Putting an additional GENRE=Soundtrack fits your browsing requirements, I 
think, and is less weird than having an artist called Soundtrack.

You can then Browse Genres > Soundtrack.

I feel this then fits better with tagging for SqueezeCenter, because if all 
songs on a soundtrack album are performed by the same artist, there is no need 
for an album artist tag - essentially it works the same as a regular album.  If 
most songs are by one artist, but there is a single guest performer, you can 
use an album artist tag to reflect the mail performing artist.

Putting "OST" in the album title would just be a label for display.  Eg when 
browsing a list of album names.  It wouldn't help for grouping or sorting.

Essentially this is what I do.  I also use additional genres as keywords for 
other purposes, such as "Surround Sound" for AAC encoded music that should only 
be played through a surround sound amp, and not analog outputs.

If I had a Pink Floyd soundtrack album in dolby-digital surround sound format, 
I'd maybe tag that as GENRE=Progressive Rock, GENRE=Live, GENRE=Soundtrack, 
GENRE=Surround Sound.  The artist would be Pink Floyd.  I could find live 
albums by Browse Genres > Live, soundtracks by Browse Genres > Soundtrack, and 
surround sound music by Browse Genres > Surround Sound.

It wouldn't always work correctly if were to attempt to use multiple 
ALBUMARTIST tags.
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