History AlternativeForeignThemeSong / FIlm

* In France, ''Disney/TheFoxAndTheHound'''s theme song is [[https://youtu.be/xvc7BFKEH-I "Rox et Rouky"]], sung by renowned French singer, Frédérique "Dorothée" Hoschédé.
* In France, the theme songs for ''Disney/TheBlackCauldron'' and ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'' are [[https://youtu.be/LXyw3ib0V4o "Taram et Le Chaudron magique"]] and [[https://youtu.be/ilg7z2CzgUc "Basil"]], sung by renowned French singer, Douchka Esposito.
* ''Disney/OliverAndCompany'', ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', ''Disney/TheRescuersDownUnder'', and ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' have all had their fair share of alternative foreign theme songs. They are entitled, [[https://youtu.be/fqC8IFo9ZzQ "Oliver"]], [[https://youtu.be/OJD9_TwbTTE "La Petite Sirène"]], [[https://youtu.be/kqg7I24IF0A "Bernard et Bianca Au Pays Des Kangarous"]] and [[https://youtu.be/SO9KMJP2DBA "Que Fera La Belle"]], all of which were sung by French singer, Anne Meson. All four of them would later be covered by Spanish singer, Michelle Early, American-German singer, Gwen Marie Obertuck, and Italian singer, Arianna Martina Bergamaschi, respectively.

* The French dub of ''[[Disney/TheLionKing The Lion King 1 1/2]]'' replaces the song "Grazing in the Grass" and the reprisal of "That's All I Need" with "Can You Feel the Love Tonight". See here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBqebrPNnk0

* The European theme for ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}'' is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zKIu2PFSHc "From Zero to Hero"]] by Sarah Connor ([[NamesTheSame no, not]] [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} that one]]), while the British release uses Melanie's Blatt's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3Nil76lGEg "See Me"]].

** In Germany it's "Es Tut Wieder Weh" by Jennifer Rostock.

* In Sweden, ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven'''s theme song is [[https://youtu.be/pc1tvdanJPs "Änglahund"]] by Hasse Andersson (albeit a rerecording of the original 1982 song.)

* In France, the theme songs for ''Disney/TheBlackCauldron'' and ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'' are [[https://youtu.be/LXyw3ib0V4o "Taram et Le Chaudron magique"]] and [[https://youtu.be/ilg7z2CzgUc "Basil"]], sung by French singer, Douchka Esposito.
* ''Disney/OliverAndCompany'', ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', ''Disney/TheRescuersDownUnder'', and ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' have all had their fair share of alternative foreign theme songs. They are entitled, [[https://youtu.be/fqC8IFo9ZzQ "Oliver"]], [[https://youtu.be/OJD9_TwbTTE "La Petite Sirène"]], [[https://youtu.be/kqg7I24IF0A "Bernard et Bianca Au Pays Des Kangarous"]] and [[https://youtu.be/SO9KMJP2DBA "Que Fera La Belle"]], all of which were sung by French singer, Anne Meson. All four of them would later be covered by Spanish singer, Michelle Early, and American-German singer, Gwen Marie Obertuck, respectively.

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* ''Disney/OliverAndCompany'', ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', ''Disney/TheRescuersDownUnder'', and ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'' have all had their fair share of alternative foreign theme songs. They are entitled, [[https://youtu.be/fqC8IFo9ZzQ "Oliver"]], [[https://youtu.be/OJD9_TwbTTE "La Petite Sirène"]], [[https://youtu.be/kqg7I24IF0A "Bernard et Bianca Au Pays Des Kangarous"]] and [[https://youtu.be/v8pM_Ib6mFw "Que Fera La Belle"]], all of which were sung by French singer, Anne Meson. All four of them would later be covered by Spanish singer, Michelle Early, and American-German singer, Gwen Marie Obertuck, respectively.

