A photograph 'depicts' its object. Is there a comparable word for audio recordings?
For example, "The recording [verbs] The Beatles playing Been a Hard Day's Night."
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The verb depict can be defined as to represent, as a painting or picture does (that's from OED's definition for OP's context).
There is no "medium-specific" verb for representing something in an auditory, olfactory, gustatory, or tactile medium (songs, perfumes, statues, etc.). Figurative use, such as the song depicts [whatever it's supposed to "reflect, invoke"] is perfectly common. Otherwise, you can just use to represent in all contexts for all mediums.
The more "literal" general-purpose verbs include invoke, express, emulate, show, suggest, etc. Alternatives which are more "figurative" include reflect, capture, encapsulate, etc.