History Main / ReReleaseSoundtrack

** Mostly averted for the 1998 "Harveytoons Show" series, which restores the original soundtracks to the cartoons. The exception is the cartoons featuring Buzzy the Crow; they kept the 1990 soundtracks, as the redubs changed Buzzy's [[UncleTomfoolery stereotypical black dialect]] to a less offensive one. The "Complete Harveytoons" DVD set goes back to the original soundtracks for all cartoons.

* ''VideoGame/{{Quake}}'' had the soundtrack completely ripped out of digital releases due to being composed by [[Music/NineInchNails Trent Reznor]], and him maintaining all the rights to it. Due to the fact that the music was largely of the DroneOfDead type, this wasn't ''quite'' as glaring as it might seem, but it was still a fairly obvious omission. About a year after the OST got put out on Vinyl, the game got a free (for previous owners) UpdatedRerelease that, among other things, finally reinstated the soundtrack.
** ''VideoGame/QuakeII'', somewhat inexplicably, also lacks the soundtrack on the Steam and Microsoft Store versions, but not the GOG version.

* The original and 1999 VHS release of ''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreet3DreamWarriors'' replaces a song during the opening credits. Dokken's "Into The Fire" gets swapped out in favor of an instrumental version of Joe Lamont's "Quiet Cool" (which was the theme to a completely different, non-slasher film). Later DVD releases reinstate the Dokken tune.

* The original version of ''Pinball/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon'' has five '50s pop songs licensed for its game theme. However, the digital version for [=FarSight=] Studios' ''VideoGame/ThePinballArcade'' only has three of them available, due to licensing issues.

%%* ''[[VideoGame/ZenPinball Pinball FX 3]]'' only uses “Red River Rock” for the same reason.

* On the VHS release of ''Film/ANightmareOnElmStreetPart2FreddysRevenge'', tracked-in music from Christopher Young's score replaces Music/BingCrosby's version of "Did You Ever See A Dream Walking?" over the end credits.

* The 2004 DVD release of ''Film/MaryPoppins'' had a variant, toting an "Enhanced Home Theater Mix" to honor its' [[MilestoneCelebration 40th anniversary]], with nearly all of the StockSoundEffects replaced, and some of the music being "sweetened" with extra instruments to sound more full. (Obvious examples include the wind when Mary Poppins is sitting on a cloud, Admiral Boom's cannon firing, the "Poof!" noise when the character jump into the chalk drawing, the thunder and lightning before it starts raining on the chalk drawing, and the fireworks following the "Step in Time" number.) This version was also used whenever ABC Family aired the movie prior to 2012. Fortunately, the DVD release also included the original soundtrack as an audio option, and all subsequent home media releases (beginning in 2009) would only use the original soundtrack.

** ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' saw several songs replaced for its first PC port in 1997, namely Carnival Night Zone, [=IceCap=] Zone, Launch Base Zone, Knuckles' theme, the Competition menu, and the credits music. While most fans believed that these tracks were replaced due to [[ScrewedByTheLawyers rights issues]] with Music/MichaelJackson and his sound team, who contributed to the ''Sonic 3'' half's soundtrack; however, the 2019 leak of an early prototype version of the game shows that they were initially present in the Genesis version as well, which actually makes them the originals.

* ''VideoGame/MichaelJacksonsMoonwalker'': The graveyard level, an obvious homage to the "Thriller" video, does not actually have "Thriller" playing in the background, instead using "Another Part of Me". Some versions ''do'' use "Thriller" for the dance (which is obviously the Thriller dance), while others persistently use "Another Part of Me" even for this. It is generally believed that the reason why "Another Part of Me" was used instead of "Thriller" is that "Thriller" was written by Rod Temperton, not Michael Jackson, and so Temperton would have to be paid royalties from his song appearing in the game -- obviously a realization which came late in the game (All other songs in the game -- "Smooth Criminal", "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Bad" -- were written by Michael Jackson).

** The 1951 short "Rabbit Every Monday" contained a scene where Bugs pretended a party was happening in the oven, and jazzy music is heard every time the oven door is open. The short was included as part of the TV special "Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet"; the oven music was replaced with something more contemporary (specifically, disco music).

* One scene of ''Film/Spellbinder'' has the radio playing, with one main character stating they enjoy the song. The theatrical and VHS version had the radio playing "Blind Alley" by Gary Wright; the DVD and all subsequent releases use "Devil's Radio" by George Harrison. Thankfully, both songs fit the scene quite well.