* [[Disney/OliverAndCompany]], [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid]], [[Disney/TheRescuersDownUnder]], and [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast]] have all had their fair share of alternative foreign theme songs. They are entitled, [[https://youtu.be/fqC8IFo9ZzQ "Oliver"]], [[https://youtu.be/OJD9_TwbTTE "La Petite Sirène"]], [[https://youtu.be/kqg7I24IF0A "Bernard et Bianca Au Pays Des Kangarous"]] and [[https://youtu.be/v8pM_Ib6mFw "Que Fera La Belle"]], all of which were sung by French singer, Anne Meson. All four of them would later be covered by Spanish singer, Michelle Early, and American-German singer, Gwen Marie Obertuck, respectively.

* The UK version Of ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' does this by replacing the instrumental songs from the end credits with a variant Of "You've Got A Friend in Me."
* Similarly on the UK Version Of ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'', over the end credits it replaces Wheeze's version of "You've Got A Friend In Me" with an instrumental version Of "Woody's Roundup."
* The UK version Of ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' does this as well.
* The European theme for ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}'' is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zKIu2PFSHc "From Zero to Hero"]] by Sarah Connor ([[NamesTheSame no, not]] [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} that one]]), while the British release uses Melanie's Blatt's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3Nil76lGEg "See Me"]].

* WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2 has ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiVWvrt6jKw Into a Fantasy]]'' in the Norwegian dub, performed by Hiccup's Norwegian voice-actor Alexander Rybak. Perhaps more a case of an "Additional Foreign Theme Song" though, as the original theme ''Where No One Goes'' is also kept in the dub, with this song playing after it in the end credits.

* The UK Version Of ToyStory Does This, Replacing The Instrumental Songs From The End Credits With Other Ones And Also Including A Variant Of You've Got A Friend In Me
* Similarly On The UK Version Of ToyStory2, Over The End Credits It Replaces Wheeze's Version You've Got A Friend In Me With An Instrumental Version Of Woody's Roundup
* The UK Version Of MonstersInc Does This As Well

