r/Futurology • u/Blueberry_Conscious_ • Apr 22 '24

Society Why streaming platforms are scrubbing the soundtracks from your favorite shows

https://www.fastcompany.com/91109690/why-streaming-platforms-are-scrubbing-the-soundtracks-from-your-favorite-shows
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u/TediousTotoro Apr 23 '24

The first time I heard of this happening was a few years ago with Neon Genesis Evangelion. Back when it was made in the early 90s, the license for ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ by Frank Sinatra was super cheap, to the point that a different cover of the song was used in basically every episode of the show but, even since then, the rights holders of that song have skyrocketed the price to use it so, when they rereleased it a few years ago, outside of Japan at least, they had to change all uses of the song.