Song replacement on new Vault Series DVD
So Universal is offering a DVD of The Wild Life for the first time via their Vault Series DVD program which is made to order. Normally this would be great, but unfortunately I have it and much of the music has been replaced due to licensing issues with the artists. I can confirm the list of missing songs includes Billy Idol's "Do Not Stand In The Shadows", Prince's "Dirty Mind", Madonna's "Burning Up", Little Richard's "The Girl Can't Help It" and several music cues as well as ambient tracks that were in the original version, but are nowhere to be found on the DVD. Such a shame. Music rights issues have plagued the history of this long awaited release but we still don't get the original music. Many of Eddie Van Halen's tracks still adorn the film's score but I suspect that a few have gone missing as well. There are many sequences that sport new instrumental tracks which differ from those originally used. I dvr'd the film a few years ago off of Cinemax HD and it has all the original music as well as being widescreen and high definition. It's a great presentation from Cinemax and it's out there on Usenet if you really want the correct presentation of The Wild Life. Don't waste your time on a DVD with song replacement.
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