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* When Tokyopop first dubbed ''Manga/InitialD'', not only did they replace {{Eurobeat}} with other songs, but the entire soundtrack was altered.

* When Tokyopop first dubbed ''Manga/InitialD'', not only did they replace ''Eurobeat'' with other songs, but the entire soundtrack was altered.

*** While Cinélume kept the Italian key for season 1, they would later lower the pitch and partially rescore it in season 2.

*** The English version of this song had a completely redone instrumental that was once again in a lower key; this also applied to the Turkish dub, as both were sung by the same singer (Yasemin Sannino).

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD'' is well-known for replacing the original soundtrack by Naofumi Hataya et. al with new music composed by Spencer Nilsen and David Young for the US release, most likely due to licensing issues with the theme songs' performers. Meanwhile, Europe got the Hataya soundtrack. The PC version of the game used the Nilsen & Young soundtrack for all regions, while ''Gems Collection'' used it in the US and Europe (but retained the Hataya soundtrack in Japan). Eventually, an UpdatedRerelease version was released during the seventh generation that allows the player to toggle between ''both'' soundtracks in all regions (sans lyrics for the Hataya's theme songs, due to licensing issues).

* After The Pokémon took over as the English dubbers to ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', they continued the habit of replacing the original Japanese scores, though to a lesser extent, with only music that comes directly from the games receiving this treatment.

* ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' 1 and 2 for the original PlayStation. In Japan, they had original jazz fusion soundtracks by Masahiro Andoh and Isamu Ohira; the Western releases had them replaced with licensed rock songs. The subsequent games unified the soundtracks for all regions - except the opening theme, which in Japan is ''always'' Andoh's "Moon Over The Castle."

* ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot'': The Japanese release for the game has alternative music made by the original composer, Josh Mancell for 4 of the boss fights and Tawna's bonus levels. The remaining PS1 titles had new menu themes made for the Japanese versions.

* ''VideoGame/SonicCD'' is well-known for replacing the original soundtrack by Naofumi Hataya et al with new music composed by Spencer Nilsen and David Young for the US release (most likely due to licensing issues with the theme songs' performers). Europe, meanwhile, got the Hataya soundtrack for the Mega CD version. The PC version used the Nilsen & Young soundtrack in all regions, while ''Gems Collection'' used it in the US and Europe (but retained the Hataya soundtrack in Japan). It looked like getting the Hataya soundtrack in the US would be a case of NoExportForYou, until an UpdatedRerelease for most consoles of the seventh generation was released with ''both'' soundtracks in all regions (sans lyrics for the Hataya's theme songs, due to licensing issues).

* Creator/FourKidsEntertainment was notorious for doing this with pretty much all of their shows in addition to their general [[{{Macekre}} editing]] (''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' was an exception, at least for a few of the earlier seasons). Notably, in ''Anime/SonicX'', during the ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' arc, the game's theme "Live and Learn" kicked in during the climatic ending, but 4Kids completely axed the music and replaced it with their usual faux orchestra music, removing a lot of the impact.

* After [=TPC=] took over as the English dubbers to ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', they made more of an effort to stay true to the Japanese scores. Though, that doesn't mean that they kept in all of the soundtracks. While not as bad as 4kids, they changed up a lot of the series' score.

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* ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot3Warped'': The Japanese release for the game has an alternative soundtrack made by Mutato Muzika.

* The Funimation dubs of ''Anime/DragonBall Z'' have the original music replaced with a guitar-heavy rock soundtrack. This has caused a certain amount of "{{Macekre}} vs. {{Woolseyism}}" debating, since many Western fans feel the dub soundtrack fits the action much better.

** Similarly, ''VideoGame/BioMetal'' had its original music replaced by tracks from 2 Unlimited's debut album ''Get Ready!''.

