. so it’s embarrassing enough to hear about “BGM” for the first time in an anime called Idolish7 & wonder what the heck is the difference between them all ……… *sigh*
If you could simply explain it & give me some examples, that’d be great thanks.
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“OST” stands for “Original Sound Track,” so it is essentially the same as “soundtrack” except in some cases where the soundtrack was altered or replaced, possibly for foreign distribution.
“BGM” stands for “background music.” It is music that plays in the background of a scene. As such, it might not be very melodic or attention-grabbing, and it might not make sense listened to without the context of whatever was happening on screen. A theme song is not background music.
A soundtrack can include both background music and more notable music like a theme song or credits music. A typical soundtrack does not include every single tiny bit of music that plays with a show and might not include any background music at all.
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