* The UK Version Of Mosters Inc Does This As Well

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* While the American version of ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_MDe_yI7yA "Sticks and Stones"]], the Japanese version uses a J-pop song called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8k35k5OgTo "Emerald"]] written by Becky♪♯.
* For the Japanese release of ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'' Shoko Nakagawa wrote an upbeat, cheerful song called [[http://www.wat.tv/video/shoko-nakagawa-rainbow-forecast-3lc3z_3bb9l_.html "Rainbow Forecast"]] as the ending theme, differing slightly from Miranda Cosgrove's "Raining Sunshine". If you picture the ending credits with this, the song actually fits pretty well.
* For ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}'', Japan uses [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0nqc5fDFSw "Mawaru Sora"]] written by Hitomi Yaida.
* In Japan, ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'', a family comedy, has a surprisingly melancholy theme song. It's called [[http://jpopsuki.tv/video/ZONE---Hitoshizuku/1ec0f06261408539b087b5aa2164434d "Hitoshizuku"]] which translates to "A Single Drop of Tears". This could be because the first movie is DarkerAndEdgier than the other three.
* ''Disney/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' has a different theme song for the Japanese version, called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2ycvP4EtJU&feature=related "Crystal Vine"]], written by DREAMS COME TRUE.
* The Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/MonsterHouse'' has [[http://www.jpopsuki.tv/video/ikimonogakari---Seishun-no-Tobira-~Monster-House-ver~/1765b90f6a7b4bbcf0bc66dd12e6c517 "Seishun no Tobira"]].
* ''Disney/MeetTheRobinsons'' uses [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfAPeHz3Z3U "Hitomi Hiraite"]] by Mitsuki as the Japanese theme song.
* ''Film/AChristmasCarol2009'' uses [[http://pann.nate.com/video/211295110 "Present"]] as the theme song in the Japanese version.
* The Japanese version of ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' uses [[http://jpopsuki.tv/video/Hey%2521-Say%2521-JUMP---Your-Seed/c2839c99ed58b68e6740d53fea42a546 "Your Seed"]] as the theme song.
* ''Film/OverTheHedge'' has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig4XfcGPpQI&feature=related "Key of Heart"]] as its Japanese theme and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_xog20ur2I "People Say"]] as its Korean theme. Both were sung by Music/{{BoA|Korea}}, who was the voice of Heather the opossum in both versions, making this a DoItYourselfThemeTune.
* For the ''[[Franchise/DisneyFairies Tinkerbell]]'' films, Japan uses [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxI7PN6Wrf0 "Fairy Song"]] as the theme song for the first film and [[http://jpopsuki.tv/media/view?key=5df31b2231234e18e3a56e76d1c0bb58&type=video&title=ayumi-hamasaki---You-were "You Were"]] for the second film.
* ''{{WesternAnimation/Hoodwinked}}'' has its own Japanese [[http://www.56.com/u69/v_MjE5ODQxMzA.html theme song]].
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} the Third'' has a different theme song for the Japanese version, called [[http://www.myspace.com/video/cholapint/w-inds-pv-love-is-the-greatest-thing/59630594 "Love is the Greatest Thing"]] by w inds.
* The Japanese version of ''Film/TheSmurfs'' uses Hey! Say! JUMP's [[http://www.jukebo.com/hey-say-jump/music-clip,magic-power,qzxv5p.html "Magic Power"]] as its theme song. [[DoItYourselfThemeTune Again, a couple of the singers were voice actors in the Japanese dub]].
* The Japanese version of ''WesternAnimation/HappyFeet'' uses [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=v5-KQNC7fSw#! "Hoshi wo Mezashite"]] by NEWS as the theme song. One of the singers voiced Mumble in the dub.
* In Japan, ''Film/TheDayAfterTomorrow'' gets a theme song called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHE4_VxPAJQ "More Than a Million Miles"]] by a band called...[[SimilarlyNamedWorks Day After Tomorrow]].
* Kimura Kaela's "Jasper" is the theme song for the Japanese version of ''MrMagoriumsWonderEmporium''. You can view the music video [[http://www.jpopsuki.tv/video/Kaela-Kimura---Jasper/45e7a254bb4986c336aae3c6ae3196c6 here]] but beware, it's a MindScrew.
* The second ''Film/ArthurAndTheInvisibles'' has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nqvw13jC7n8 this]] as its Japanese theme song.
* The theme song of the Japanese version of ''WesternAnimation/OpenSeason'' is called [[http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/jv3w2zDREzU/ "Tookage"]] by Chemistry.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLoIjYHyp64 "Everlasting"]] by Music/{{BoA|Korea}} is the image song for Roman Polanski's ''Film/OliverTwist''.
* There is a Japanese [[http://pann.nate.com/video/208449526 theme song]] for the ''Film/{{Thunderbirds}}'' movie.
* The Japanese version of ''Film/{{Twilight}}: New Moon'' uses Kato Miliyah's [[http://jpopsuki.tv/video/Miliyah-Kato---Destiny/5d01e0df3c146839ba5ab470f817de27 "Destiny"]] as its theme song.
