The concept is likely to draw comparisons to Spotify’s popular Discover Weekly and Daily Mixes playlists. Pandora has combined similar elements into a single feature set. Personalized soundtracks are a collection of playlists rather than a single batch of recommended listening, and it will have obvious themes or motifs for each set.
For instance, in the blog post announcing the feature, Pandora gives an example of a listener who trends toward lots of high-energy music across a range of genres. That person would likely unlock a list titled “Your Party Soundtrack” that contains both favorites and new songs from many music styles.
Personalized soundtracks are currently being tested for a group of Pandora Premium listeners and will roll out across that tier soon. They’ll appear on the mobile app under the Browse tab.