* ''VideoGame/SonicCD'' is well-known for replacing the original soundtrack by Naofumi Hataya et al with new music composed by Spencer Nilsen for the US release (most likely due to licensing issues with the theme songs' performers). Europe, meanwhile, got the Hataya soundtrack for the Mega CD version. The PC version used the Nilsen soundtrack in all regions, while ''Gems Collection'' used it in the US and Europe (but retained the Hataya soundtrack in Japan). It looked like getting the Hataya soundtrack in the US would be a case of NoExportForYou, until an UpdatedRerelease for most consoles of the seventh generation was released with ''both'' soundtracks in all regions (sans lyrics for the Hataya's theme songs, due to licensing issues).

* The Creator/DiC-Optimum English dub of the first two seasons of ''Manga/SailorMoon'' used a completely new soundtrack. Clover and Optimum's dub of the later seasons retained the original soundtrack.

For whatever reason, be it legal issues or creative differences, a work gets completely re-scored when being released outside its country of origin. These may or may not happen with a bonus serving of NoExportForYou for the original soundtrack (and in some cases, the new soundtrack as well).

If the original music was done by a separate band (not in-house,) then an entire separate license needs to be drawn up for the music, apart from the work itself. In some cases, the band may flat-out refuse, or they may demand huge royalties that would double the expense of porting the work.

* [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]] is notorious for doing this with pretty much all of their shows in addition to their general [[{{Macekre}} editing]] (''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' was an exception, at least for a few of the earlier seasons). Notably, in ''Anime/SonicX'', during the ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' arc, the game's theme "Live and Learn" kicked in during the climatic ending, but 4Kids completely axed the music and replaced it with their usual faux orchestra music, removing a lot of the impact.

* The song "Yerushalayim Shel Zahav" ("Jerusalem of Gold") is featured in the ''Film/SchindlersList'' soundtrack and plays during a key moment near the end of the film. This caused some controversy in Israel when the film was released because the song was written in 1967 and is widely known in Israel as a pop and folk song. The song was therefore edited out of the Israeli release of the film and replaced by the song "Eli, Eli", which was written by the Jewish Hungarian poet Hannah Szenes in World War II and is more appropriate for the time period and subject matter of the film.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'', "The Star-Spangled Banner" played when Buzz gave a motivational speech as the American flag faded in behind him. For foreign releases, it was replaced with an original piece as the visual changed to a rotating globe with fireworks.

* [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]] is notorious for doing this with pretty much all of their shows in addition to their general {{Macekre}}-ing (''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' was an exception, at least for a few of the earlier seasons). Notably, in ''Anime/SonicX'', during the ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' arc, the game's theme "Live and Learn" kicked in during the climatic ending, but 4Kids completely axed the music and replaced it with their usual faux orchestra music, removing a lot of the impact.

* Saban's English dub of the first two seasons of ''Manga/SailorMoon'' used a completely new soundtrack. Later seasons retained the original soundtrack.

* ''[[VideoGame/GuiltyGear Guilty Gear XX #Reload]]'' has an entirely new soundtrack for the Korean release composed by Sin Hae Chul. It's just as good as the original soundtrack.

* ''X-Kaliber 2097'' had all the music from the Japanese version (''[[MarketBasedTitle Sword Maniac]]'') replaced with tracks from
Psykosonik's SelfTitledAlbum for Creator/{{Activision}}'s international release.

* ''VideoGame/MegaMan8'' and ''VideoGame/MegaManX3'' have full vocalized songs in their original Japanese releases, which were replaced with different tunes when brought over to the West.
* ''X-Kaliber 2097'' had all the music from the Japanese version (''[[MarketBasedTitle Sword Maniac]]'') replaced with tracks from Psykosonik's SelfTitledAlbum for Creator/{{Activision}}'s international release.

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* One of the two German-language dubs of ''HogansHeroes'' replaces the entire soundtrack except for the closing theme with what sounds like 8-bit MIDI versions.

* ''VideoGame/MegaMan8'' and ''VideoGame/MegaManX3'' have full vocalized songs in their original Japanese releases, which were replaced with different tunes when brought over to the West.