* Rie Fu's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohO8_ytd6eI "Until I Say"]] is the Japanese theme of the 2005 film ''Literature/{{Heidi}}''.
* The Japanese theme song of ''Film/SpiderMan2'' is called [[http://tu.tv/videos/tm-revolution-web-of-night "Web of Night"]] by T.M. Revolution.
* The Japanese theme for ''SinCity'' is [[http://www.wat.tv/video/namie-amuro-violet-sauce-best-1z694_2ey5f_.html "Violet Sauce"]] by Namie Amuro.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCX80NUZa34 "Solve"]] is the image song for the Japanese release of ''LittleNicky''.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du67T4aLe0Y "Sailing My Life"]], sung by Hirahara Ayaka and Fujisawa Norisama, is the theme song for the Japanese version of Disney Nature's ''Oceans''.
* ''TheRugratsMovie'' has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVt5lEcCdP0 "Winter's Review"]] by {{SHAZNA}} as its Japanese theme song.
* The film of ''Film/TheSpiderwickChronicles'' uses [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoFcudPpCKc "Checkmate"]] by Yuugin as its theme song in Japan.
* The theme song for ''BridgeToTerabithia'' is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2vpFhTZKS8 "To Be in Love"]] by MISIA in Japan.
* The Japanese theme song for ''SonOfTheMask'' is [[http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzk2NDUxNTg4.html "Mask"]] by Tackey & Tsubasa.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVFbje9hxAw "Good Times (Bad Times remix)]] by Rip Slyme is the Japanese theme song of ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe''.
* ''[[Film/GForce G-Force]]'' in Japan has a different [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OAP0SY3xw4 theme song]].
* The Japanese theme song for ''{{Hop}}'' is called [[http://mp3.zing.vn/bai-hat/Hug-Tomo-Not-Yet/ZWZCAF0A.html "Hug Tomo"]] by Not Yet.
* The image song for the Japanese version of ''TheWild'' is called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFx4c7ZG_jI "Prisoner of Love"]] by the Gospellers.
* The theme song for the Japanese version of ''NachoLibre'' is called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLYJhOt0RiU "Go! Go! Carlito"]] by Jonny Jakobsen.
* The Japanese version of ''Disney/{{Bolt}}'' has a different ending theme called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zg38D2woPpI "I Look Up at the Same Sky"]].
* The Japanese version of ''Film/FantasticFour'' uses [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AU2cQ-g74U "Kirikirimai"]] by Orange Range as its theme song.
* The Japanese version of ''AnArcticTale'' uses [[http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTU2NDYxOTI0.html "Miracle Star"]] by Aoi Teshima as the theme song.
* The Japanese version of ''TheExpendables'' uses the song [[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xj9bjp_tsuyoshi-nagabuchi-kizuna_music "Kizuna"]] by Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi as an ImageSong.
* In the Japanese release of ''Film/{{Fearless}}'' the theme song was changed from "Fearless" by Jay to "Crime" by High and MIGHTY COLOR. [[http://www.multistars.com/forums/index.php?topic=9805.0 This apparently upset many Japanese fans of the original song]].
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHnCvcNAh-w "Sweetest Coma Again"]] by Luna Sea is the Japanese ending theme for ''Film/TheWorldIsNotEnough''.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amXKQ351QBw&feature=related "Returner"]] by Gackt was used as the theme song in the Japanese version of ''Film/ThePrestige''.
* The theme song for the Japanese version of the movie ''{{Stealth}}'' is called [[http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x31kd9_hyde-countdown_music "Countdown"]] by Hyde.
* The Japanese version of Disney/{{Mulan}} has [[http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpCsoDkZrvs "Breathe"]] by Luna Sea as the theme song. The Korean version uses [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faL1-LYOnP4 "Eternal Memory"]] by Lena Park.
* In the Japanese release of ''March of the Penguins'' uses [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko3s6c2bJwA "Hikari no Niwa"]] by Chara as the theme song.
* The Japanese version of ''Film/ResidentEvilExtinction'' uses [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CchbmYkyGE "Last Angel"]] by Koda Kumi as the theme song.
* Koda Kumi's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhy2oaffcPI "But"]] is used as the theme song in the Japanese version of American film: ''Film/StepUp''.
* In the Japanese version of ''Film/SilentHill'', Anna Tsuchiya's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FVMfRugQNM "Lovin' You"]] is used.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUgo8UbROgw "Winner"]] by Kazuya Yoshii is used as the theme song for ''Goal II: Living the Dream''.
* The Japanese version of ''P.S. I Love You'' has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGRe01O-ysE this]] as its theme song.
