TV show's soundtracks different to their DVD releases

IvaBigWun

Let me preface this by asking a Mod not to merge this with the unholy mess of a "megathread" that is currently our excuse of Love/Hate coverage in the TV forum.

It is not Love/Hate specific, Im just using the show as the most recent example Ive seen.

So I was revisiting seasons 1-4 recently and I made the mistake of seeing some DVD versions of the show before bailing and looking for the originnal TV rips. The difference is like night and day.

It led me to finding this article

http://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/film-and-tv/lovehate-fans-anger-after-dvd-2872616

Love/Hate fans have reacted angrily after much of the music from the latest series was changed on the DVD version.

Tracks from the Sex Pistols, Johnny Cash and Dusty Springfield all made up part of the memorable soundtrack, but these stars have been replaced by relative unknowns on the DVDs.

Different licensing laws for DVDs means the songs have been cut, but fans have reacted angrily to the news online.

One fan commented that the music used was chosen for a reason and expressed his disappointment at the changes.

He wrote: “That really sucks, first I’m hearing about it. I thought that the music throughout this series was particularly good and it was really well placed in many instances.

"If you compare it to the pilot/opening episodes where it was just generic gangster rap, I thought the scoring really showed the programme maturing and how those involved saw the opportunity to add something to a scene.”

Another wrote: “It’s not what you’re paying for. Scenes won’t have the same impact without the songs like Anarchy In The UK.”

One of the tracks, Johnny Cash’s take on folk classic The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, has been replaced by a song from Dubliner Doug Sheridan - a wedding singer, the Irish Daily Mail reports.

The iconic closing scene from the season finale has seen the Sex Pistols dumped for the song ‘Steel’ by Dublin act Noise Control.

The DVDs are currently bestsellers in the Christmas run in, but some fans are feeling shortchanged.

One peeved fan said she would prefer to hear no music at all, rather than cheaper alternatives.

Creator Stuart Carolan has previously spoken of how he hand picks 80% of the music for the series, and would sometimes write scenes around a particular song he had in mind.

He once told Film Ireland: “I think that’s my favourite bit sometimes, the music will make something come alive.”

DVDs do not come under the same rules as broadcast television. Instead of a one-off fee for use of a song, the consent of a song composer, publisher or record company is needed.

It was not clear if RTE attempted to clear the music for the DVD series or if the music was replaced to save on costs.

The broadcaster claimed that the new music was chosen with as much consideration as the original soundtrack.

A spokesperson said: “The soundtrack for the DVD is chosen by the producers and director with the same due care and attention as the soundtrack for the television version.”

But fans say there is no denying that the DVD version just won’t be the same.

One Mirror reader wrote: “The music was brill. Won’t be the same. Is Nidge gonna freak out to a Daniel O’Donnell song instead?”

I seem to also remember The Wonder Years either was in DVD limbo because of the costs of getting te rights of all the songs and then it eventually happened with some changes, or it never made it to DVD full stop because if these limitations.


What other shows got their soundtracks completely butchered like this when it came to the DVD release?

Fred Swanson

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Agent Coulson

Midnight Caller, China Beach, Tour of Duty, Quantum Leap, Crime Story are some of the shows from the 80's that didn't get a DVD releases or had the music changed to be able to get a DVD release of some kind because the music rights were to expensive.

Agent Coulson

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Midnight Caller, China Beach, Tour of Duty, Quantum Leap, Crime Story are some of the shows from the 80's that didn't get a DVD releases or had the music changed to be able to get a DVD releases of some kind because the music right were to expensive.

The UK release of Tour of Duty has the vast majority of the original soundtrack. I'm always thankful that Miami Vice retained almost all the original music as it plays a huge part in setting the tone. Wise Guy, one of those criminally underrated shows has a whole story arc set inside the record industry that is unavailable on any format. The DVD and streaming versions both just skip over the 6 episodes.

Agent Coulson

Deleted User wrote: »

The UK release of Tour of Duty has the vast majority of the original soundtrack. I'm always thankful that Miami Vice retained almost all the original music as it plays a huge part in setting the tone. Wise Guy, one of those criminally underrated shows has a whole story arc set inside the record industry that is unavailable on any format. The DVD and streaming versions both just skip over the 6 episodes.

The full 4 seasons are on Hulu Plus or were when I watched it a while back.

Tour of Duty's US release was butchered when they stripped the 60's soundtrack.

Agent Coulson

Agent Coulson wrote: »

The full 4 seasons are on Hulu Plus or were when I watched it a while back.

Tour of Duty's US release was butchered when they stripped the 60's soundtrack.

Hulu only has 15 episodes in series 2 when there should be 22. The Dead Dog Records storyline is missing.

Agent Coulson

Deleted User wrote: »

Hulu only has 15 episodes in series 2 when there should be 22. The Dead Dog Records storyline is missing.

Google Tim Curry in Wiseguy and check youtube results.

Agent Coulson

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Google Tim Curry in Wiseguy and check youtube results.

I have the missing episodes for years, they're only VHS quality but watchable.

Agent Coulson

Deleted User wrote: »

I have the missing episodes for years, they're only VHS quality but watchable.

Thats what they are on Youtube as well VHS quality.

IvaBigWun

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Google Tim Curry in Wiseguy and check youtube results.

Wiseguy. Great show, is it on any Netflix regions?

Agent Coulson

IvaBigWun wrote: »

Wiseguy. Great show, is it on any Netflix regions?

No it's only on Hulu plus.

IvaBigWun

Agent Coulson wrote: »

No it's only on Hulu plus.

Feck that so. To the Solar I go

AnonoBoy

Spaced didn't get a region 1 release on DVD for years because they couldn't get the music rights for certain bits and Edgar Wright et al refused to let them change to generic songs because the music was specifically chosen to complement the scenes.

Ol' Donie

I'm pretty sure The Walking Dead had different music at the end if the show when RTE showed it, compared to the dvd box set i bought.