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There are songs from OSTs, or even full albums by bands or singers in the
anime, that I have never heard in the anime. Some music albums for which this
is true:

  * [_Neon Genesis Evangelion: S² Works_](http://vgmdb.net/album/22436) — [many unused songs and alternate mixes or arrangements of existing songs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Neon_Genesis_Evangelion#Neon_Genesis_Evangelion:_S.C2.B2_Works).

  * [_Le Portrait de Petit Cossette Original Soundtrack_](http://vgmdb.net/album/26163) — the song _my love, so sweet_ is never used in the OVA.

  * [_Keep the Beats!_](http://vgmdb.net/album/20060) by GirlDeMo.

  * [_God only knows -Secrets of the Goddess-_](http://vgmdb.net/album/39531) — the full version that is **11 minutes** longer than the one used in the OP of _The World God Only Knows: Goddesses_!

Why do they do this? For fan service? To make us feel like the bands or
singers are real artists? Or to get more profits from CD sales? In which case,
couldn't they have just picked the cheaper alternative of selecting some
existing songs that are good fits for the anime?


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Why are there songs in OSTs and music albums that don't appear in the anime?


The Opening and Ending tracks are normally shorter for anime, as the songs
were usually originals developed before the anime and the artist was paid for
a portion of it to be used in the anime, not to mention that the songs also
need to fit in broadcast time. On the other hand, there are also Opening and
Ending tracks which were purposely made for the anime (or the other way around
like the case of _Black Rock Shooter_ ).

> Some songs are even from full albums by the bands or singers in the anime,
> but they also didn’t appear in the anime either.

These are probably the singles where Opening and Ending tracks come from, like
with a lot of ALI PROJECT's album, as I said above, sometimes an artist is
paid for just a portion. Of course, there's nothing stopping an artist
building an album around that song as well.

Certain BGMs are sometimes actually a number of BGMs from an anime which were
split, which is why sometimes there seems to be some songs missing.

There are also _Character CDs_ , which have audio dramas of a character who
had an identifiable theme in the anime, plus extra songs. These can normally
be identified with the album art focusing on the characters alone.

Then there are _Audio Episodes_ , I haven't heard to many (and I only know of
the Code Geass ones). They use some tracks from the anime, but they also use
music unique to the audio episode.


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It turns out that the song _Mata Ashita_ from **Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica**
are in episode 1 and 2 on the Bluray version which I don't have. I only have
the regular version, so I haven't heard that song in the anime. After doing
some research, I discovered that the other songs are also like that. They are
used in the extra episode, or Bluray version, etc.


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In some franchises they have insert songs which are generally originals which
are shortened and can be bought separately. Some like _Love Live_ are based
around CD singles and the anime comes afterward.


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