, ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Prince ▁spoke ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁hold - up ▁on ▁the ▁home ▁media ▁release ▁of ▁seasons ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 3 , ▁adm itting ▁that ▁because ▁of ▁cost ly ▁music ▁lic ens ing ▁issues , ▁it ▁was ▁unlikely ▁that ▁N BC ▁would ▁find ▁it ▁cost - effect ive ▁to ▁make ▁those ▁lic ens ing ▁de als ▁unless ▁fans ▁campaign ed ▁to ▁prove ▁that ▁the ▁DVD s ▁would ▁sell , ▁suggesting ▁a ▁K ick st arter ▁campaign ▁to ▁gauge ▁interest . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁music ▁alter ations ▁in ▁the ▁Season ▁ 1 ▁DVD ▁release ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁keep ▁music ▁lic ens ing ▁costs ▁down . ▁Prince ▁has ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁retain s ▁about ▁" 8 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁music ", ▁keeping ▁music ▁he ▁de emed ▁critical ▁to ▁particular ▁scenes , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁performances ▁of ▁guest ▁stars ▁and ▁music ▁for ▁the ▁Band stand ▁d anc ers ▁while ▁replacing ▁some ▁background ▁songs ▁with ▁" che aper ▁need le - dro ps " ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁Prince ▁said ▁he ▁doubt ed ▁even ▁hard - core ▁fans ▁would ▁notice ▁the ▁difference . ▁ ▁Sound track ▁On ▁May ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁H ip - O ▁Records ▁released ▁American ▁Dream s   — ▁Original ▁Sound track ▁ 1 9 6 3 – 1 9 6 4 , ▁with ▁original ▁and ▁new ▁record ings ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁show ' s ▁first ▁season . ▁ ▁Broadcast s ▁ ▁American