Mixtape will be safe from a music licensing related delisting, ensured by its developer paying extra for the privilege
Mixtape, a game featuring a large number of licensed songs, will not be delisted due to music licensing issues. The developer, Beethoven and Dinosaur, paid for perpetual licenses to all tracks used in the game. Publisher Annapurna Interactive confirmed that claims of an impending delisting were false.
- ▪Developer Beethoven and Dinosaur secured perpetual music licenses for all songs in Mixtape.
- ▪Creative director Johnny Galvatron stated that licensing the music did not involve major difficulties.
- ▪Publisher Annapurna Interactive dismissed delisting rumors as false on social media.
- ▪The game's music supervisor helped set realistic licensing goals, excluding bands like Pink Floyd.
- ▪Producer Woody Woodward said the team obtained nearly all the music they requested for the game.
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Home News Mixtape Mixtape will be safe from a music licensing related delisting, ensured by its developer paying extra for the privilege Money makes the world go round Image credit: Beethoven & Dinosaur <img alt="Oisin Kuhnke avatar" src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/me-(1).jpg?width=2048&height=2048&fit=bounds&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" style="aspect-ratio: 1" width="400" height="400" > News by Oisin Kuhnke Contributor Published on May 16, 2026 Follow Mixtape The first thought that probably arose for most people upon seeing Mixtape for the first time was probably something along the lines of, "that's a lot of licensed music, wonder how long it takes before it's delisted." Music licensing is notoriously a pain in the ass, and considering how embedded into the…
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