{"id":959858,"date":"2026-01-02T18:04:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/upcoming-alan-wake-update-will-torch-david-bowies-space-oddity-from-credits"},"modified":"2026-01-02T18:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:04:27","slug":"upcoming-alan-wake-update-will-torch-david-bowies-space-oddity-from-credits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/upcoming-alan-wake-update-will-torch-david-bowies-space-oddity-from-credits\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Alan Wake update will torch David Bowie&#8217;s Space Oddity from credits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/upcoming-alan-wake-update-will-torch-david-bowies-space-oddity-from-credits.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Remedy is set to update its original version of Alan Wake on PC, removing David&#8217;s Bowie&#8217;s Space Oddity from the credits in the process.<\/p>\n<p>This, the developer has said, is due to &#8220;changes in licensing&#8221;. Once this update goes live, players will instead be met with an original song by Petri Alanko, known as Strange Moons.<\/p>\n<p>Alanko has also composed music for a number of Remedy&#8217;s other games, including <a data-keyword=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/alan-wake-2\">Alan Wake 2<\/a> and Control.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/upcoming-alan-wake-update-will-torch-david-bowies-space-oddity-from-credits\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/upcoming-alan-wake-update-will-torch-david-bowies-space-oddity-from-credits\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remedy is set to update its original version of Alan Wake on PC, removing David&#8217;s Bowie&#8217;s Space Oddity from the credits in the process. This, the developer has said, is due to &#8220;changes in licensing&#8221;. Once this update goes live, players will instead be met with an original song by Petri Alanko, known as Strange Moons. Alanko has also composed music for a number of Remedy&#8217;s other games, including Alan Wake 2 and Control. 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