


These are different from background music because these are given more attention than the score that occurs in the background. These can also include incidental music, or “IM.” These are also called insert songs or featured songs, and these are pieces of music that are used within the body of the television show or film. For example, according to Genius, the show Chuck used an instrumental of the song “Short Skirt/Long Jacket” by the band Cake for its theme song instead of composing something original. They are usually written as originals for each show and film, but are sometimes pre-existing songs. Theme music is either an opening theme or ending theme, and these serve to set a mood for the show or film while the opening or ending credits are rolling. Some OSTs do only contain the shortened versions of the songs, and some do not even include the title or ending music depending on licensing restrictions. However on the OST, the album will contain the entire piece of music. Sometimes in television shows, the editors can only use a portion of a given song due to time restrictions. In this case, they will release several OST albums, often separated by the season of the television show.
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If the television series is very long and covers multiple seasons, there is usually too much music to release on a single album.

This can include background music, mood music, incidental music and opening and ending theme music. According to Urban Dictionary, the abbreviation OST means “original sound track.” Anime News Network states that an original soundtrack is the music that is used in a television show, motion picture, or live show.
