When initially released on VHS, the English dub had an entirely new score composed by Rory McFarlane. This score was replaced with the original Japanese score when it was released on DVD. A soundtrack CD of the alternate score was released in the UK by Demon Records in 1995.
The original rock-centric 23 track score composed by Rory McFarlane not present on the US or Japanese versions combines rock, electronica and ambient styles. Because of the more charged nature of the music in the UK edition score it is considered to be better suited to the ultra violent, dark and stylish atmosphere of the anime than the original, more pop like, Japanese score. Due to Manga Entertainment, UK losing the rights to the Cyber City series this edition of the score is unavailable on western DVD releases and remains available only on the old VHS versions from the mid nineties.
Due to the recent release of Cyber City Oedo 808 in the UK by Anime Limited aka All The Anime the old Rory McFarlane the old Manga Entertainment UK soundtrack is now on a Blu Ray release and so it is now not only on the old vhs's from the nineties this release also included the American version of the dub with the orignal Japanese soundtrack and the japanese version and a CD with the Manga Entertainment UK Soundtrack
Cyber City Oeda 808 is used in the music video "Innocence" for the Dubstep/Drum and Bass group "Nero".
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