* The Japanese version of ''Hachiko: A Dog's Tale'' uses [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPcZwTGFBgE "Wasurenai yo"]] as its theme song.
* The Japanese version of ''Film/VanHelsing'' uses [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYo1A1QCT6I "Wild Romance"]] by Kyosuke Himuro.
* The Japanese version of ''Film/{{Wanted}}'' uses a song by Breakerz as its [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqwWK9qDeJ0http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6qs41_breakerz-yy_music ending theme]].
* The Japanese version of ''Film/{{War}}'' uses [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti_OzY5bKQ4 "Strong Style"]] by Kreva.
* ''ThePursuitOfHappyness'' uses [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er9yRGb_Ywo "Shiawase no Chikara"]] as its theme song in Japan.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsZmW3RK5g0 "Girlfriend"]] by Crystal Kay, featuring Music/{{BoA|Korea}}, is the theme song for the Japanese dub of ''HesJustNotThatIntoYou''.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HxYZeHQ9UM "Before I Decay"]] is the Japanese theme song of ''TheFastAndTheFurious''.
* The theme song for the Japanese version of ''Film/DearWendy'' is "Gogo no Teikiatsu".
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEfZIAc0cJI "Natsu No Jewelry"]] was the theme song of the Japanese version of ''Film/TheNeverendingStory''.
* The theme song for the Japanese version of ''RacingStripes'' is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGX9zdakYaE "I Will"]] by Hitomi Shimatani.
* The theme song for the Japanese version of ''Film/{{Bewitched}}'' is "I'll Fall in Love" by Seiko Matsuda.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdZcfhjWI-A "0 Game"]] by Spyair is the theme song for the Japanese version of ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan''.
* DREAMS COME TRUE's [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9w1_61Ch5A "Winter Song"]] is the theme song for the movie ''SleeplessInSeattle'' in Japan, although the lyrics are in English.
* The Japanese version of ''KungFuHustle'' uses [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll8o_Ylpz3k "Shiwase Nara Te wo Tatakou"]] by Nobodyknows as the theme song.
* The Japanese version of ''Disney/OliverAndCompany'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEkKZ5yY8sM "Oliver"]] by Chami Satonaka.
* The theme song for the Japanese dub of ''Disney/ChickenLittle'' is [[http://vuighe.net/mp3/nghe-bai-hat-vuighe-1073792015.html "Itsuka Kitto"]] by Mayo Okamoto.
* The Japanese dub of ''Shall We Dance?'' uses [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlyhsXuWkTg "a love story"]] by Toshinobu Kubota as its theme song.
* [[http://www.kewego.com/video/iLyROoaf2x1T.html "Can We Go Back"]], sung by Koda Kumi, is the theme song to the Japanese dub of ''Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant''.
* ''The Secret Life of Words'' uses a [[http://pann.nate.com/video/94982406 song of the same name]] in the Japanese version.
* [[http://www.jpopsuki.tv/video/Kaela-Kimura---WONDER-Volt/ebd6a6f4e9b67b071e0e571883b2d623 "Wonder Volt"]] by Kaela Kimura is the theme song for the Japanese version of WesternAnimation/{{Frankenweenie}}.
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Jm2LDOg6d0 "Someone"]] by Eiko Matsumoto is the theme song for the Japanese version of ''Disney/TheLittleMermaidIIReturnToTheSea''.
* [[http://www.jpopsuki.tv/video/Kazuya-Yoshii---LOVE-%2526amp%253B-PEACE/4bb5cad0e541927d499e63afaa9cee2f "Love & Peace"]] by Kazuya Yoshii is the ending theme for the Japanese version of ''Countdown to Zero''.
* The image song for the Japanese version of ''Film/SilentHillRevelation3D'' is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7uGCLXooKo "Claymore"]] by Gackt.
* Kyary Pamyu Pamyu was chosen by J.J. Abrams himself to provide the theme song for the Japanese release of ''Film/StarTrekIntoDarkness'', which is titled [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2GQAk_lRy4 "Into Darkness".]]
* Strangely averted by ''WreckItRalph''. AKB48's "Sugar Rush" isn't exclusive to the Japanese release.
* The Japanese version of ''Film/TheSmurfs2'' features a theme song sung by Minami Takahashi, who voices Smurfette in the Japanese dub, called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioG2m7nsTxo "Hitomi no Tobira."]]
* The Japanese theme song for ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs2'' is [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTIdu2yq7N8 "Tabechaitaino"]] by TEMPURA KIDZ.

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dspn1PsrD6k "0 Game"]] by Spyair is the theme song for the Japanese version of ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan''.

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcTA12701S8 "Witaj w moim swiecie"]] by Edyta Bartosiewicz is the ending theme for the Polish version of [[Disney/WinnieThePooh the ''Winnie the Pooh'' 2011 movie]]. This song was also used (and translated) in Ukrainian, Hungarian, Bulgarian and Romanian versions of this movie.