** ''VideoGame/Halo2'': The Anniversary edition of Halo 2 created a new soundtrack to replace licensed music by bands Breaking Benjamin, Hoobastank and Incubus.

* In the ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' toon "Strong Bad Sings", the "Strong Mad Forgets the Words to His Favorites" sequence features The Cheat playing "HappyBirthdayToYou" on a piano. In the DVD release, due to copyright concerns, he plays "Hot Cross Buns" instead.

Please note that this trope isn't intended to cover (no pun intended) {{Real Song Theme Tune}}s, which while they may set the mood for the show, are ([[ThemeTuneCameo at least usually]]) not inserted into the work itself. It also does not cover instances where the song was retained but with {{Bowdlerise}}d lyrics.

* ''VideoGame/DragonBallZBudokai'': The ''HD Collection'' (containing the original ''Budokai'' and ''Budokai 3'') replaced all the music due to the composer plagiarizing much of the music.

* The opening theme for ''Manga/AkazukinChaCha'' was originally sung by Music/{{SMAP}}, but in all home releases, the opening theme was re-arranged and sung by a different vocalist.

* ''VideoGame/InTheHunt'': The Playstation version had a brand new soundtrack in Redbook audio. The original arcade soundtrack is an option, however.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3'': In the episode "Kootie Pie Rocks" featured guest stars Music/MilliVanilli singing "Blame It on the Rain" and "Girl You Know It's True" in the original broadcast version. This was changed to a generic rock riff (an instrumental of the ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' song "Mega Move") for re-runs and the home video version, and a reference to "Blame It on the Rain" in King Koopa's dialogue was excised. The fact that Milli Vanilli's lips don't match the music created a HilariousInHindsight moment when producer Frank Farian revealed in November of 1990 that the frontmen of Milli Vanilli had been lip-syncing to recordings by a much older ensemble of artists, ending the group's careers on the spot. Many speculate that the ensuing scandal from Farian's revelation played a considerable role in [=DiC=] choosing not to pursue regaining the license for the Milli Vanilli songs, though their track record with the original ''Super Show'' suggests that it was just another case of them deeming the licensing fees for including the music on home media and re-runs to be too much of a hassle.

** ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' saw several songs replaced for its first PC port in 1997, namely Carnival Night Zone, [=IceCap=] Zone, Launch Base Zone, Knuckles' theme, the Competition menu, and the credits music. While most fans believed that these tracks were replaced due to [[ScrewedByTheLawyers rights issues]] with Music/MichaelJackson and his sound team, who contributed to the ''Sonic 3'' half's soundtrack; however, the 2020 leak of an early prototype version of the game shows that they were initially present in the Genesis version as well, which actually makes them the originals.

* The original SNES version of ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry3DixieKongsDoubleTrouble'' was composed by Eveline Fischer; when re-released for the GBA, Creator/DavidWise created an entirely new soundtrack.

** ''VideoGame/SonicCD'': The original Japanese soundtrack was kept for the European release, but the American version replaced it with a whole new soundtrack. However, only the Past tunes were kept, which led to a rather jarring problem: each stage had its main Present theme and three remixed versions (Past, Good Future, Bad Future), but the American soundtrack only replaced the Present version and both of its Future remixes, leaving the remaining Past tune sounding nothing like its accompanying tracks. When the game was re-released in 2011, all regions used the original Japanese soundtrack by default, but included the option to use the American tracks, however the Japanese themes, ''You Can Do Anything'' and ''Cosmic Eternity - Believe in Yourself'', had their lyrics removed. This is rumored to be due to the estate of the late Casey Rankin not allowing them to use his contribution to the song.
** ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'' saw several songs replaced for its first PC port in 1997, namely Carnival Night Zone, [=IceCap=] Zone, Launch Base Zone, Knuckles' theme, the Competition menu, and the credits music. While most fans believed that these tracks were replaced due to [[ScrewedByTheLawyers rights issues]] with Music/MichaelJackson and his sound team, who contributed to the ''Sonic 3'' half's soundtrack, the more likely reason is that they made considerable use of audio samples that weren't supported by the MIDI format, to which the game's soundtrack was converted for the port.

* ''Film/SlapShot'' had "Right Back Where We Started From" and the rest of the songs featured in the film (including tracks by Music/EltonJohn and Music/FleetwoodMac) removed from its VHS releases and replaced with generic instrumentals. The songs were restored on the subsequent DVD and BD releases.