# When to merge RGs - Soundtracks/scores of different nature for the same film/game

**URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/t/when-to-merge-rgs-soundtracks-scores-of-different-nature-for-the-same-film-game/619127
**Category:** Style
**Tags:** release-group, films, soundtracks, videogames
**Created:** [January 14, 2023, 11:54pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/when-to-merge-rgs-soundtracks-scores-of-different-nature-for-the-same-film-game/619127 "2023-01-14T23:54:43Z")
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### Author: ![CyberSkull](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/cyberskull/32/79_2.png) [@CyberSkull](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/CyberSkull)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2023, 4:47am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/when-to-merge-rgs-soundtracks-scores-of-different-nature-for-the-same-film-game/619127/34 "2023-03-16T04:47:33Z")

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There’s a lot going on here.

For the game/movie/TV rips, I think of them like a live concert bootleg. Those don’t get put in with the official release at all. They’re essentially a new recording from a potentially different source.

A bootleg that is a direct copy of the official release of a soundtrack is usually an almost exact copy of the original release and should be kept in the same group (for example, [this](https://musicbrainz.org/release/846f5d2c-bd54-4b79-8e14-9ae6bbb9593f) is a traditional bootleg of [this](https://musicbrainz.org/release/43c98676-25b9-469e-90f4-70635eb8fd37) and they are in the same release group).

Samplers and mini albums are distinct releases and should be kept in separate release groups from the main soundtrack.

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