Originally Posted by
Sesquipedalism
I’m not sure if it’s been said, but I’m assuming that, even if these were created for other soundtracks, it would be unwise of them to admit it, since I imagine (unless they demand very peculiar contract provisions, which they very well could) they wouldn’t be able to release them of their own accord (and definitely not for free)—they’d be at least partially the intellectual property of whatever studio/label had signed them and paid them to compose/record the scores.
I’m not in contract law, I don’t know what their contracts look like, but I know that’s how it’s worked in a number of creative ventures I’d been involved in. Hence, I’ve never mentioned the scraps, deleted scenes, and deviations that were developed while I was on someone else’s dime.
Although, if something was The Woman in the Window score and they bought back their rights, I’d love to know that. It would make me happy to know it saw the light of day. I suppose it would make me happier to know they released it without buying back rights, but only as long as they didn’t get sued for something they’d created and which belongs to them.