* [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]] is notorious for doing this with pretty much all of their shows in addition to their general {{Macekre}}-ing (I believe \'\'Anime/{{Pokemon}}\'\' was an exception, at least for a few of the earlier seasons). Notably, in \'\'Anime/SonicX\'\', during the \'\'VideoGame/SonicAdventure2\'\' adaptation arc, the game\'s theme \"Live and Learn\" kicked in at a pivotal moment in the original show, but 4Kids completely axed the music and replaced it with their usual faux orchestra music, removing a lot of the impact.
* Joe Hisaishi, a veteran composer of StudioGhibli, was hired to re-score \'\'CastleInTheSky\'\' for its late 1990\'s release by {{Disney}}. Though Disney\'s version of the film was not available in Japan (until the recent BD release), it is the only place the soundtrack can be bought.
* \'\'TheMysteriousCitiesOfGold\'\' was re-arranged for the French version by Haim Saban because the show\'s creator Jean Chalopin felt that the Japanese score was not adventurous enough. The latter score was considered for the English dub but was discarded in favor of the French soundtrack. Both soundtracks are cases of NoExportForYou in that the French score never made it to Japan and the Japanese score was never used elsewhere.
* The Funimation dubs of \'\'Anime/DragonBall Z\'\' have the original music replaced with a guitar-heavy rock soundtrack. This has caused a certain amount of \"{{Macekre}} vs. {{Woolseyism}}\" debating, since many Western fans feel the dub soundtrack fits the action much better.
* Saban (and later Disney)\'s dubs of \'\'Anime/{{Digimon}}\'\'.

* \'\'Film/SchindlersList\'\': The song \"Yerushalayim Shel Zahav\" (\"Jerusalem of Gold\") is featured in the film\'s soundtrack and plays during a key moment near the end of the film. This caused some controversy in Israel when the film was released because the song was written in 1967 and is widely known in Israel as a pop–folk song. The song was therefore edited out of the Israeli release of the film and replaced by the song \"Eli, Eli\", which was written by the Jewish Hungarian poet Hannah Szenes in World War II and is more appropriate for the time period and subject matter of the film.
* Mike Shinoda worked on a new soundtrack to \'\'Film/TheRaid\'\' (released in the US as \'\'The Raid Redemption\'\').

* One of the two German-language dubs of \'\'HogansHeroes\'\' replaces all but the closing theme with what sounds like 8-bit MIDI versions; this includings the main theme, as well as scoring, cues, and buttons.

* \'\'SonicCD\'\' is well-known for replacing the original soundtrack by Naofumi Hataya et al with new music composed by Spencer Nilsen for the US release (most likely due to licensing issues with the theme songs\' performers). Europe, meanwhile, got the Hataya soundtrack for the Mega CD version. The PC version used the Nilsen soundtrack in all regions, while \'\'Gems Collection\'\' used it in the US and Europe (but retained the Hataya soundtrack in Japan). It looked like getting the Hataya soundtrack in the US would be a case of NoExportForYou, until an UpdatedRerelease for most consoles of the seventh generation was released with \'\'both\'\' soundtracks in all regions (sans lyrics for the Hataya\'s theme songs, due to licensing issues).
* \'\'[[GuiltyGear Guilty Gear XX #Reload]]\'\' has an entirely new soundtrack for the Korean release composed by Sin Hae Chul. It\'s just as good as the original soundtrack.
* Another example: SegaSaturn game \'\'VideoGame/{{Shinobi}} Legions\'\' had an all-new score done for the European release by Richard Jacques. (I forget \'\'why\'\', although I\'ve heard that people consider the original JPN/US soundtrack to be rather bland, and the new one to be an improvement. Considering Jacques\'s work on \'\'Sonic 3D\'\', I\'d believe it.)
* The \'\'VideoGame/MegaMan\'\' series (including its spinoffs) tended to have full vocalized songs in their original Japanese releases, starting around \'\'Mega Man 8\'\' and \'\'Mega Man X3\'\'; these specific tracks were replaced with all-new tunes entirely when brought over to the West. (Does only two tracks per game count?)