Beck: A cover of The Beatles' "I've Got a Feeling" features in the climax of the anime.The opening theme for Akazukin Cha Cha was originally sung by the boy band SMAP, but in all home releases, the opening theme was re-arranged and sung by a female vocalist, Shoko Sawada.
note Incidentally, Keep Circulating the Tapes also contains a fairly detailed explanation of why Re-Release Soundtracks exist, going into the difference between performance and reproduction licensing. Sometimes you need to Keep Circulating the Tapes in order to get the version as broadcast. It also does not cover instances where the song was retained but with Bowdlerised lyrics.Ĭan often result in Clumsy Copyright Censorship, though occasionally this can be done fairly gracefully. Please note that this trope isn't intended to cover (no pun intended) Real Song Theme Tunes, which while they may set the mood for the show, are ( at least usually) not inserted into the work itself.
( Freaks and Geeks comes to mind.) According to The Other Wiki, licensing is one of the biggest problems for delayed or nonexistent home video releases. Sometimes, if one of your favorite shows is experiencing massive delays in being released, it's because they're trying to get the music rights cleared. Perhaps they change the song, depending on what suits the editors best. Occasionally, this even happens when the song is being covered, for very much the same reasons.